Dwell

“I am because I dwell; I dwell because I build.” – Heidegger

As dancemakers and performers, Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser are interested in the experience and creation of place through art and design. Their new performance, commissioned by Links Hall, connects to Links Hall itself: its history, its neighbors, its inhabitants, its unique situation. Dwell is an improvisational performance of dance, lighting and live music, reflecting the process of making a place special, and creating a place to be alive. Improvisation lends itself to this act of location and the reconfiguration of narrative. In this context, both the performers and the audience create and discover new and ongoing stories that are at once real and imaginary. Chris and Angie are joined in performance by cellist virtuoso Stephen Katz, who performs regularly with the Paul Winter Consort.