Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Lullaby Project
In collaboration with Carnegie Hall
Friday, June 1, 2018 / 21.00
Stavros Niarchos Hall
of the Greek National Opera
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Carnegie Hall and El Sistema Greece jointly produce two simultaneous events in Athens and New York, for the first time in Greece, as part of Lullaby Project.
Established in December 2011 in New York City by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, Lullaby Project pairs pregnant women and new mothers with professional artists to write and sing personal lullabies for their babies. supporting maternal health, aiding child development, and strengthening the bond between parent and child. In New York City, the project reaches mothers in hospitals, homeless shelters, schools, and at Rikers Island Correctional Facility. Extending across the country and through several international pilot programs, the Lullaby Project enables partner organizations to support families in their own communities.
Envisioning music as a means towards social inclusion and cohesion, in 2018 Lullaby Project arrives in Greece and collaborates with El Sistema Greece, a non-profit music education organization for children in vulnerable situations and refugee communities, and harnesses the power of music to foster social inclusion and promote education.
Five mothers who live in refugee communities are paired with five composers: They write and sing lullabies in a new common language, resonating with their own traditions.
Seeking to strengthen parent-children bonds, Lullaby Project, in partnership with El Sistema, operates as a unique meeting platform for people regardless of origin, nationality or religion.
The fruits of this unique partnership will be presented on Friday 1 June, with two simultaneous performances taking place at SNFCC in Athens and at the Carnegie Hall in New York, eliminating distance through dialogue.
Friday 1/06 | 21.00
Stavros Niarchos Hall, GNO
- Late seating is only possible during intermission or in the event of a pause.
- Free entry via electronic pre-registration
- Pre-registration for the SNFCC Members will start on 21/05 at 12.00 (specific number of seats).
- Pre-registration for the public will start on 22/05 at 12.00
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