SHORE celebrates the places where we meet and merge—land and water, performer and audience, art and community, past, present, and future. A multi-day performance installation, produced and presented in association with Emily Johnson/Catalyst, it is the third part of a trilogy exploring the complex terrain of identity, memory, ancestry, land, and community. Building on these themes, SHORE brings ideas and questions that emerged in Johnson's first two works—the Bessie Award-winning The Thank-you Bar (2011) and the richly layered Niicugni (2013)—out into the world.

SHORE is created in four equal parts: SHORE: Community Action (volunteerism)—a series of community work sessions in the Rockaways and on Governors Island involving the caretaking of land and water and dune restoration; SHORE: Story, a curated reading featuring local authors; SHORE: Performance, a work that combines movement, storytelling; and live music; conceived and choreographed by Emily Johnson, directed by Ain Gordon, and performed by Johnson with dancer/collaborators Aretha Aoki, Krista Langberg, and Julia Bither, vocalist/composer Nona Marie Invie (of Dark Dark Dark), the SHORE Choir, and a large cast of local dancers; and SHORE: Feast, a culminating potluck celebration in which participants share stories and the recipes of the dishes they bring to share.

SHORE’s gatherings and events include:

SHORE: COMMUNITY ACTION (volunteerism) in the Rockaways
Sunday April 19th 11am-3pm; Free

SHORE: STORY (curated reading) at Two Bridges Neighborhood Council
Sunday April 19th at 6pm; Free

SHORE: PERFORMANCE at New York Live Arts Thursday-Saturday April 23-25, 7:30pm; Tickets start at $30/select $15 seats available

SHORE: COMMUNITY ACTION (volunteerism) on Governors Island
Friday April 24th, 11am-4:30pm (meet at 10:45am at 10 South St/ Battery Maritime Building); Free

SHORE: FEAST (potluck celebration) at North Brooklyn Boat Club
Sunday April 26th 2pm-6pm; Free

Partners for SHORE include The Lenape Center, New York Live Arts, Gibney Dance, Creative Capital, The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, The Billion Oyster Project, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, North Brooklyn Boat Club, Iliamna Fish Co. Traditional Wild Red Salmon, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, and Jack Tchen and Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University.