Tag: The Invisible City Project

“Liturgy|Order|Bridge” Community Partnerships

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What is the potential of an organized body of practitioners devoted to facilitating the threshold between performance and the rest of life? How might we establish shared (though distinct) responsibilities for the dynamism and consequence of our encounter(s) with one another? Liturgy|Order|Bridge is conceived as a ritualized public ceremony that invites participation at a variety of levels. Through each facet, the project will activate our intersecting identities, senses of place, and commitments to mutual support. Echoing the church, performance and ritual grows out of the human network. Slowness and intentionality are key modes. Woven through the performance work developed with core collaborators—Deborah Goffe,… read more

Saving the Garden Center?

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Happy August Everyone! I am really a fan of summer.  I find that my brain functions far better when it is sufficiently sunned on these long days.  I’m guessing I’m not alone in this sentiment. So let’s savor it while we can, huh Well, since the launch of our crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo last month, I’ve been engaged in ongoing conversation about the ideas driving The Invisible City Project Co-operative.  It’s been an important time for us to clarify the vision, get the word out and assess interest.  Just yesterday, I posted the following Facebook status: “Such an exciting conversation with Rebecca as we discussed the… read more

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Co-operative

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[ This page is intended to serve as an archive for The Invisible City Project website. While this information is not up to date, it is my hope that its contents continue to provide a point of entry.] The Invisible City Project Co-operative provides a framework for administering the existing Invisible City Project, by putting its programming directly into the hands of the community for which it was created in the first place.  Under the leadership of Arien Wilkerson and Rebecca Puretz as facilitators, we seek to provide opportunities to trade labor and community outreach efforts for rehearsal space, creative programming and performance opportunities. By… read more

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Invitations, Fresh Starts, and Promises Fulfilled …

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The Invisible City Project is officially underway now that the website is up and running.  The site is intended to be a virtual commons for the dance community, for those who want to access that dance community, and for those who may be surprised to learn there is a community at all.  The information on the site is already plentiful, given its short life thus far, but it is intended to whet our collective appetites so we can refine and expand the site together. For a guided tour of sorts, the following links will take you to two specific pages that: invite you… read more

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Ways to Engage

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[ This page is intended to serve as an archive for The Invisible City Project website. While this information is not up to date, it is my hope that its contents continue to provide a point of entry.] WITH SUCH AN ABUNDANCE OF SEEMINGLY BURIED  CULTURAL TREASURE ALL AROUND US, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN UNEARTHING IT … The Invisible City Project provides an opportunity for us all to uncover, highlight, honor, contextualize and nurture our city and our dance community.  It is intended to forge connections between the dance community, the larger community of Greater Hartford, and the larger community of dance beyond our borders. The Invisible City… read more

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ICP Founding Principles

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What begins as undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value. … Furthermore, if we think of space as that which allows movement, then place is pause; each pause in movement makes it possible for location to be transformed into place. … Home is an intimate place.”    ~Yi Fu Tuan, Space and Place ••• WHAT IS “THE INVISIBLE CITY PROJECT”? The Invisible City Project is a platform for celebrating Greater Hartford’s  distinct characteristics as expressed through the art of dance and performance.  There are so many people doing so many interesting things in and around the city.  Unfortunately,… read more