Performances by Sanctuary of Hope Residents :
AK Thompson / Ryan Brown / Andy Janbek
Installation:
Sanctuary of Hope
Lighting Design:
Andy Janbek
BushwickBK March 24 2009
There is something oddly appropriate and satisfying about the residents of the Sanctuary of Hope maintaining the status of “church” for their art colony, and retaining the religious marquee (from its earlier days as an actual church) that sits above the door as you walk in. “The Witnessing”, their latest show (cabaret, really), which entertained a healthy audience Saturday night in the Sanctuary’s modest-sized Ridgewood digs, was anything but a church service. One might be fooled by the projections of religious iconography on the walls, the authentic pews, or the collection of an offering by means of that familiar little pouch-on-a-stick, but no, this is a night of artistic expression, inebriation, and (there is no better word for it) commune.
top left photo: Justin Horne remaining photos: Seth Mooney
