The Rites of Spring (click on rites of spring procession) pageant creates and presents 8 hours of performance, dance, music, art, and poetry throughout the network of Lower East Side gardens. The spectacular day-long pilgrimmage features giant puppets, mobile sculptures, ceremonial art objects, costumed garden characters, and Brazilian, African, and Dominican bands, weaving throughout the neighborhood to visit the network of gardens. The diverse cultural traditions and history of the neighborhood gardens are honored with collaborative presentations by the gardeners and artists at each garden site.
Throughout the day a mythic drama is enacted, in which Gaia(who represetns the gardens) is born, married, kidnapped, and then saved at the end of the day. The closing ceremony at the Green Oasis Garden celebrates the victory of the community and the preservation of the gardens with music, poetry and the release of 50 live butterflies for the protection of the gardens.
This was very cool last year.
Sounds fun, but I’m worried about the butterfly release. This has become popular in recent years at weddings and other celebrations. These releases can distort migration patterns, and often include exotic species which can spread disease and threaten local species, not to mention causing doubt for butterfly-watchers any time they spot a rarity. NABA is very much against the practice.
doing it jersey city style
“Despite the problem at the memorial, one organiser said that most of the birds were better off now than they would have been if they had remained at the poultry market.”
There’s a job waiting for this guy at the defense dept.
speaking of poultry and asphault, theres some sort of wholesale distributor of edibles for asian markets and restaurants on ludlow st. i saw i guy today with about 2 dozen oven stuffer roasters lying unwrapped on the ground in a parking lot as he tossed them into a cardboard box in the back of his hatchback. yummbo.
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Throughout the day a mythic drama is enacted, in which Gaia(who represetns the gardens) is born, married, kidnapped, and then saved at the end of the day. The closing ceremony at the Green Oasis Garden celebrates the victory of the community and the preservation of the gardens with music, poetry and the release of 50 live butterflies for the protection of the gardens.
- linda 5-13-2004 8:52 pm
This was very cool last year.
- jim 5-13-2004 10:33 pm [add a comment]
Sounds fun, but I’m worried about the butterfly release. This has become popular in recent years at weddings and other celebrations. These releases can distort migration patterns, and often include exotic species which can spread disease and threaten local species, not to mention causing doubt for butterfly-watchers any time they spot a rarity. NABA is very much against the practice.
- alex 5-13-2004 10:46 pm [add a comment]
doing it jersey city style
- bill 5-13-2004 10:50 pm [add a comment]
“Despite the problem at the memorial, one organiser said that most of the birds were better off now than they would have been if they had remained at the poultry market.”
There’s a job waiting for this guy at the defense dept.
- alex 5-13-2004 10:56 pm [add a comment]
speaking of poultry and asphault, theres some sort of wholesale distributor of edibles for asian markets and restaurants on ludlow st. i saw i guy today with about 2 dozen oven stuffer roasters lying unwrapped on the ground in a parking lot as he tossed them into a cardboard box in the back of his hatchback. yummbo.
- dave 5-13-2004 11:17 pm [add a comment]