Betsy Damon
Performance Listen, Respect, Revere (1986)
Wednesday, October 27, 7 PM (door opens at 6) RSVP

The gallery will open at 6 PM to allow guests to view the show before the event. Masks and the proof of vaccination with ID (for those over the age of 12) are required to enter the gallery. 

La MaMa Galleria
47 Great Jones Street
New York, NY 10003
tel. 212.505.2476

Listen, Respect, Revere, which articulated a perspective about humans in an oppressive society, was performed only once – at New York’s Brecht Forum in 1986. In this narrative piece, with text written by Betsy Damon and choreography for two costumed dancers, all performed to a drumbeat, the artist questions traditional gender roles, while offering a semantic analysis of some basic elements and concepts of her performance practice: stones, as well as listening, reverence, and respect. It will be re-performed by Betsy Damon herself and a group of artists, in a version enhanced by the artist for the present, on October 27, 7 PM at the La MaMa Galleria. RSVP is essential.

Readers: Betsy Damon, Maya Ciarrocchi
Dancers: Antoine Stanley, Christina Sun
Drummer: Nicole Peyrafitte

This performance accompanies the exhibition Betsy Damon. Passages: Rites and Rituals at the La MaMa Galleria through November 21, 2021 (Thu-Sun, 1-7 PM).