Ann Arbor Dance Works: Into the Wind rehearsals in full swing!

Last month, Jessica Fogel hosted a collaborators meeting at her lovely home.  Much was shared there including plans for the structure of the site-specific dance that will take place in Muskegon in August.  In the words of Jessica Fogel:  “Central sections of the dance will embody abstract ideas about the invisible forces of wind--how they act upon us and shape us, and alternatively, how we can act upon/with wind to harness its power. The idea of invisible forces as metaphor runs through the performance as well:  tugs of war in the community about the development of the site, traces of past inhabitants,  political and economic forces acting upon factions in the wind energy debates.”  From here many more questions and ideas were discussed, and we learned about the various contributions of the collaborators—music, poetry, art, science and community. 

At the meeting, the collaborators were treated to a special preview of a brief solo Fogel choreographed for Robin Wilson that will be a part of the performance.  The solo is inspired by a painting by Huey Lee-Smith entitled Après Midi, owned by the Muskegon Museum of Art. Fogel explained that the painting, depicting a female figure in a windy, industrial beach setting, is reminiscent of the performance site along Muskegon Lake.

Now after much musing, thinking and planning, Jessica Fogel and dancers have dived right into rehearsals as of last Tuesday!  More updates and posts will come soon from all the dancers.  Stay tuned!

Patty Solórzano