Tue 12/15 @ 1PM
FEAST: a ballet is described as “the dark truth of colonial exploitation through movement and art in a hauntingly beautiful yet eye-opening performance.” Not your typical Nutcracker or Swan Lake, that is.
It blends art and dance “to present narratives about economic theories, environmental degradation, and wealth distribution” and “explore the complexities of an economy through the interaction between dancers and objects.” In it, dancers interact with art and sculpture representing commodities to explore human consumption and its impacts: Sugar, Coffee, Bananas, Timber, Oil & Minerals, and Beef.
FEAST is a project of a collaboration dubbed Creative Destruction between Christina Lindhout and Kelly Korfage, two dancers who work with Verb Ballets, noted local visual artist Corrie Slawson, University of Dayton associate professor of law Dr. Dalindyebo Shabalala, and sustainability journalist Marc Lefkowitz. When they started working of FEAST, they intended it to be a live performance, but yeah, things changed, so they reconceived it as a film. Akron Soul Train gallery has been running the 23-minute film on loop at its Capsoul Gallery, where some of the 500 sculptural and purchased props used in the film are also on display.
If you’re curious as to what this groundbreaking work is about, Kindhout and Korfage will be doing a live presentation from the Verb Hallet studio via Akron Soul Train’s Instagram (@akron_soul_train). They’ll talk about how they created the choreography and what all the movements mean.
The Akron Soul Train gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday, 11-4pm where the FEAST film will be on view through Wed 12/23.
191 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308