Atlanta Beltline Art Residency
Avoiding Highways, a site-specific dance theatre performance.
Culmination of Nadya Zeitlin’s Atlanta Beltline Art Residency.
FREE to attend!
Dates of pop-up performances:
October 12, 5:00PM - 5:30PM
Location:
Atlanta Beltline, East Side. Under the Edgewood Ave SE bridge.
Dates of final performances:
November 9, 3PM
November 9, 4:30PM
Location:
Old Fourth Ward Tower Plaza, 405 N Angier Avenue NE.
Choreographic direction, costuming: Nadya Zeitlin.
Co-creators and performers: Caroline Alcott, Kendall Alexander, Versailles Jones, Faith Fidgeon, Petar Miloshevski, Isa Newton, Rianna Wallace, Katie Watkins. With Hiroko Kelly.
What does your old home look like?
What does your old home feel like?
What did you have to do to adjust to your new home?
Together with participating artists, Nadya was exploring a variety of answers to these questions through the movement language, adapting the dance to the landscape of the Old Fourth Ward Tower Plaza right at the Beltline's East Side Trail.
During the residency, Nadya explored the art of adapting to new circumstances and "homes." This theme holds deep personal significance for Zeitlin, as she recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of her relocation from her hometown, Almaty, Kazakhstan, to the United States.
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Please keep in mind that we may have a videographer and photographer documenting the process.
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Performance will be traveling throughout the Plaza.
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Attendants are welcome to travel with performers, or find a spot on the bench or on the ground and watch from there.
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There is a water fountain on the Plaza, and plenty of food at surrounding cafes.
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Restrooms might be available at surrounding businesses.
If you have any additional questions, please reach out to bautanzt@gmail.com.
Parking info: Free parking may be available around the Old Fourth Ward Park, under the BeltLine on Ralph McGill Boulevard. Paid parking @ Ponce City Market. We encourage carpooling and coming a bit earlier.
Photographer: Jordan Young.
Participating in the Atlanta Beltline Art Residency, Zeitlin's goal is to delve deeper into the realm of performance art in public spaces and advance her mission of making the art of dance more accessible to the public. That involves bringing dance to where people are, rather than inviting them to traditional performance venues where attendees often need to purchase tickets, arrange babysitting, find parking, and deal with various logistical challenges.
The diverse landscapes offered by the Atlanta Beltline perfectly align with the theme she wishes to explore: the art of adapting to new circumstances and "homes." This theme holds deep personal significance for Zeitlin, as she recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of her relocation from her hometown, Almaty, Kazakhstan, to the United States.
Weaving dance and theatre into each selected location environment, Zeitlin will create a series of unique performances of various lengths, each telling a meaningful and visually engaging story.
Photographer, videographer: Jordan Young.