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tbd. dance collective will premiere a new outdoor, site-specific performance in conversation with the architecture and natural features at Joslyn Art Museum on the Grand Lawn. Drawing on themes of change and transition, this performance explores concepts surrounding past, present, and future and the signficance of each of those stages both personally and communally.

Audience members will sit in the grassy area facing the stage on the Grand Lawn. No individual seating or chairs will be provided for this performance. Audience members will need to bring their own portable chairs and blankets. Please note that tarps, or any seating that stakes into the ground are prohibited.

Dancers will perform outdoors on a modular, wooden stage set within the Grand Lawn, as well as on sections of the large staircase leading up to the Joslyn Building.

Picnics are welcome and to-go menu items will be available for purchase at the Museum’s Durham Cafe.

Music Composition + Live Performance by Jim Schroeder, Megan Siebe, and Micah Schmiedeskamp.

Artistic Direction + Choreography developed collectively by Kat Fackler, Stephanie Huettner, and Gayle Rocz.

Guest Artist + Choreographic Commission: this performance features the premiere of three special, choreographic works created by KC based movement artist - Haley Kostas, set on the company during Kostas's residency at The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

WHERE TO SIT:

Audience members will sit in the grassy area facing the stage on the Grand Lawn. (See diagram below) Audience members will need to bring their own portable chairs and blankets. Please note that tarps, or any seating that stakes into the ground are prohibited. There are concrete benches, stairs, and raised areas along the perimeter of the Grand Lawn that audience members may sit on. We recommend arriving early in order to choose your seating location and get set up.

WHAT TO BRING:

1. Seriously - bring your own seating or blankets! This is very important! Unless you plan on sitting on concrete steps or benches along the perimeter, neither tbd. or Joslyn will provideindividual seating in the grassy area.
2. Sun Protection - the audience will be facing west during the time of the performance. The sun should be relatively low in the sky at this point, but please consider any sunscreen, hats, head protection, or sunglasses you might need.
3. Bug Spray - This is also pretty important! It is summer time, we all know what that means…….MOSQUITOS! Please wear & bring bug spray as you will be sitting outside for the full performance. Please be mindful when applying the spray around other attendees.
4. Snacks & Beverages - You are welcome to bring picnics, just make sure you pack out what you bring in as there are limited trash receptacles. We would like to leave the Grand Lawn, and outdoor areas at The Joslyn spotless after the performance - so please help us keep it clean and take your waste with you!

OR - visit the Durham cafe to get food or beverages before the performance!

WHAT TO EXPECT: The performance will be between 45 minutes and one hour in length and will begin around 7:00pm, possibly a few minutes after if folks are still trickling in/finding parking. The performance consists of both live and recorded music, amplified through a sound system, set up near the stage and slightly in the audience area.

WHERE TO PARK: Parking is available in Joslyn's main parking lot, located north of the building. This parking lot can be accessed from Dodge and 24th Streets. ADA parking spaces are available at The Joslyn, and there is a covered visitor drop-off area at the main entrance. Parking in the Museum lot is free and first come, first served.

WHERE TO ENTER: You will enter through the main entrance of The Joslyn, located on the north side of the building. This entrance can be accessed right from the parking lot. You can access the Grand Lawn/outdoor area through the glass double doors straight ahead from the main entrance. Feel free to check in at the welcome desk if you have questions about how to access the outdoor area. Joslyn employees will point you in the right direction!

For more information about parking, museum guidelines, accessibility etc. - please visit the Visit Page on Joslyn's website - Visit The Joslyn | The Joslyn

If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to aW5mbyB8IHRiZGRhbmNlY29sbGVjdGl2ZSAhIG9yZw==

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