Meredith Monk's ON BEHALF OF NATURE Performs at BAM as Part of 2014 Next Wave Festival, Now thru 12/7

Meredick Monk's On Behalf of Nature will run today, Dec 3 - Dec 7, 2014 at BAM's Harvey Theater in Brooklyn as part of the 2014 Next Wave Festival.

Meredith Monk is the quintessential artistic pioneer, having spent decades exploring the spiritual depths of the human voice. Celebrating the 50th year of that remarkable endeavor, Monk returns to BAM with her nimble vocal ensemble to present this mesmerizing hymn to compassion.

Inspired by the Buddhist conception of oneness and poet Gary Snyder's idea of the artist as "spokesperson for non-human entities,"[1] On Behalf of Nature reaffirms our indissoluble connection to the natural realm. Moving collectively around a bare stage, eight performers (including Monk) intone a beguiling polyphony of sounds, suggesting a world in which the material, the spiritual, and the human coexist as a harmonious interdependent whole.

On Behalf of Nature features music and direction by Meredith Monk, lighting design by Elaine Buckholtz, sound design by Jody Elff and costumes and scenography by Yoshio Yabara.

For more information, visit: www.bam.org/music/2014/on-behalf-of-nature.