Grief to Gratitude
May 31 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Grief to Gratitude explores different aspects of grief that are intrinsically tied to the human experience. The roaming performance includes five solos performed at five unique locations (note: audience members will be gently guided by a dance assistant from one location to the next). Dancer and choreographer Lonnie Stanton invites the audience to acknowledge the grief that we carry and share our feelings of gratitude to honor and heal from our grief.
Audience autonomy is valued. You may choose to watch the performance on your feet, from a bench (if one is available), or a chair (chairs will be provided). Audience members are encouraged to bear witness to the dance’s details, engage with the artist throughout the performance (when encouraged), and absorb the beautiful Mount Auburn landscape that surrounds us.
Check-in for the event will be outside Story Chapel, just inside the front gate at 580 Mt. Auburn St. in Cambridge. The audience will then be led by a Mount Auburn staff member to the performance space. The walking route starts on Central Ave and continues up Indian Ridge then down to Rosebay Ave at the southernmost point of Auburn Lake. The route includes a couple of small hills, some paved areas, and some stone-covered paths.
The performance itself will be 25-30 minutes, but the full event experience will be 35-40 minutes. The performance will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A with the artist.
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Check-in at Story Chapel. We will walk to the performance space as a group.
Capacity: 30 people per performance
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