Past Education | Public Programs

Connecting the Body to the Natural World

with Brother(hood) Dance! and Global Water Dances Columbus

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Collaged image featuring a photograph of a splash of greenish water against a blue background and a black-and-white photograph of Brother(hood) Dance! members Orlando Zane Hunter Jr. (left) and Ricarrdo Valentine (right).

Apr 13, 2023 10:00 AM

Mershon Auditorium

Free for all audiences (RSVP required)

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We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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In partnership with Global Water Dances Columbus, Brother(hood) Dance! leads an immersive dance workshop focused on the body and its connection to the natural world.

Following their performance in H2O Danceworks: Columbus Choreographers Showcase on April 7 and 8, Orlando Zane Hunter Jr. and Ricarrdo Valentine of Columbus-based duo Brother(hood) Dance! will guide participants in connecting their bodies to our natural environment. Both performers are also graduate students in Ohio State’s Department of Dance.

Programmed in conjunction with our current exhibitions, which similarly call attention to the cultural significance of land and water, this workshop asks us to consider how individuals can use movement to express messages around sustainability, water, and the earth.

We encourage attendees to wear comfortable clothing appropriate for movement. Lunch will be provided!

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Left to right: Water Splash, photo: Larry Hamill; Brother(hood) Dance!, photo: Kiritin Beyer.

More about Global Water Dances Columbus

According to the Global Water Dances Columbus mission, the collective “connects and supports Columbus-based choreographers and dancers to a global community to shed light on the importance of water in our lives and to inspire action and collaboration for equitable access to safe, clean, and affordable water for everyone through the universal language of dance.” Learn more on the Global Water Dances Columbus website.

More about Brother(hood) Dance!

In the words of Brother(hood) Dance!: “As a collective, our work demonstrates how life extends beyond its own subjective limits and often tells a story about the effects of global cultural interaction over the latter half of the twentieth century. It challenges the binaries we continually reconstruct between Self and Other, between our own ‘cannibal’ and ‘civilized’ selves. By rejecting an objective truth and global cultural narratives, we find that movement reveals an inherent awkwardness, a humor that echoes our own vulnerabilities. Brother(hood) Dance!  considers movement as a metaphor for the ever-seeking man who experiences a continuous loss. Brother(hood) Dance!’s work urge us to renegotiate performance as being part of a reactive or – at times – autistic medium, commenting on oppressing themes in our contemporary society.” Learn more on the Brother(hood) Dance! website.

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Programmed in partnership with Global Water Dances Columbus.

LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
American Electric Power Foundation
Huntington
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Big Lots Foundation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
The Ohio State University Office of Outreach & Engagement
Ohio Arts Council
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
State Farm

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE RESIDENCIES PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate