Shawn Shafner

Founding Member @The People\'s Own Organic Power Project The Poop Project

New York, NY, US

CONSTELLATION CHOR (http://constellationchor.com) is a vocal performance ensemble comprising composers, singers, dancers and actors, and founded by music-theatre and interdisciplinary choral composer Marisa Michelson. The ensemble performs internationally and in New York City, and has expanded organically into the NYC new music community, most recently collaborating with the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.Founded in 2016, Constellation Chor improvises and performs interdisciplinary pieces composed by Michelson, as well as collaborating with other composers, choreographers, directors, and mindfulness practitioners. In residence at the historic Judson Memorial Church, the Chor engages at the intersection of voice, movement, healing, improvisation, meditation, storytelling, Oliveros’ Deep Listening, and music-theatre. Researching the interaction of mind/body/spirit practices with virtuosic singing, the Chor also explores performer as truth-seeker/shaman, and the performance as an invitation to enter into an intimate relationship with the moment and each other.