Grief is inescapable. Every culture has different rituals to process grief, yet a strand of shared humanity exists in the ebb and flow of grief. We can turn away from the five stages of grief, shield ourselves from the pain of a lost future, but we find that when we face our suffering, the darkest of night can give way to the warmth of morning. Mourning is a reflection on grief in a season of sorrow.
Chicago-based Ballet 5:8 will present this original dance in our Paradiso space to allow us to enter more deeply into the meaning of Holy Week and the journey that Reiner’s Stations invite us on.
This performance is in conjunction with the world premiere of Lucas Reiner’s The Stations. This exhibition engages the profound capacity of art to embody a universal human longing to comprehend suffering, loss, and the passage of time.
This event is free, though you’re invited to make a donation to support the work we are doing to create a space for encounters with Beauty.
