Battleground | 2024
BATTLEGROUND
Premiering October 2024 at American Dance Festival
Welcome to the "Battleground Pit." In this dirt, movers will abstractly examine the concept, energies, and consequences of the perpetual armed conflicts the United States has been involved in since World War II. A provocative, physical, and innovative piece grounded in science, ballistic movement, and consideration of the ethical and physical consequences of violence, Battleground aims to encourage and provoke meaningful conversations about violence in its many forms as an accepted and often celebrated component of our society.
Premiering in October 2024 at a specially designed location built on a farm on the outskirts of Durham, North Carolina, Battleground has been commissioned by American Dance Festival and supported by a 2022 MAP Fund grant, with additional funding from the University of Minnesota Imagine Fund and Grant-in-Aid programs.
Rehearsals are being held at a research site outside the Northrup Auditorium on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus select days and times May 31-June 15, August 10-24, and September 23-October 4. All rehearsals are open to the public. Observers are encouraged to observe and ask questions when the company is present and working.
