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Carla Harryman / Jon Raskin: Scales for the Living Under Duress


  • The Lab 2948 16th St San Francisco, CA, 94103 (map)

Night 1 (May 9) | Night 2 (May 10)
Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
$17 adv / $20 door / free or discounted for members
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Scales for the Living under Duress: 2020-2025 arranges selections from Carla Harryman’s poem-dialogue trilogy written in “pandemic time” for voices and improvised music under the direction of Harryman and composer Jon Raskin. The multi-instrumental performance with speaking and singing voices features Ben Davis (cello and voice), Carla Harryman (speaking voice), Darren Johnston (trumpet, vocals), Jon Raskin (alto saxophone, concertina, electronics, and vocals), and Roham Sheikhani (movement and vocals).