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PHOTO: The Spiral Dance Collective rehearses “Marigolds Downriver,” to be performed on Earth Day at three public spaces along the Kennebec River waterfront. (Kristy Ferran-McNaughton photo)
HALLOWELL – Outdoor dance performances will be held on the banks of the Kennebec River on Saturday, April 22, on honor of Earth Day.
The free performance of “Marigolds Downriver,” by the Spiral Dance Collective will be in three sections, performed at separate locations along the Kennebec River Rail Trail. After the first dance is complete, the next begins, and then the next, so that the dance moves down the river.
The dance begins at 10 a.m. at Waterfront Park, on Front Street in Augusta. It moves to Granite City Park in Hallowell at 11 a.m. and then to Gardiner’s Waterfront Park at noon.
Community members are welcome to travel with the dancers to each location via bicycle along the Kennebec River Rail Trail. Members of the public who would like to participate in the dance should attend the free pre-performance Community Dance Workshop at 9 a.m. at Waterfront Park in Augusta. Participants will work with the group to create their own dance phrase to weave into the set choreography. No dance experience is required.
“Marigolds Downriver” explores how one action affects another, how what happens upriver has an effect downriver, how each individual action creates a ripple effect of impact in the community.
The Spiral Dance Collective is based at the River Studio. Members are Christine Little, Jenny McKendry, Kay Mann, Shae O’Connor and Sophi Reiter, of Hallowell; Dalziel Lewis, of China; Barbara Oesterlin-Heath, of Whitefield; Kristy Ferran McNaughton, Sidney; Judith Zink, of Skowhegan.
Community sponsors of “Marigolds Downriver” are Augusta Downtown Alliance, Vision Hallowell, Upstream and Gardiner Main Street.
For more information visit augustadowntown.com/events.
