Still We Tend
from Open Dance Project & Musica
The loneliness and isolation of the pandemic was the catalyst for this dramatic merging of dance, music and sculpted nature created by Open Dance’s artistic director Annie Arnoult, Musiqa’s A.D Anthony Brandt and filmmaker James Templeton.
The trio say this outdoor work “leans into a collective desire to keep making new artistic work, or tending to our creative gardens, during the shutdown.”
As Still We Tend was first conceived as a film, during this live outdoor performance the dancers will replicate the film’s journey with a promenade dance through five different locations around the Gardens.
The live performance will include the original film score by Malian musician Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté, and also celebrates the one year anniversary of the Houston Botanic Gardens.
Saturday, Sept. 25, at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 26, at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
