Shapes of Movement, Lummi Island

Shapes of Movement with Rena Priest 2024 

Shapes of Movement is a multi-year project that explores our interdependent relationship with Nature through choreography, sculpture, and weaving. With an installation made up of a modular metal structure and compositions of handwoven textiles, two dancers activate the space within and around the structure creating relationships between each other, the weavings, and Nature.

Partnerships are key at every site, both in the Arts as well as in other disciplines to deepen our connection to Place and Nature. This iteration takes place on the shoreline of the Salish Sea, with partner Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest, member of the Lummi Nation contributing spoken word to the work.

Our team includes Crystal Gregory, sculptor and Associate Professor of Fiber Arts at University of Kentucky; Kathy Imlay, bi-coastal Curator and Producer; gwen charles, NYC/NJ-based multimedia artist and arts educator; Erin Carlisle Norton, NYC/NJ-based choreographer and Artistic Director of the nonprofit dance organization The Moving Architects; and company dancers Kelly Guerrero, NJ and Emily Cicio, NYC.