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Dance Exchange in lost, left, found & borrowed at Round House Theatre

Round House Theatre - Silver Spring (8641 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910)
Dance-exchange
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This innovative contemporary dance program by Dance Exchange features five works, commissioned by the MetLife Foundation Healthy Living Initiative, that explore the relationships between caregivers and those facing serious health challenges, like those associated with aging, including dementia. These inspirational pieces were developed with a multi-generational cast that spans six decades, and are meant not only to be performed in traditional theater spaces, but also shared directly with patients and caregivers in healthcare settings. In fact, one of the works, Martha Wittman's Companion Dances, was inspired by a caregiver who compared giving and receiving physical aid to ballroom dancing.

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The last date listed for lost, left, found & borrowed was Sunday January 15, 2012 / 2:00pm.

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Theillusion

Tony Kushner's Adaptation of 17th Century Play The Illusion

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$25.00
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$10.00

With this modern reinvention, Tony Kushner (Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels in America) triumphantly reinvents L'illusion Comique,, the fascinating, theatrical fairy-tale first told by French classical dramatist Pierre Corneille more than 370 years ago. A father, on a mission to reunite with his estranged son, enlists the services of a powerful sorcerer who conjures up provocative images from the young man's life. The father is led deep into a maze of romance, intrigue, conspiracy, and murder. But just how much of it is true? Witty and profound, timely and transcendent, The Illusion weaves reality and truth with the magic of the theater. Learn More

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Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Commissioned by the Dance Exchange and MetLife Foundation, these works feature intergenerational casts and were created to be performed both in traditional performance spaces, as well as in health care settings, such as hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centers. Themes include dementia, memory, and the shifting role of caretakers and caregivers.

Recollecting Disappearing, choreographed by Stephanie Miracle, asks audience members to change their view of the space and her multi-generational cast in this meditation on family and dementia.

Graham Brown’s The Better Half smashes expectations of physical paralysis in a duet threaded with love, memory, banter, and camaraderie.

In Martha Wittman’s Companion Dances, roles shift between caretaker and caregiver moment by moment. The duet was inspired by one caregiver who likens physical aid to ballroom dancing.

When Mind Moves Memory,
choreographed by Shula Strassfeld and Keith Thompson,examines the power of memory through a duet for a young man and older woman. How do objects and people hold our memories when we’re no longer able to ourselves?

Michelle Pearson’s Vespers searches for meaning and hope in the face of disease, fatigue and weariness. This trio gives witness to the role of caregivers during end of life journeys.

About the Ticket Supplier: Round House Theatre

Round House Theatre produces literary adaptations and contemporary works for the stage, conducts community-based education programs, and provides a home to diverse artists and arts organizations. Their work is expansive: they make art to explore big ideas, broaden minds, move hearts, exercise imaginations, and--ultimately--to build community through the shared experience of live theatre.