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The Henry presents Eyes of the Skin a collaboration between UW Dance and DXArts

The Henry Art Gallery presents Eyes of the Skin, a collaboration between UW Dance and DXArts, January 26 – February 4, 2012.

The Henry welcomes media artist, Maja Petrić (PhD, DXARTS), choreographer, Jennifer Salk (Associate Professor, Dance), and over 15 dancers for a 40-minute dance/mixed media installation that delves into the complex nature of tenderness.

This cross-departmental collaboration explores concepts of tenderness and fragility with a multi-sensory journey allowing viewers to experience the entire museum in unexpected ways. Upon entering the Henry viewers move through the interstitial spaces — hallways, stairwells, elevators, ramps — experiencing sound, light, and dance. These small environments create places of vulnerability, playfulness, intimacy, fragility and cruelty among a tightly knit group, choreographed by Salk.

Using light and projection technology, Petrić’s installations will appear in distinct locations in the Henry where the dancers interact. In the Stroum gallery, a large wall provides the backdrop to the main dance; it slowly “cracks” and discloses an illusion of a realm behind the wall. Funding for Eyes of the Skin is provided by the University of Washington Donald E. Petersen Endowment for Excellence.

• Performances are on January 26, 27, and February 2, 3 at 7:30PM and January 28, 29, and February 4 at 2:00PM. All performances are non-ticketed and free with museum admission.

Henry admission is by suggested donation: $10: General, $6: Seniors (62+), Free: Henry members; UW students, faculty, and staff with ID; high school & college students with ID; children 13 years and under, first Thursdays.

• Petrić’s mixed media installation can be viewed from January 26 until February 4, 2012.

Henry Art Gallery
Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts University of Washington 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street Box 351410
Seattle, WA 98195-1410
206.543.2280
www.henryart.org

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