The Seldoms present free 'Nacre Voit'
The Seldoms present the premiere of "Nacre Voit" (mother-of-pearl sees), a site-specific work to be performed in the Chicago Cultural Center's historic Preston Bradley Hall. "Nacre Voit" will pay homage to the unique and historic space that was once the reading room of Chicago's first public library and currently houses one of the world's largest Tiffany domes.
Preston Bradley Hall is on the third floor at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. "Nacre Voit" will be performed at 6 p.m. Friday, May 14; at noon Saturday, May 15; and at 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22. All performances are free.
The Seldoms (an interdisciplinary performance group founded by dancers Carrie Hanson and Susan Hoffman, along with performance artist Doug Stapleton) sought to create a dialogue between architecture and dance. Recognizing that the two art forms shared the same basic properties—space, shape, time, flow, weight—The Seldoms began to explore the formal and poetic associations of a body's movement and its location. "'Nacre Voit' is based on the notions that architecture reflects us and that our experience within buildings reflects the architecture," said Hanson, Seldoms' Artistic Director.
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