“An Evening with Esopus” at P.S. 1

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MoMA PS1, Queens, NY, May 11, 2006

This multidisciplinary evening, consisting of readings and performances, was one of the first events I programmed for Esopus. It was created for P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center’s “Fine Print” series. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis read “Dear Sissy (#3),” one of the series of letter-monologues he wrote for Esopus. Poet Suji Kwock Kim read “Generation,” her 2002 poem which is featured (along with 21 of its earlier drafts, printed in facsimile) in Esopus 6. Finally, folk singer Ruth Gerson performed a set of music, including the public premiere of “Kibby, Zocky Merino, and the Man with the Moustache,” a song Gerson wrote for the Esopus 4: Imaginary Friends CD.