#textiledances

Click the link in our profile to secure a ticket! #linkinbio #lighthand Most performances are SOLD OUT so getting your ticket at the door is a gamble. #travelwithus #kinetictextiles #seethrough #chidance #textiledances #chicagodancers #performance #mychiparks #showtime (at Berger Park Cultural Center)

We had a great time kickin’ around McKinley Park this afternoon with @seechicagodance! Inverted dynamos are @lauratennal and @modernballerina, photo by @mattgriffo #textiledances #chidance #chicagodancemonth #sitespecific #armknitting #danceeverywhere . Image description: a long green textile hangs from a tree in a sunny park. In the foreground a young person with long dark blonde hair wearing a blue tshirt faces away from the camera, watching two dancers, one on either side of the tree. Each dancer plants her hands on the ground, kicking her legs up with flexed feet while bending at the waist, forming an upside down “L” shape. (at McKinley Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQxGLboDN9O/?utm_medium=tumblr

Rehearsing for a live, outdoor #chicagodancemonth event on June 30! #linkinbio #textiledances Come stroll through McKinley Park and catch site specific dances by a variety of Chicago artists, in a gorgeous setting. Presented by @seechicagodance #mychiparks #sitespecific #chidance #artinmotion #dance #textiles #armknitting #dancingintrees . image descriptions: 1) an outdoor setting with trees and a sunbeam where two dancers stretch large green textiles that hang from a tree branch into a cocoon shape, enclosing themselves 2) left side of frame a dancer moves with a purple textile, right side of frame is dominated by a large tree trunk with a picnic table in the background 3) a long green textile trails from a large tree on the left. On the right a dancer drapes a purple textile across her back as she reaches her right arm up. 4) two women dancers wrapped in purple and green textiles twist and stretch the knitted stitches, counterbalancing with the tree. Green foliage creates a natural ceiling. (at McKinley Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbeBEQBgs-/?utm_medium=tumblr

The strawberries #top40 Lyndsae and I did a very red duet at Links Hall in 2006 with a long red scarf I knitted that reached across the room and attached to the radiators. There were strawberries involved - the duet might have been called Fruit? I danced the whole thing with a strawberry in my mouth, I remember. We also gave a box of strawberries to a random audience member to do whatever they wanted. Some people ate them, some shared them, one person threw them onstage and I can remember wondering what the first SPLAT sound was when a big berry landed on the wood floor! #strawberries #audienceinvolvement #thingsgotmessy . Top 40: Forty Synapse moments and memories as we countdown to Rachel’s 40th birthday! Some strange, some embarrassing, some lovely, all memorable. #textiledances #creativedevelopment #topforty #synapsearts #chidance #chicagodancecommunity . Image description: a dancer in a red dress dangles red yarn from her right hand as she reaches toward the camera, the background is dark but a stretched narrow red textile is present A dancer crawls along a light wood floor wearing a red dress and pulling a long red textile that is wrapped around her shoulder . photos by Kristin Helfrich (at Links Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfzUu8h76U/?igshid=1g8e1ce656p52

The most challenging dressing room #top40 #memories Katie, Laura, and I installed and performed one of our textile dances in a massive warehouse in Cleveland. The presenter kindly reserved a bathroom for us to have as a changing room. It was...crazy. The paint was peeling off the walls, the stalls were all out of order, and there was no running water, so we put cardboard down on the ground and got down to the business of doing 7 performances in 3 days! . Where is the strangest place you’ve gotten ready for a show? . Swipe through the photos to experience the panorama. . Top 40: Forty Synapse moments and memories as we countdown to Rachel’s 40th birthday! Some strange, some embarrassing, some lovely, all memorable. #dancersontour #textiledances #dedication #puttinourpropantson #sitespecific #creativechallenges . Images show 5 views of the same bathroom with peeling yellow paint, moldy toilet paper rolls, fallen ceiling tiles, and some kind of tubes on the ground. https://www.instagram.com/p/CL4qC_DBCE7/?igshid=d0xa2vxidxj1

A bit of chapel dancing #textiledances #sitespecific #dance #dancerswearingspeakers Thanks to @atlasobscura for hosting us! (at Graceland Cemetery & Arboretum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mh5aVlJ1s/?igshid=160vigqrfl3or

Rehearsal in the chapel for today’s event with @atlasobscura #linkinbio #textiledances #perspective #ruthpage #dancehistory #sitespecific (at Graceland Cemetery & Arboretum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0d56MLHBgW/?igshid=1f44wfmehbo4c

Are you into strange, wondrous events? Is noon on a Sunday your prime time for culture (in air conditioning)? Then folx, we’ve got just the thing for you. Sit in a Graceland Cemetery Chapel pew and let these dancers surround you. -> July 28 at noon. Ticket link in bio. Presented by @atlasobscura #dance #rehearsal #upcomingevent #chidance #textiledances #surroundsound https://www.instagram.com/p/B0T8WNMnSkK/?igshid=1wo55tyh75u8q