Listening With: Drake Park June 2023 Event
Listening With: Drake Park was an afternoon of dialogue, reflection and connection with local community members. Developed by Alethea Pace, who is a Civic Practice Partnership Artist in Residence at The Met, the event featured performers Maria Bauman, Aleta Brown, Holiday, and Gabriela Silva, plus invited speakers including Rodrick Bell, Phil Panaritis and Justin Czarka of the Hunts Point Slave Burial Ground Project, a work in progress sharing of movement and text and participatory storytelling. Over a shared meal, we gathered as a community to engage in conversation about our collective responsibility to steward this land, honor its legacy and reimagine our futures. Beverly Emers and the team at Bronx Arts Space graciously provided refuge from the rain and hosted the event in their space.