Further REsponses (2019)

Further Responses is a danced interpretation of composer Caroline Shaw’s contribution to The Crossing’s evening-length choral work, Seven Responses (2016), itself originating in the seven cantatas of Dieterich Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri (1680). The work investigates the themes of the crucifixion, such as sacrifice, suffering, and redemption through a contemporary lens, addressing life in the midst of global crisis, the forced displacement of persons, and the healing power of holding.

The excerpt below is from the Litany of the Displaced section of the work, performed by Aysia Middlebrooks and Maya Holcomb.