The Torpedo Factory Art Center presents The Migration Project, the latest work by Jane Franklin Dance, as part of our Community Partnership Program.
The Migration Project explores human flight through stories of relocation. Whether a family history dating back from multiple generations, or a recent relocation, something is shared through the ‘pull’ to find better opportunity or the ‘push’ to leave because of no choice. The extraordinary increase in global migration over the past 500 years has left traces in our DNA. An immersive visual experience evolves as Jane Franklin Dance and voices from within the community share family histories and interact with the space and with the art.
The large scale installation occupies the floor and walls; is contained by the physical boundaries yet comes alive in the space. Similar to a visual art gallery, audiences will ‘move through’ and participate from various viewpoints rather than one stationary location. The performances progress in tandem with the length of time the installation remains in place.
Torpedo Factory artist Rosemary Feit Covey‘s art installation, originally shown as The 0 Project, is a large-scale sculptural piece meant to give voice to the underrepresented and traditionally ignored. Hand-held masks echo the countless faces that create the texture of the banners. Dawn Whitmore adds brief video statements and sound installations drawn from words and phrases provided by individuals who have told their stories.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Main Hall of the Torpedo Factory Art Center
Doors: 7:00PM
Event: 7:30PM
Tickets: General admission tickets are $25 online and $30 at the door.
Buy TicketsAbout Jane Franklin Dance
Jane Franklin Dance crosses disciplines in partnership with music, media, visual artists and community participants. A vibrant part of the Washington DC/Northern Virginia cultural community, Jane Franklin Dance has been presented at multiple venues and festivals and internationally in Mexico. A recipient of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region Creative Communities Award, Jane has developed innovative and collaborative projects combining dancers with the round wall skateboarding community, with a life size kinetic sculpture, with the architecture of a specific site, with dogs & owners, and with interactive live video and sound for numerous public art projects. Jane Franklin is a recipient of the American Association of University Women Elizabeth Campbell Award for the Advancement of the Arts in Arlington, and Jane Franklin Dance has been recognized by Virginia’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The company tours for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Arts in Education Program and the Virginia Commission’s Tour Directory.
About the Torpedo Factory’s Community Partnership Program
The Torpedo Factory Art Center regularly co-presents programs with outside groups to bring new artists, works, and disciplines to our visitors. Recent partnerships have included Eames Armstrong, Heloisa Escudero, ReelAbilities Film Festival, AIA Northern Virginia, USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, Nomadic Jazz, DC Public Opera, Underground Kitchen, Alexandria Choral Society, and Alexandria Symphony Orchestra.
