Message from Vijay + Mike:

Tonight we’re presenting the beginning phase of a new project, Holding it Down, about the dreams of young veterans of color returning home from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

We’re honored to be joined by a third collaborator, poet, ex-Marine, Iraq veteran, and project co-author Maurice Decaul. We’re also working with a stellar group of performers, many of whom have worked with us on previous projects.

Listen to a radio feature that ran this morning on WNYC

We had an amazing experience performing this work-in-progress for the first time in Milan last weekend. Now we’d like to share it with those of you here in New York.  More info here.

HARLEM STAGE presents
HOLDING IT DOWN
by Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd & Maurice Decaul
work-in-progress performance

Vijay Iyer – piano, laptop, compositions
Mike Ladd – lyrics, voice, electronics
Maurice Decaul – poetry
Pamela Z – voice, live electronic processing
Guillermo Brown – voice, auxiliary electronics
Liberty Ellman – guitar
Okkyung Lee – cello
Kassa Overall – drums

TONIGHT! Wednesday, February 10, 7:30pm
THE GATEHOUSE at HARLEM STAGE
corner of 135th St. & Convent Avenue, NYC
directions: www.harlemstage.org/visit#getting-here
(we recommend the subway!)