On Sunday, April 28, from 2 to 3 p.m., GUSTO Dance and IMMIX Dance Project join forces in a performance set within exhibitions at Lyme Art Association (LAA) by both the 98th Annual Elected Artists and Connecticut Watercolor Society.
Comfort Food: A Dance Performance includes roving dance installations, an opportunity for the audience to direct the dancers’ movement, and polished choreography. Come see a fresh collaboration of dance and visual art at this dynamic performance.
Admission to the gallery, as well as the dance performance, is free and open to the public.
Gallery visitors will enjoy short, improvised dances inspired by specific works of art. Dancers will move in the gallery among visitors, who will also be invited to gather and sit in the Goodman gallery for a brief a performance of two finished pieces. A Q & A session will follow.
“GUSTO Dance and IMMIX Dance Project are thrilled to be working with Lyme Art Association on this project,” said Chloe Carlson, Artistic Director of Gusto Dance, adding, “How cool that the LAA, with its venerable history, has been so welcoming and supportive of new ways to enrich people’s experience of art. This is the second year of this wonderful cross-pollinating inspiration, and it has been a pleasure to work with the LAA team on this event.”
“I’ve desired to explore through movement my lifelong passions for cooking, hospitality and dance, along with common themes and life lessons flowing from those passions,” Carlson explained when describing the origins of “Comfort Food.”
“The piece is intended to be a pleasurable experience of these inspirations, blended with images of how we nourish ourselves-including via suggestions welcomed from the audience!”
GUSTO Dance is a contemporary dance company, which cultivates dance as an expression of connection and joy, and as a vehicle for dialogue and empowerment. GUSTO’s heartbeat is collaboration. Dancers are tapped on a project basis, including site-specific performances in less conventional venues. The focus is on performing in and collectively creating dynamic dance events that engage and inspire.
Immix Dance Project is a contemporary dance company centered around collaborating with local artists to create new work and performance opportunities. With a focus on building community and connections, the group seeks to support dancers, choreographers and companies and to help each other grow both individually and together.
Lyme Art Gallery hours are 10am to 5pm, Wednesday – Sunday or by appointment. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 860-434-7802 or visit the LAA website.