NO WAKE - Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell
IX Art Park
522 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Virginia
38.026212
-78.4823443
Description
NO WAKE is a multimedia performance developed by artist Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell as a part of her 2015/2016 Public Artist Residency at The Bridge. Referencing Homer’s Odyssey, NO WAKE is a mythic story of a widow whose grief is so enormous that she tries to abandon her child, and ends up causing a storm that tears their house from shore. As mother and child are cast adrift, they are faced with a series of challenges in order to survive. The play engages themes of responsibility, the paralysis of grief, the extent of denial, the challenge of empathy, creation & destruction, and our relationships with the other.In addition, NO WAKE includes a dance installation piece that showcases a brigade of young dancers known as the Water Bearers, comprising over 20 middle-school aged girls, and created in collaboration with residents of Friendship Court. The Water Bearers will perform from roughly 7pm to 8pm in and around the IX Art Park. The Box Office will have a rough schedule of their itinerary. The NO WAKE performance begins at 8pm.Some notes about the NO WAKE performance: 1) The performance space is completely open air, (i.e. not under a tent), for maximum visibility and accessibility to the whole community.2) We are offering a substantial number of first-come, first-served FREE tickets for every performance, also in an effort to maximize accessibility. These are available at the door the night of each show.3) NO WAKE will NOT perform in rain, snow, or temperatures below 45 degrees. Being outside in the unpredictable weather of March & April is intentional, and enhances the themes of the performance. Call The Bridge at 5pm the day of your scheduled performance if you are wondering whether the show will run: 434.984.5669, or check The Bridge Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheBridgePAI. All tickets for a canceled show will be fully refunded. 4) We believe NO WAKE to be appropriate for kids 10+. It deals frankly with issues and situations of importance to older children and adults.5) If you have the means, please consider purchasing tickets to the performance. Your purchase supports the making of original, innovative art in Charlottesville. The ticket price reflects the fact that all of the artists involved in this production were paid for their work.Audiences love NO WAKE:NO WAKE is beautiful and physical, and it connects in a way that leaves you with the feeling that a weight has been lifted.I had a great time at NO WAKE on opening night! I thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the open air with friends watching the strong work on stage and the story unfold. I will be back!NO WAKE has strong, precise, and moving performances, and arresting visuals and sound. I highly recommend it!NO WAKE is a haunting work of imagination that delights the senses and strikes a deep emotional chord.I choked up at NO WAKE...I remembered so clearly, and with surprising tenderness I hadn't previously allowed myself, the series of events in my own life that brought a hard end to childhood.Truly affecting. I will require a second showing! #exceptionallocaltalentThe Public Artist program is The Bridge’s annual artist-in-residence program. The program provides financial, logistical, and organizational support for an artist to make a piece that directly impacts the Charlottesville community through its production and presentation.Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell, the 2016 Public Artist, is a Charlottesville performance artist best known for her collaborative work with theatre company Performers Exchange Project (PEP), which co-produced the 2006 A Charlottesville Wunderkammer and 2007’s SHENTAI at the IX Building. In 2008 she co-founded the Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLAW). In addition, Jennifer is an accomplished playwright, and the instigator of a host of other creative projects.If you have questions, or need to make changes to your tickets, email us at info@thebridgepai.org
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