ABOUT BLOOM | CAR SAFARI | SUPPORT | LOCATION | CONTACT
BLOOM:
A journey
July 21-25, 2021
The reviews are in:
“As has been true for the company’s entire 50-year history, no description of a Pilobolus performance can do it justice. You can’t quantify their love of movement, experimentation and spiritual harmony. In the case of “Bloom,” that balance and harmony pervades multiple acres of grass, trees, water. It fills the air.”
Performance photos by Linda Pouder
ABOUT BLOOM: A JOURNEY
On July 21 - 25, we debuted our second-ever “car safari” - a re-imagined performance experience designed around diverse artistic elements and physical environments, in collaboration with excellent artistic partners and community members.
A special thank you to…
Our host:
Sunny Meadow Farm
The Dancers:
Eryn Barnes, Nathaniel Buchsbaum, Paris Cullman, Victoria DeRenzo, Quincy Ellis, Marlon Feliz, Casey Howes, Hannah Klinkman, Paul Liu, Jacob Michael Warren
Our Partners:
Stuart Bogie, Kat Edmonson, Rob Kapilow, the Institute of American Indian Studies, Litchfield County Choral Union
Our Sponsors:
Pure Insurance, Ingersoll Automotive
Our amazing volunteers!
…and you, the audience!
THE CAR SAFARI
I. The Ferryman
A mysterious Ferryman transports a beautiful lady to shore, the two dancing in their small boat as Kat Edmonson sings from the water’s edge welcoming them to shore. Once they have reached the other side, Pilobolus Dancer Jacob Michael Warren sings a duet of hope with Kat Edmonson, No One Is Alone, while all three characters dance and lift each other before our Ferryman returns to his duties.
II. The Rugged Countryside
In this mythical home of Pan and his Nymphs and Satyrs, a horned Stuart Bogie mischievously teaches the audience how to influence movements by dancer nymphs on the hillside, immersed in a soundscape of multiple horns on a hill for a piece that is different every time.
III. Far and Wee
Audiences are invited to an apple orchard for sounds of singing bowls, violin, viola, and keys echoing through the branches. This station featured the BLOOM Community Dance Project with performers from 12 to 85 who worked with Pilobolus directors and dancers to create their own station: visions of dancing fabrics, voices by the Litchfield County Choral Union and original music by Rob Kapilow.
IV. The Legend of the Wendigo
The final piece is a cautionary but ultimately uplifting tale with music by Ben Sollee and text by Darlene Kascak, storyteller at the Institute of American Indian Studies. The mythical Wendigos emerge from the woods with an insatiable appetite. But a young girl holds the antidote to their suffering: pay attention to nature around us and what it has to teach, caring for all is caring for ourselves. This moving final station ends with an invitation for the audience to balance the scales together.
LEARN MORE about our friends at the Institute of American Indian Studies
Did you love bloom?
Support Pilobolus:
DONATE AND GET A BLOOM SHIRT
If you feel moved to support our work after experiencing this summer’s performance, please consider a tax-deductible gift. We deeply appreciate your support at any level. Thank you!
Donors of $100 and above will receive a complimentary BLOOM logo t-shirt!
LEARN MORE about our festival VIP event, Full Moon at the Meadow.
Event location
Sunny Meadow Farm
While the Five Senses Festival has enjoyed three wonderful and creative summers at Spring Hill Vineyards, our vision for bringing back the Car Safari - which everyone loved - was to find a new “stage.” The expansive open fields, straight and narrow paths, and apple orchards of Sunny Meadow Farm in Bridgewater, Connecticut were perfect for realizing our new, improved experience.
Explore the new location:
Contact us
General questions:
Email us at info@pilobolus.org
or call 860-868-0538
PRESS
Press Contact
Shelley Kapitulik: Splash PR for Pilobolus/BLOOM: A Journey
shelley@splashpr.us | 203.898.1501
BLOOM: A Journey is sponsored by:
