Instinct and Extinct:

When your home is changing, how do you stick to your life's purpose? Multidisciplinary artist Dominique Francis Grogan explores this concept from the perspective of some of America’s most critically endangered species: the Whooping Crane (Grus americana), the Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and the ʻĀkohekohe (Crested Honeycreeper).
This show is completely self-produced by the artist, with compelling alternative music production and provocative arias and a never-before-heard musical identity. Dominique has a background in classically trained vocal performance which is seamlessly combined with the modern sound of e-voque, their musical project with over 25 releases to date. Grogan worked with naturalists to source recent field recordings of these specific animals, which became an inspiration for telling the stories of their lives and experiences in an increasingly hostile natural world.
At the center of this work is an urgent political reality. Specifically, the Trump administration has proposed redefining the word 'harm' in the 1973 Endangered Species Act, so that habitat destruction no longer legally counts as harming an endangered animal. Science is clear; destroying habitat is indirectly killing animals and entire ecosystems.
INSTINCT AND EXTINCT also touches on the still-present beauty of creatures and their habits: their musical hums, flutters, coos and calls. You will be reminded of the stunning rhythm and rhyme of mother nature.
This is a cannot-miss premiere of a solo opera from award-winning experimental electronic musician Dominique Francis (aka e-voque). It is 25 minutes in length and completely performed by Dominique as a one man show. Their piece LIQUESCENT premiered last summer on Governors Island for a three-month run, also exploring climate change and animal rights.

Written, produced and performed by Dominique Francis Grogan (e-voque).

Recordings and sound production of the bats were taken by: Ben Kinsley https://benkinsley.com/

Whooping Crane by Nate Shipley; Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library

Calls of ʻĀkohekohe (Crested Honeycreeper) by Brooks Rownd, XC122342. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/122342.

Ofrenda is a multidisciplinary performance that lives at the intersection of art, ecology, spirituality, memory, and migration. Created and performed by Argentine artist Natalia Martinez Sagan, the piece brings together live interpretations of beloved Argentine folklore songs through singing and dance, alongside storytelling, ritual, and a hand-crafted costume inspired by her cultural lineages.

Performed primarily in Spanish - Natalia’s first language and the second most spoken language in New York City and the United States - the piece is deeply informed by her early immersion in Argentine folklore music and dance, and by her mixed cultural lineages, including Polish, Spanish, and Indigenous ancestry from South America.

Ofrenda explores themes of belonging, remembrance, and reciprocity, blending them into a contemporary offering centered on honoring and thanking the Earth.

Natalia Martinez Sagan - Creator, Performer, Costume Designer & Maker, Producer
Julia Nuin - Production Consultant
Justin Zerza - Creative & Audio Consultant
Gabriel Lima - Vocal Coach
Ñusta & Nahuan (Inti Waka) - Ritual & Spiritual Advisors