Dancing Earth

Grant Recipient Details

Location

Santa Fe, NM

Artist

Dancing Earth

Artist Website

http://www.dancingearth.org

Project Title

Between Underground and Skyworld (BTW US)

Fiscal Year Awarded

2019

Grant or Program

National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant

Grant Amount

$50,000

Between Underground and Skyworld (hereafter, BTW US) is a multimedia dance theater work that conjures visions for a more sustainable future. The show brings forth intertribal perspectives on sustainability and renewable energy from the next generation of Indigenous superheroes. Fusing tradition with technology, the heroes explore themes of repetition and renewal, finding healing and remembering ancestral knowledge. Guiding their creative process in cultural viewpoints on sustainability and renewable practices, Dancing Earth Creations also employs sustainable arts practices through set and costume design which utilizes reclaimed / repurposed / recycled materials and lighting design which prioritizes LED technology.