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ARCH by Kaleider (UK)
Presented as part of the DOWN TO EARTH international festival of multidisciplinary performance in public spaces.
September 6th , 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Set against the backdrop of Green-Wood’s historic landscape, ARCH is a powerful, open-air performance from the UK-based collective Kaleider. Conceived and directed by Seth Honnor, this meditative, large-scale work invites audiences to witness the construction of a freestanding arch—two-thirds concrete, one-third ice—accompanied by a choir of live singers from New York’s MasterVoices.
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ARCH explores the tension between permanence and impermanence, and structure and collapse. Through physical performance and a haunting, nonverbal score by composer Verity Standen, it provides a thoughtful yet urgent reflection on the systems we construct—architectural, economic, political—and their effects on our environment and each other.
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About DOWN TO EARTH:
DOWN TO EARTH Festival Director and Executive Producer: Elena Siyanko
DOWN TO EARTH Festival Director: Frank Hentschker
Producer and Associate Director of Programs, Segal Center: Meg Araneo
Producer: Natalie Rine
DOWN TO EARTH, NYC’s First International Festival of Multidisciplinary Creation in Public Spaces, brings world-class international performance, theater, contemporary circus, opera installation, and participatory events—absolutely free—directly to New York City’s vibrant, diverse communities. An initiative that embraces global exchange and democratizes cultural expression, the inaugural festival runs from August 29–September 7, 2025. The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY, serves as the festival’s producer, organizational and curatorial home, and fiscal agent.
Here in NYC, partnering with parks in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens and collaborating with more than 10 dynamic cultural and community organizations, we’re staging performances and workshops across multiple urban spaces. Citizen expression beats at the heart of the festival’s artistic vision. DOWN TO EARTH affirms art’s critical role in the economic, social, and mental well-being of all New Yorkers. With a focus on how artistic presence transforms the experience of place, and the powerful role of outdoor creation in transforming communities and spaces, DOWN TO EARTH seeks to expand access to cultural expression, privilege public assembly, and combat the injustices inherent in socio-economic exclusion. Central to the festival’s mission is our commitment to dismantling cultural barriers by offering free programs for students, youth, immigrant communities, and families. By attracting a diverse public to free outdoor arts and in situ performances that are accessible and inviting, the festival will redress the shortcomings of an expensive system of cultural dissemination.
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.