Movement in the Galleries: Embodied Landscapes | The Art Institute of Chicago (original) (raw)
Admission actions
- Free with museum admission; no registration required.
If we opened people up, we would find landscapes.
—Agnès Varda
Georgia O’Keeffe
Join us for a session of guided improvisational movement inspired by American landscape painting and the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. In an attempt to turn our landscapes inside-out, we will work together to invent our own phrases of movement.
First, we will gather in the studio before moving into the museum to explore a variety of artistic landscapes. Then, we we’ll return to the studio to warm up before translating our discussion into dance through individual and collaborative exercises. Weather permitting, we will conclude our program overlooking Chicago’s skyline landscape on the Bluhm Family Terrace.
Please note that this program will not enter Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks.”
about the facilitator
Ellie Houlihan is a writer, dancer, and choreographer from Tinley Park, Illinois. She recently received her master’s degree in performance studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Trained in ballet and modern techniques, Ellie loves sharing the joy of improvisational dance with movers of all experience and ability levels.
what to expect
This program will begin in an RLC studio space before moving into the museum’s galleries, and then return to the RLC for movement warm-up and dance. The program will then move to Bluhm Terrace, weather permitting. Seating will be available in the studio and in the galleries upon request. This is a beginner-friendly workshop. Participants will be encouraged to set their own limits and move in whatever way is most comfortable for them. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that are comfortable to move in.