Craig’s closet (wishing on a star)
Wednesday, December 18, 10am - 6pm

Carlos Marques da Cruz presents a short film centered around Craig's closet, a sculpture by Jim Hodges that was previously installed at the New York City AIDS Memorial (2023-2024). The film showcases Craig playing the piano and singing, serving as a tribute to him.

Carlos Marques da Cruz (b. Lisbon, 1968), is a Luso-American conceptual and performance artist, who works between dance, theater, film and art. He collaborates with Jim Hodges on the stage design for Damien Jalet’s choreography works: Kites (2022); Skid (2017) for the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani; Tarantiseismic (2017) for the National Youth Dance Company at Sadler Wells; and Thr(o)ugh (2016) for the Darmstadt Staatstheater. He created set pieces and performed in Robert Wilson productions: White Raven (1998), Lisbon; Hamlet, a monologue (1995), Venice; T.S.E. “come in under the shadow of this red rock” (1993); Memory/Loss (1993). Influenced by his experience in Physical Theater and working with Maiko and Hiroshi Hori, and Sankai Juku, Marques da Cruz explores his work, through different mediums, timeless subjects and narratives. Carlos Marques da Cruz co-directed the film Untitled with Jim Hodges and Encke King, distributed by Visual AIDS for the 2011 World AIDS Day / Day With(out) Art.