Exploring Collective Liberation Through Song

Led by composer and artistic director Troy Anthony, “The Fire Ensemble” is an intergenerational choir community for New Yorkers currently being incubated by The Shed. During free, weekly rehearsals, singers from different backgrounds and identities come together to use music and ritual as tools to explore collective liberation, intergenerational healing, radical relationships, and personal emergence. Though the invitation to participate in collective liberation is open to all, The Fire Ensemble is committed to centering BIPOC communities. With the intention of exploring new ways of collaborating with artists at the intersection of artistic practice and community-building, The Shed provides space, resources, and strategic consultation to this project and its members, and counts on them for creative leadership and thought partnership.