Name: Elemental Arts Presents: Wildflowers
Start: 2024-11-21T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Lobero Theatre

In collaboration with Selah Dance Collective
A story told through Aerial, Circus, and Dance

How do art & movement help us to grow?
Seen through the lens of aerial, circus, and dance arts.
Join our artists as they navigate our bodies’ natural survival responses; fight, flight, freeze and fawn.
In the summertime, we roam through lush fields. But in the dry fall heat, a wildfire sweeps the landscape, leaving us scorched and barren. In the harsh winter we sift through of withering flowers, each flower moving through our bodies’ natural responses.
But why do these emotions seem so negative? Even though we all experience the same things, we process differently. We move and express in unique ways, to come to the same feeling and blossom into spring.
*Special Guest Announcement!*
Prequel by Circus with Purpose and renown aerial theater pioneers, Paper Doll Militia. The debut of their new work "Homeostasis"
An aerial sculpture & performance piece fusing the visual design of Shibari with contemporary aerial arts. The apparatus is a large-scale visual interpretation of the human nervous system, constructed entirely with rope. This tree-like apparatus becomes an elaborate structure for aerial performers exploring dysregulation and resilience on personal and societal levels.

Tickets available at https://www.lobero.org/events/wildflowers-selah-dance/

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Elemental Aerial Arts:
www.santabarbaraaerial.com
Selah Dance Collective:
(or SELAH), a Santa Barbara-based contemporary dance company, creates and performs worldwide original work by artistic director and founder Meredith Ventura.
selah dance collective (or SELAH), a Santa Barbara-based contemporary dance company, creates and performs worldwide original work by artistic director and founder Meredith Ventura.
https://www.selahdancecollective.com/
Paper Doll Malitia:
Sine 2006, Paper Doll Militia’s innovative approach to choreography and poignant use of theatricality have gained the company the reputation of being pioneers in original aerial theatre. Their pieces seamlessly weave dynamic physicality, aerial arts, and visual theatre. They emphasize the mixture of modern and vintage mediums as well as invented aerial apparatus to create their signature aesthetic; dreamy, whimsical, and dark. Paper Doll Militia are also known for their Aerial Instruction courses, specifically Teacher Training courses, Vertical Theatre Method Method Master Classes and Aerial Retreats.
https://www.paperdollmilitia.com/
Circus with Purpose:
Where circus art meets the heart and movement intertwines with mindfulness. A collective force of artists, healers, and movement enthusiasts on a mission. Our purpose is simple yet profound: to cultivate sanctuaries of creativity that help us remember our inextricable human connection. Dedicated to supporting the Nicaraguan Social Circus Schools. Through play and creativity, we forge cross cultural connections that transcend borders, uniting international artists and teachers with the remarkable Social Circus Teachers of Nicaragua. Each January, we host a month-long circus retreat of discovery, playfulness, and collaborative expression.
https://www.circuswithpurpose.art/