Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Dancers and skaters at the park, crazy and fun.

Skateboarders and dancers shared the Historic Old 4th Ward Skatepark last weekend. I was there for rehearsal and two performances but I'm at a loss to explain it. The ArtsATL.com review might help.
I'd call gloAT a dance troup that dances off stage. They say "gloATLis a collaborative platform of exceptional contemporary physical experience...Part choreography and part interactive art installation..." and I think that's right.

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This is the event. The park remained open for skaters throughout the rehearsals and performances.

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That was a very good thing.

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Hundreds of folks showed up.

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Did  you know about the brand new skatepark on the Beltline?

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The fans didn't always know what was going on.

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They probably still don't know.

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Dancers wore '60's outfits and wigs.

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They danced solos and septets. They danced everywhere. They danced in front of, in, and behind the audience. They danced to music, to words, and to crowd noise. I chased them about but if you stayed in one place, they eventually came to you.

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They danced on concrete and grass.

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Skaters watched dance and kept skating.

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Dance fans watched skaters and dancers.


And it was just crazy.


Just crazy.


Crazy fun.


1 comment:

  1. I like them all shaking in the 2nd video. The bathing suits and swim caps are pretty awesome too!

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