Artists from Ann Arbor to Nebraska are collaborating with their counterparts in Grand Rapids, live on stage at Wealthy Theatre on Friday, for"Salmagundi: calm seas" - the fourth annual fall concert by Dance in the Annex (DITA). This event is made possible in part by Community Media Center (CMC), Wealthy Theatre and ArtPeers. All proceeds go directly to the artists and technicians.
"Salmagundi" is an original Wealthy Theatre event produced by DITA - the predecessor to "Trip The Light" (our annual spring modern dance concert.)
"Salmagundi is this gigantic, amazing entanglement with our community's performing artists, technical artists, and patrons," said Erin Wilson, Director, Wealthy Theatre. "DITA brings together WYCE 88.1FM musicians, video archiving and projection by GRTV volunteers and staff, and Wealthy Theatre's nimble technical staff. It's one of the most fruitful entanglements this city has ever experienced.
"The first Salmagundi featured a hip-hop performer and member of the New Black Panthers onstage with Jason Wheeler and a number of African drummers, joined by a cellist and violinist from the Grand Rapids sympohny," Wilson said. "Salmagundi is a dish of many ingredients, much like Wealthy Theatre, much like CMC."
Along with three original, short "dance on camera" video pieces that will be presented Nov. 9, "Salmagundi" features music by Orpheum Bell and many others - but the live dance performance is the beating heart of it all.
"This year features some of the most brilliant choreographers in contemporary modern dance," said Amy Wilson, DITA Artistic Director. "Friday's performance features new works by choreographers like Catherine Herrman, who studied in Germany with Pina Bausch and has performed internationally for years.
"The dance-on-film pieces we're showing Friday are beyond description, and the live music is among the best in Michigan," Wilson added. "Grand Rapids is widely considered an emerging center of modern dance, nationally, and that's because our city's artists have been willing to take chances and immerse themselves in new and complicated collaborations. We've joined together to create something bigger than any of us individually, and that takes guts - people here put the art above the ego, which is no small thing."
"Salmagundi: calm seas" features choreography by Sherrie Barr, Hannah Sullivan Ferianc, Rachel Finan, Catherine Herrman, Mary Jo Masters, Marlee Grace, and Amy Wilson. Dance On Film pieces will be presented by Michael Cook, Marlee Grace/John Hanson, Carolyn Pavlik. Live music will be performed by Orpheum Bell, Marc Lachance, and others.
Poster art work by Alynn Guerra.
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