The Dysfunction of Social Practice

by | Dec 2, 2021 | Past Performances

Curated by partners Karina Kelley and Bill Stelling, “The Dysfunction of Social Practice” features the art of Zackary DeWitt, Emmett Donlon, Rosemary Mack, Heather Morgan and Meghan Samson. As artists in particular and people in people general come back to gathering as we once did, what scars remain and how do we rebound? Dancers Kelly Diamond, Alyssa Desruisseaux, Anthony Bounphakhom and Sallie Werst will embody the humor, awkwardness and tenderness of those experiences.

As we take cautious steps back into a world changed fundamentally by the pandemic, we find that the social part of our brain has lost its muscle. Our interactions with others sometimes take on a feral, elemental aspect. Isolation has forced us to live and react in uncharted ways. The artists in this show have each responded differently to the challenge.

Kelley/Stelling

The Spark

by | Jun 19, 2021 | Past Performances

The Spark – dance and music play point and counter point in this collaborative, in the moment performance
Musicians: Elissa Margolin, Nate Therrien
Dancers: Emily Jerant Hendrickson, Jen Passios, Jacob Regan
Location: Canterbury Shaker Village’s Merry, Merry Canterbury celebration
Date: June 19, 2021

What triggers that divine spark between artists that gives birth to the creative process? That’s what Artistic Director Lorraine Chapman and musician Elissa Margolin set out to discover as they were inspired while sharing bits of original music and short videos of improvisational dance. Joined by bassist Nate Therrien and dancers Emily Jerant Hendrickson, Jen Passios and Jacob Regan, the group responded to each other’s musical and dance offerings to illustrate through song and dance, The Spark.

Watch our After Concert Discussion Video.