Abilities Dance @Gardner Museum
Date: November 4, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm
Gardner Museum Film Screening and Panel Conversation
Abilities Dance is partnering with Amplifier Projects and the Gardner Museums highlight change-makers, working towards social justice through the arts.
The vision of the show is “to disrupt antiquated ableist beliefs and disseminate the value of inclusion through dance” presents a commissioned film in response to the Gardner’s special exhibition Titian: Women, Myth & Power. New choreography re-centers diverse bodies to tell classic stories and explore themes of gender and representation.
The film will include performances from dancers who have diverse identities within and outside of the disabled community, which they bring into their co-choreographic creations with Founder/Executive & Artistic Director Ellice Patterson. Musical scores by Director of Music Andrew Choe and Composer Erin Rogers.