‘Trees’ | Directed & Performed by Sam Green
Documentary filmmaker Sam Green returns to Duke with “Trees,” his most ambitious live cinema project to date. Film, music and storytelling unfold together on stage in this original format – previously seen at Duke Arts in the sold-out production of “32 Sounds.”
In Green’s performances, the filmmaker narrates the documentary live while musicians perform an original score in real time. This new project brings together Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and acclaimed writer and environmentalist Rebecca Solnit to explore humanity’s relationship with trees across time and cultures.
The work offers a poetic meditation on the silent witnesses to human history, featuring voices including Judi Dench and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. Please note: Sam Green will appear as a narrator; additional live performers will be announced soon.
Documentary filmmaker Sam Green returns to Duke with “Trees,” his most ambitious live cinema project to date. Film, music and storytelling unfold together on stage in this original format – previously seen at Duke Arts in the sold-out production of “32 Sounds.”
In Green’s performances, the filmmaker narrates the documentary live while musicians perform an original score in real time. This new project brings together Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and acclaimed writer and environmentalist Rebecca Solnit to explore humanity’s relationship with trees across time and cultures.
The work offers a poetic meditation on the silent witnesses to human history, featuring voices including Judi Dench and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. Please note: Sam Green will appear as a narrator; additional live performers will be announced soon.
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