Sophie Maguire & Emma Wiseman present MIMOSA PUDICA 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM mimosa pudica utilizes stillness, humor and costume to create a multi-scalar interpretation of the interactions that take place in and on the forest floor. Javier Padilla & The Movement Playground present FULL, FLOCK, FOLK, TOGETHER 1:10 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:10 PM Bodies in transition. Bodies reconstructing. Bodies introducing. Bodies traveling. These are the stories of bodies who have been taken away from their homes, abandoned in distant lands. full, flock, folk, together narrates a woven tale of loss, memories, hope and community through the lens of immigrants. Babacar Top/TopdanceCompany present ANGER OF BULIMIA 1:25 PM | 3:25 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:25 PM Anger of bulimia explores the concept of what it mean to be selfish and the struggles that come with resisting it. African dance is a source we draw from order to flee the hunger of greed. Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival present GENTRIFICATION OF MY BEAT 1:40 PM | 3:40 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:40 PM Along with the global growth of the hip-hop culture has come a watering down, a loss of sorts, of the culture itself. The connection to the music is being lost as the dance continues to grow beyond its roots. The real understanding, the marriage of the beat, the music and the dance is being “renovated”, changed to appeal to the masses . . . it is being gentrified! Fleuve | Espace danse present THE BREATH OF DAWN 1:50 PM | 3:50 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:50 PM The Breath of Dawn is an invitation to experience the communion between dance and the energy of the sunrise. The performance embodies a collective homage to the natural world that surrounds us. Choreography and movements are inspired by nature elements like seagrass, wind, rocks, tides and birds. Site-Specific Dance Workshop with The Equus Projects' JoAnna Mendl Shaw present HANDS ON, EYES ON, BODIES MOVING 2:05 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:05 PM JoAnna Mendl Shaw leads participants in creating a kinetic partnership with the stone platform in the park. A short exploration of the basics of creating a choreographic score, participants will be perform a movement motif, phrase or physical task in order to focus on a specific quality of the site.
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