For the past seven years, Freyer and her organization have been delivering tree saplings and agricultural training to rural villagers in 13 provinces across Afghanistan.

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Channeling Robert Wilson or Achim Freyer, Mr. Counts and choreographer Ken Roht set up tableaux and some slow gestures (rigid vs. fluid, with Faraone apparently signaling traffic and Elcia drawing serpentine arcs) and otherwise leave the characters to stand and sing.

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