A Performance for Peace in Lakewood

Friday night the presented Tapestry: A concert for world peace.

With no introduction, four barefoot dancers appeared on the red carpeted alter.

Part I of the performance also included solo singers, Edna Duffy and Frederick Taylor.

Hands hanging limply at his side, Taylor sung religious-themed songs in an operatic tenor: “Never treat your neighbors wrong…wrong is never right.”

A United Nations resolution, read between performances throughout the show began, “Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal.”

Then thunderous drums commenced and a choir softly hummed in unison while the dancers still danced well into Part II – African Sanctus, the music of which represents the Acholi people.

Outside, wind rushed past the open glimmering green and silver stained glass windows.

The dancers of Fresh Moves and the Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble jumped and twirled, pushing air out of their lungs in grunts, smiling while choreographically flailing.

The choir and musicians played thirteen songs, each with stories such as “the musical relationships that do exist between the Muslim and Christian faiths.”

While the choir’s last lyric faded, a dancer balanced on one leg with the other outstretched, his fingers positioned in postures all their own.

“Dominus!” they sang. Or, in English, "Lord!"

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