The Garden: River’s Edge is a guided experience for 5-7 audience members at a time, leading participants on an intimate and expansive journey of connection, reflection, and gentle acts of participation.
Since its premiere in 2013, The Garden has lived in many forms, locations, and languages. The Garden engages with a site and its history, manifesting differently in each location. In this newest version of The Garden, audiences are led through the historic spaces of Arch Street Meeting House via prompts on headset, interacting with the architecture, the dancers, and one another through a series of playful and tender encounters.
During the performance ofThe Garden: River’s Edge, each audience member is invited to explore a distinct path of their own. Due to the infrastructure of a historic building, most of the paths require limited stair walking. One path does not require stairs and is wheelchair accessible. We can accommodate up to two audience members on this path at a time.
In The Garden: River’s Edge, you will wear headsets on your ears and there are gentle instructions to guide you from place to place. You will interact with dancers and other audience members. Please note that all interactions will be from a distance and the level of physical activity will be minimal.
Performances
Sept. 7th - 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, 4 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 8th - 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, 4 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 10th - 3:45 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 15th - 4:30 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 18th - 3:45 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 19th - 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, 4 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 20th - 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, 4 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 21st - 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, 4 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Sept. 22nd - 3:45 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:15 pm, 6 pm
Nichole Canuso Dance Company
Founded in 2004 by choreographer Nichole Canuso, Nichole Canuso Dance Company (NCDC) is a Philadelphia based performance platform dedicated to creating performance experiences that embrace the complexity and beauty of humanity. NCDC reimagines dance aesthetics by blurring the roles of audience and performer, bringing performance to unconventional spaces and engaging audiences in adventurous ways. Projects often sit at the crossroads of movement, visual art, and theater. The company is currently exploring the interfaces of live, embodied presence with emerging technologies to challenge our definitions of human relationship. We are propelled by the interplay of each performer’s energy, memory, and physicality. This ensemble-driven experimental work is grounded by workshops, open rehearsals, and dialogues shaped by the needs and interests of the surrounding community. In a world that feels increasingly divisive, NCDC asks how dance can build inviting spaces for people to practice bridging the distances, both actual and perceived.