Join us at dusk for a something/nothing, for our griefs, for our beloved, for the circularity of time and the gaps we live in. We are asking all the questions about ritual, grief, the gap between ourselves and the dead, ourselves and this land, the people, the history, the future, ways of seeing time, geologic and cosmic, pilgrimages and seeking, lies and divining, bringing down the stars, and the immense magnitude of care that is woven all around; we weave it backward and forwards too.
What if everything is present all the time? Open your eyes with us. We are opening our eyes to the trees, the ghosts, the rocks, the stardust, the oracles, the chaos, immeasurable sadness, and impossible infinity. Nothing is everything is nothing is here right now is forever is never is here. Right now.
Saturday, September 28 at 6:45pm
Sunday, September 29 at 6:45pm
Featuring the incomparable Judith Howard, Krista Langberg, Sam Johnson, Jeffrey Wells, and Sylvan Madaus Derenne dancing alongside Monica Thomas and Theresa Madaus. With dramaturgy by Charles Campbell, lighting by Heidi Eckwall, and support by Matt Regan. Created by Theresa Madaus and Monica Thomas in collaboration with everyone/everything.
This performance is outdoors at Crosby Farm Regional Park, about a 7-10 minute walk into the woods. Meet at the Crosby Farm Park picnic shelter at 6:45pm. Please bring your own camping chair or picnic blanket and dress to be outside for an hour at dusk. Please see registration for additional access information and what to expect. Email ritualsfornothing@gmail.com with any questions.
This performance is free, but registration is required.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Theresa Madaus is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.