Brooklyn Rezound, a New Approach to Language

Go to a rehearsal with Daria Faïn and Robert Kocik and you’ll find them talking in tongues you may never have known existed, like Yaqui or Ewe.

This Brooklyn-based performance group – The Commons Choir – uses language, movement, and music to show us that a topic can be explored and understood in many, many ways. They’ll talk about, say, diversity or displacement, but in a really unified and cohesive way.

Hyperallergic’s article gives you some good depth on Commons Choir’s newest project BROOKLYN REZOUND. Check it for inspo on how to creatively talk about tough stuff.

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