Lay Me Low

Lay Me Low opens a communal space of experience through mourning by bringing people together in song and movement: individual voices are woven together to make one song, steps are taken in rhythm to make one walk. Lay Me Low is a traditional Shaker song performed by 10 dancers, musicians and singers and it cuts right to the heart to communicate a universal feeling of loss while evoking a paradoxical sense of intimacy. Lay Me Low is the first in a series of films reflecting on the universal theme and experience of migration. It is also the first collaboration between choreographer Sandy Silva and Marlene Millar.