Leah Stein Dance Company (LSDC) will perform Mill Tones, a new site-specific work at Historic RittenhouseTown, a more than 300 year-old historical site. LSDC is joined by long-time collaborator, percussionist Toshi Makihara, singer Ellen Gerdes, special guest artist Brigitta Hermann, and eight local community participants whose ages range from 6 to 60.
Historic RittenhouseTown, the first paper mill in America, was home to 8 generations of the Rittenhouse family beginning in 1690. Inspired by the people and process of papermaking, choreographer Leah Stein tracks the change from paper to paperless as a metaphor for the transition from the past into the future.
Situated right next to the rush of Lincoln Drive, Historic RittenhouseTown reflects this dynamic world in which the past, present and future rest side by side. The intergenerational cast also demonstrates the flow from one generation to the next. The audience will follow the cast along the site, watching a stream of reflective and compelling events. This performance makes for an excellent fall evening with the family.
LSDC creates dance works for the stage and outdoor sites that highlight the interaction between people, their culture and the physical environment. LSDC works with untraditional approaches to creating dances with a focus on juxtapositions and interrelationships between movement, sound, object and place. Collaboration is central to the mission and most works include musicians, visual artists, and local communities.
Mill Tones
Historic RittenhouseTown; 206 Lincoln Drive; Philadelphia, PA 19144
October 17 & 18, 5pm
$10 general admission, $8 Students/Seniors
Tickets on Dance Box Office at http://www.danceboxoffice.com/
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