www.RuthEckerdHall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\nThis immersive dance and photography experience is presented in partnership with the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall.<\/p>\n
More than a traditional dance performance, \u201cAbove\/Below\u201d transforms the theatre into a living gallery where photography, embodiment, and movement intersect. Audience members are invited to arrive early and remain after the performance to explore a curated exhibition of seven photographic works by Clay, each developed through the company\u2019s movement research and embodiment practice. The photographs will be available for viewing before and after the performance, with selected works available for purchase.<\/p>\n
Inspired by the embodiment of tarot and the psychological process of shadow work, \u201cAbove\/Below\u201d follows dancers as seekers navigating the confrontation and integration of the shadow self. The work draws from Major Arcana tarot cards that appeared through Artistic Director Alexander Jones\u2019s personal shadow work practice over the past year. These cards \u2014 Wheel of Fortune, The Devil, The Tower, The Moon, The Hermit, The Hanged Man, and Death \u2014 guide the performance\u2019s emotional arc, embodying cycles of upheaval, illusion, reflection, surrender, and transformation.<\/p>\n
Through movement, light, and shadow, the dancers navigate moments of rupture and renewal, exploring what it means to become more whole by embracing the hidden parts of ourselves.<\/p>\n
For this production, the Murray Studio Theatre will be transformed into an intimate, immersive performance environment. Audiences are encouraged to sit on the floor, take a chair, or stand, allowing them to experience the work from multiple perspectives as dancers move throughout the space. This flexible environment dissolves the traditional boundary between performer and viewer, inviting audiences into a shared landscape of vulnerability, reflection, and transformation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been so fortunate to have Alexander Jones on our team as a choreographer and are now thrilled to welcome his company into our family of artists. The message and mission of\u202fprojectALCHEMY\u202faligns beautifully with our own, and we look forward to bringing their beautiful work to our audiences \u2014 they are in for an unforgettable experience,\u201d said Sharon Reid-Kane, Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts vice president and chief education and community engagement officer.<\/p>\n
projectALCHEMY is a nonprofit international dance company based in St. Petersburg, dedicated to engaging the dance community and local audiences through immersive interdisciplinary performance, affordable movement classes, and dance artist development opportunities. Through intentional collaboration, the organization works to create a thriving dance ecosystem where artists and audiences can experience meaningful artistic exchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CLEARWATER \u2014 projectALCHEMY, the St. Petersburg\u2013based nonprofit dance company, will present \u201cAbove\/Below,\u201d an immersive contemporary dance and visual…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[93856,2813,1339,93857,596,5195,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-204190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-above-below","tag-arts","tag-clearwater","tag-dance-comapny","tag-pinellas-county","tag-ruth-eckerd-hall","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}