Project Bandaloop, under the artistic direction of Amelia Rudolph, creates a blend of dance, sport, ritual, and environmental awareness. Inspired by the possibilities of climbing and rappelling, the choreography draws on aerial, vertical and horizontal movement to craft dances, many site-specific. The work explores the relationship between movement and gravity and stimulates viewers’ awareness of their natural and built environments. Project Bandaloop hopes to enrich the quality of life with their performances, out-reach and ability to bring dance to new audiences. Since 1991, the company has enjoyed performing for close to half a million people.

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In 2010, the Foundation supported IdEgo. IdEgo investigates the tension between individual and group identity, and “wild” versus “organized” space through the collision of movement, sculpture, text, video projection and music. The performances will take place on a building at night with full production support of lights, video and sound and include perspective-altering choreography on a dance “floor” turned on its side. The collaborating artists are: Musician/composer Dana Leong, sculptor/set designer Todd Laby, lighting designer Jack Carpenter, and media artist Austin Forbord.