In Motion
On View: friday May 22 - Saturday, September 5
Venue: gilbert gallery
IN MOTION: MAKING ART DANCE
In Motion: Making Art Dance is a juried exhibition of movement inspired visual art pieces, sharing works that address questions such as, "How do artists today show the energy of moving bodies in paintings, sculptures, or films? How do they use their materials to tell real truths or share big ideas in a creative way? Instead of just showing someone dancing, how do they make the artwork itself feel alive, like it is dancing too?" The exhibit will be juried by Peter Sparling, former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, painter and videographer.
The exhibit is part of a celebration by Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey of the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100th anniversary as America’s oldest active dance company. Learn more about Dance Legends: Little Traverse Bay Celebrates Graham100.
Image Credit: Lesley Pritchard, Native Dancer, acrylic, 14 x 11 inches
Our exhibitions are made possible thanks to our Visual Arts Presenter:
About the Juror, Peter Sparling
Peter Sparling is a living bridge to the Graham legacy. He is former principal dancer with Graham’s company (1973-1987), and was invited to join the company upon graduating from the Juilliard School. As Graham’s assistant, he coached Rudolf Nureyev and collaborated with Graham on many new works. He has performed and staged Graham’s works all over the world and has appeared with the company twice on PBS Dance in America. His video curtain warmers, Beautiful Captives: Martha Graham and the Cinematic Id, Variations of Angels and Sacred/Profane have opened three of the company’s New York seasons. In 1994, he directed the Martha Graham Centenary Festival at University of Michigan under the auspices of University Musical Society, for which he organized an interdisciplinary consortium involving University of Michigan Museum of Art, Classics and School of Music, Theatre and Dance. As well as bridging this rich legacy, Sparling spent his childhood summers in Bay View. For the past five years, Sparling has been a frequent guest choreographer with with the CTAC School of Ballet. He brings to the project a depth of personal experience and a love of both dance and the Little Traverse Bay Communities.