Written In Sand

While in residence at The Performing Garage, Karen Finley developed Written In Sand, a performance that revisits her most searing works on the subject of AIDS originally written at a time when medical treatment was ineffective and when she was losing her friends to the disease on a continual basis. Written between 1983 and 1994, some pieces are excerpted from her earlier shows of the era; others are based on writings she did at the time that have never been published or performed. Interspersing the Finley pieces are musical selections originally written or performed by musicians who died of AIDS during this period, performed by jazz artist Paul Nebenzahl. Written In Sand was performed at Baruch Performing Arts Center beginning October 2, 2014.