Breathe

Artist-in-Residence Gabriel Forestieri and collaborators Loren Dempster and Adrian Jevicki transform Middlebury’s natatorium into a multidisciplinary performance venue. The project combines light, puppetry, projections, swimmers, divers, dancers, actors, musicians, and singers. A live feed of underwater dancing displays to the board above the pool, while projections light the surface and floor. A floating choir mixes with a soundscape composed directly from the space itself, using contact microphones both out of and in the pool. The event plays on dimensions of air, water, and light that blend and signal through all the possibilities of sound, space, and depth. The cast is a mix of athletes, performers, and professionals contributing to an unconventional performance with many surprises.