Name: DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL's Turtle Island & Muskrat 5:30pm
Start: 2025-08-30T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-30T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Inwood Hill Park

Opalanietet

Danielle Jagelski

Ash Marinaccio

Brianne Lugo

Beto O'Byrne

Kimberly JaJuan

DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL's Turtle Island & Muskrat 5:30pm

DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL

A Lenape Creation Story of Turtle Island in a theatrical piece conceived by Eagle Project. Free at Inwood Hill Park!

Inwood Hill Park

Turtle Island &amp; MuskratA Lenape Creation Story by Opalanietet (NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE)📍 Meet at Shorakkapoch RockPresented as part of the DOWN TO EARTH international festival of multidisciplinary performance in public spaces,<a href="http://downtoearthfestival.org/" title="http://downtoearthfestival.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Downtoearthfestival.org</a>Written by OpalanietetMusic by Danielle JagelskiDirected by Ash MarinaccioPerformed by Opalanietet, Kimberly JaJuan &amp; Beto O'ByrneViola played by Brianne LugoThe Lenape Theatre Collective EAGLE PROJECT performs a musical and immersive retelling of a Lenape creation story of Turtle Island in Inwood Hill Park at the Hudson River--where the landscape has not changed for hundreds of years. EAGLE PROJECT will offer a blessing while acknowledging and celebrating the island of Mannahatta.Conceived by Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape theatre artist, Opalanietet, A LENAPE CREATION STORY features text that is centuries old along with new music by Oneida Nation and Ojibwe composer, Danielle Jagelski of Renegade Opera/Simmer Arts. Free and open to the public.You can make a tax-deductible contribution to support the DOWN TO EARTH <a href="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form?svcid=renxt&amp;formId=42b1ce8e-5234-46e9-a326-305b5bb9dde2&amp;envid=p-0DeRHZmV1E68ATanL4HCFw&amp;zone=usa" title="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form?svcid=renxt&amp;formId=42b1ce8e-5234-46e9-a326-305b5bb9dde2&amp;envid=p-0DeRHZmV1E68ATanL4HCFw&amp;zone=usa" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.ABOUT THE DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVALDOWN TO EARTH Festival Director and Executive Producer: Elena SiyankoDOWN TO EARTH Festival Director: Frank HentschkerProducer and Associate Director of Programs, Segal Center: Meg AraneoProducer: Natalie RineDOWN 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. <a href="https://www.downtoearthfestival.org" title="https://www.downtoearthfestival.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Downtoearthfestival.org</a>

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