August 22, 2019, Thursday - Shimmer Finale : Improv Dance Series at Gamut Gallery

Time: Doors 7pm 

Location: Gamut Gallery, 717 S 10th Street 

Shimmer Finale : Improv Dance Series

Members of the Twin Cities dance community, including dancers from local contemporary company TU Dance, perform two 20-minute Improv Dance sessions through the evening, followed by Q and A.

Artistic ambitions collide as movement brings objects to life in this existential exploration of light, color and reflection. The juxtaposition of Foster’s kaleidoscopic geometry matched with the immediate proximity of improvisational dance will make for an experience that bridges two different corners of the local artistic landscape – providing two different interpretations of the same world.

“I think the combination of John’s work and the response we have planned will make for an interesting display that adds yet another dimension to his artwork,” says Amanda Sachs, one of the participating TU Dance members. “Just like some of the pieces in Shimmer, improv can embody varying textures and can represent meaning that is both direct and abstract. Your perspective defines what’s a contradiction or a similarity, and an interpretation is often dependent on what it’s in relation to.”

This freeform performance experience aims at redefining the traditional audience-performer relationship while examining the concepts of perspective and reflection. Tickets and more information can be found at gamutgallerymps.com.

ABOUT THE DANCERS
The improvisational response to John Foster’s work will involve dancers Jake Lewis, Samantha Lewis, Emma Marlar, Alex Pham, Amanda Sachs and Christian Warner, many of whom are involved with Bon Iver’s Come Through collaboration, among many other dance projects both locally and internationally.