First Edition

(a works-in-progress showcase)

Join us for First Edition, an evening of dance, art, collaboration, and community at the Wildflower Playhouse celebrating the culmination of the first annual Rio Hondo Artists' Residency (RHAR) and showcasing the choreographic works-in-progress developed by our artists over the last eleven days.

The purpose of RHAR is to dive deeply into creating something truly based in this place. We do not expect our artists to produce a finished product, but to engage with the process, local artists, the community, and the land in & around Taos, ultimately creating something real and meaningful.

To do this, we bring dance artists from across the country, who have a strong connection to Northern New Mexico, to Taos. They work with local artists who create in many different mediums to lay the foundation for a new dance-based performance piece, while also designing community workshops that serve the dual purposes of engaging the community in to the arts-making process AND acting as research opportunities for the artists to collect stories & input to inform their work.

We believe that offering people unique ways to connect creates more opportunities for people in our community to do better, together. Using art to build a dense network of interpersonal connections allows us all to more easily leverage the greatest strength we have in our small town: people power.

We invite you to join us as we celebrate RHAR’s first contribution towards a more interconnected arts community and look forward to what comes next.

Doors open at 6:30pm.
Choreographic showcase begins at 7:00pm.
Reception with snacks, drinks, and artwork to peruse before and after.

Tickets are by a suggested donation of $10 per person. We will not turn anyone away for lack of funds. There is limited seating.

There will also be the opportunity to share your thoughts & impressions of the evening & the art with RHAR on video, only if you wish to do so. Collected comments may be used online by RHAR.

SHOWTIME
Fri, Jul 3, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
$10 suggested donation

PRESENTED BY
Rio Hondo Artists' Residency