Inspirit Dance Residency November 2023

Three dancers on a dark stage with a red artifact image projected behind them (171)
(Credit: Jordan Saint )

The Performing Arts Series is thrilled to host a week-long residency by INSPIRIT: A Dance Company, and the premiere of their new work What We Ask of Flesh.

Residency Schedule

  • 4 dancers in movement, 2 in the front and 2 in the back

    The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters Series with INSPIRIT Dance Company Lunch and Discussion

    The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters series welcomes INSPIRIT, a dance company. INSPIRIT’s newest work, “What We Ask of Flesh” sees flesh as the veil between the world and the soul, and explores what people hold, relinquish and collect to create an identity. “What We Ask of Flesh” is about navigating the spaces between our internal and external existence.

    Mahaney Arts Center Cafe

    Closed to the Public
  • 4 dancers, 2 in front and 2 in back

    The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters Series with INSPIRIT Dance Company Movement Matters Masterclass

    The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters series welcomes INSPIRIT, a dance company. INSPIRIT’s newest work, “What We Ask of Flesh” sees flesh as the veil between the world and the soul, and explores what people hold, relinquish and collect to create an identity. “What We Ask of Flesh” is about navigating the spaces between our internal and external existence.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public
  • Dancers in front of projected images

    INSPIRIT Dance: What We Ask of Flesh

    See the premiere of choreographer Christal Brown’s evening-length dance and installation, inspired by the writings of poet Remica Bingham-Risher, as well as Brown’s caregiver journey with Alzheimer’s and dementia and her explorations of legacy. The artists’ bodies become instruments that question, connect, and dismantle the tangible and intangible histories present in us all. This soulful, profound performance is a physical examination of the capacity of human life and the intricacies of the mind.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public
  • Dancers in front of projected images

    INSPIRIT Dance: What We Ask of Flesh

    See the premiere of choreographer Christal Brown’s evening-length dance and installation, inspired by the writings of poet Remica Bingham-Risher, as well as Brown’s caregiver journey with Alzheimer’s and dementia and her explorations of legacy. The artists’ bodies become instruments that question, connect, and dismantle the tangible and intangible histories present in us all. This soulful, profound performance is a physical examination of the capacity of human life and the intricacies of the mind.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public
Dancers in rehearsal
(Credit: David Dowling )

Visit INSPIRIT’s “What We Ask of Flesh” page for more information on the work, videos, and collaborator biographies. 

 

Logos for NEFA, VAC, VCF, and the NEA

INSPIRIT’s Middlebury residency and performances of What We Ask of Flesh are made possible thanks to the Middlebury Performing Arts Series, the Middlebury Dance Department, the Committee on the Arts, the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation, and the Rothrock Family Residency Fund.

What We Ask of Flesh was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

The creation of What We Ask of Flesh was partially funded by the Vermont Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Vermont Community Foundation.

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