In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy of September 11th, and the decades of war that have followed, 11Reflections: NYC brings together acclaimed New York artists and special guests to center voices that have too often been absent from the national conversation on the impact of 9/11—particularly MENA/SWANA and artists of color—asking how we commemorate, what happens after, and whose voices are included when we remember.

11Reflections: NYC draws on Lebanese American theatre-maker Andrea Assaf’s seminal work, Eleven Reflections on September – a Spoken Word and multimedia performance with live music, exploring Middle Eastern American experiences, Wars on/of Terror, and “the constant, quiet rain of death amidst beauty” that each autumn brings in a post-9/11 world. This special NYC production is the culmination of a multi-year national series of devised works, Eleven Reflections on the Nation, which examines the lasting cultural, political, and personal impacts of the post-9/11 era through performance, poetry, music, testimony, and community dialogue. 

Featuring award-winning poet, performer, and director Andrea Assaf (2026 McKnight National Playwright, 2024 Joyce Award), opera singer Lubana Al Quntar, music director & violinist Eylem Basaldi, special guests such as Guggenheim award-winning HERE affiliated artist James Scruggs, and much more! We invite you to gather with us in community on this deeply significant anniversary, to reflect and share through performance and conversation.

11Reflections: NYC is an Art2Action production, made possible through collaboration with HERE Arts Center’s HERE Hosts program, with support from the MENA Theater Makers Alliance.