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Station Nation
A Space for Memory
Performed on site at First Baptist Church
Providence, RI 2013
Conceived by Erik Ehn
Produced by Connie Crawford, James Celenza, Sylvia Ann Soares
A performance piece commemorating the lives lost and wounded in the Station Nightclub Fire.
For more information on the permanent memorial: http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/station-fire-tragedy/
simultaneous_station_nation.m4v Carol Drown (l) read with Charles Edwin Fisher. At the exact time the Station Nightclub Fire occurred ten years ago, all the pieces were performed simultaneously outside.
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Fire WarningWhitney White (l) and Andrew Polec wrote and performed a fire warning song.
Dave Tessier and his band played a rock and roll remembrance.
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Community ReaderMembers of the community read original pieces. We began inside the church and performed the pieces in groups of five.
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Dr. Harrington treated many of the burn victims. He witnessed this piece and wrote,
"I did not know what to expect but I must say I was quite moved by the 5 minutes outside. The cacophony of life as the artists performed simultaneously must of been what it was like before the fire started on that cold February night with the Station's patrons enjoying the music and the company of friends. Then the abrupt end starkly emphasizing the premature end of too many people.
You and your troupe are to be commended on a touching and powerful tribute.
Thank you.
-dth"
In memory of lives lost and wounded by this tragedy produced by human greed.
"I did not know what to expect but I must say I was quite moved by the 5 minutes outside. The cacophony of life as the artists performed simultaneously must of been what it was like before the fire started on that cold February night with the Station's patrons enjoying the music and the company of friends. Then the abrupt end starkly emphasizing the premature end of too many people.
You and your troupe are to be commended on a touching and powerful tribute.
Thank you.
-dth"
In memory of lives lost and wounded by this tragedy produced by human greed.