Full Circle: The Art and Heart of Aging
Vermont's first regional festival to celebrate the spirit and opportunities of aging.
 
April 11-13, 2014
Three days, multi-venue, multi-media festival featuring artists, actors, musicians, healing professionals, scientists and educators. Full Circle is orchestrated to engage, instruct, challenge, entertain and focus the spotlight on our inevitable human journey to elderhood.
 
Schedule and Invitations to Date: Artists, Performers, Experiential and Educational Programming
• Mary Oliver — Poet
• Kathryn Blume — Playwright/Actress
• Lida Winfield — Choreographer/Dancer
• Rupa Cousins — Mind/Body Integration
• Christine Moriarty — Moneypeace
• Fran Weinbaum — Rites of Passage Guide
• Dana Walrath — Anthropologist/Artist
• David Oldfield — Imaginative Creator
• Sandglass Puppet Theatre
• Vermont Senior Games
• Films
• Interactive Art Installations
• Workshops and Discussion Groups
• Intergenerational Activities
Venues include Flynn Space, Main Street Landing, Contois Auditorium, Memorial Auditorium, UVM

Double Vision

Founded in 2003, DOUBLE VISION creates experimental performances for dance, music, and video that embody the changing landscape of contemporary culture. Under the direction of Sean Clute and Pauline Jennings, the company has distinguished itself both nationally and internationally.

Company members:
Amy LePage-Hansen, Jennifer Mellor, Hanna Satterlee, Avi Waring, Lida Winfield Willow Wonder

Ellen Smith Ahern and I had the wonderful opportunity to tour across Europe with Double Vision for the summer of 2011. Check out our tour blog.

Dear Pina

Dear Pina, is a very large-scale dance/theatre tribute to internationally known choreographer, Pina Bausch who died unexpectedly in 2009. She was a force of innovation and inspiration in the dance world and had a significant influence in the career of Vermont choreographer, Hannah Dennison who is the mind behind this masterpiece. Dear Pina, will be performed by 33 dancers and one tall dignified couple, June of 2012 in the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms, Vermont, a fitting setting for the aspirations and celebrations of Dear Pina. 

Big Action Performance Ensemble (Big APE)

Big APE is an experimental performance group merging activism and dance making to create productions that are bold, poetic, and humorous. Established in 2008 by movement artist and filmmaker Tiffany Rhynard, the company incorporates vigorous dancing, interactive media and video, lively audience participation, and community engagement. Big APE launched their community based project Everyone Can Dance in the fall of 2010 in three Vermont communities. The initiative celebrates the contagious appeal of movement and the dynamic capabilities of the human body by inviting audiences to engage with dance as a thriving form of communication and expression. Their latest project Subverting Normal continues the dialogue questioning who "can" dance and thwarting traditional notions of normalcy. For more information about Big APE visit www.bigapedance.com.

Everyone Can Dance: Project & Process from Tiffany Rhynard/Big APE on Vimeo.