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2021; 2022 (Santa Cruz); 2023 · Dance – site-specific / aerial

LOOM: FIELD (also FIELD; the 'Caught in a Loom' song)

Archive folder: LOOM (incl. LOOM: Field, Caught in a Loom)

Melecio Estrella (director) · BANDALOOP

The second part of BANDALOOP's LOOM trilogy, a 35-45 minute outdoor vertical dance theater work with live original music, spoken word and fabric. It explores the ancestral power of textiles and the environmental effects of the fashion industry. It premiered in Atlanta in 2021 and toured in 2022-2023.

Premiere
2021-10-01
Venue
FIELD world premiere, presented by Flux Projects on the BeltLine-facing facade at 725 Ponce de Leon Ave (near Ponce City Market)
Where
Atlanta, GA
Performances
Oct 1-3, 2021, Atlanta (live music from 4:30 pm). LOOM:FIELD Oakland hometown premiere and 30th anniversary, Breuner Building (Grand & Broadway), April 15-16, 2022. Hungary tour with MUPA Budapest, including Győr (April 2022). Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk (spring 2022). CommonGround festival, Museum of Art & History / Abbott Square, Santa Cruz, Sept 16-17, 2022. Toured through spring 2023.
Credits
Director: Melecio Estrella. Composer/music director (live): Ben Juodvalkis. Singer: Destani Wolf. Theater artist/text: Chibueze Crouch. Costume/set design and weaving: IB Bayo. Visual creative technologist: Osman Koç. Lighting: Jim French (Oakland). Sustainability strategist: Catherine Botrill. Rehearsal director: Skip Kirk. Production/technical: Matt Leonard, Mike Rogers, Thomas Cavanagh (executive director). Santa Cruz sound: Gabe Armstrong. Dancers (2022 company list): Damara Ganley, Becca Dean, Rose Huey, Sarah Keeney, Wailana Simcock, Jose Abad, Melecio Zambrano and others.

Press

“the six dancers, theater artist Chibueze Crouch and performer/composer Ben Juodvalkis explore how the clothing and fashion industry contributes to climate change and environmental degradation.”

ArtsATL · Robin Wharton · 2021-09-29

“Collaborators for the production include ninth-generation Nigerian weaver and costume designer IB Bayo, theater artist Chibueze Crouch, composer Ben Juodvalkis, and lighting designer Jim French.”

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