DANCES WITH DOCENTS
attending this event means you ARE this event

a docent: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art gallery

a dancing docent: a person with some moves who choreographs dances based on visual art

Who/What/Why:

“Dances with Docents” brings two dancing docents to the Whatcom Museum who are eager to share how art moves them. Attending this event means you ARE the event. There is no audience. All present will join Kuntz and Company founder / WWU dance faculty Pam Kuntz and WWU dance faculty Angela Sebastian in pre-choreographed dances that are inspired by select pieces in the current exhibit “Acts of Healing and Repair.”

Everyone experiences visual artwork in their own way. Have you ever wondered how a dancer does it? “Dances with Docents” offers this chance...not only to learn how, but to embody the ideas yourself. The works in the exhibit reflect the theme of healing and repair. We are confident that grooving through the museum with others by your side will give you a dose of your own healing and repair. So, if you are even slightly intrigued and interested in a fun time, give this a go. Who knows, maybe you will be among the first to participate in an experience that could become a regular happening. Just imagine what the dances will be when inspired by the next Whatcom Museum exhibit “National Geographic’s - The Greatest Wildlife Photographs!”

All moves will be taught

All moves will be guided the entire time

All moves will have great music

No dance experience necessary

Seriously! Pam has been making dances on people of all ages and abilities for 20 years

All photographs of Pam and Angela by the fabulous Evan Ingalls!

Where:

In the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher building
250 Flora Street, Bellingham, WA

When:

TBD

Arrive 15 minutes early to ensure a prompt start.

Dress to move.

Good rubber soled shoes are absolutely essential and required. This is a physical activity. Be prepared for the opportunity to break a sweat. (Certainly not required, but you may not be able to help yourself.)

For disability accommodations please contact Pam Kuntz at 360-510-4711 prior to purchasing a ticket. Due to the nature of the work, as well as limitations created by the environment, greater care must be taken to ensure equal access. All participants must be age 12 or older.

14 Days With My Father In Assisted Care In 2020

Margaret Chodos-Irvine; PPE: 14 Days With My Father In Assisted Care In 2020, 2021; 14 non-woven synthetic PPE gowns, thread, vintage hanger; 120 x 72 x 72 in. Courtesy of the artist; Photo Credit: Tom Collicott.

The Ball and the Box

Ethan Edward; The Ball and the Box, 2023; Photography; 18 x 24 in., Courtesy of the artist.

Contact Sheet: 36 Shots at Remaking Tomorrow

Neil Berkowitz; Contact Sheet: 36 Shots at Remaking Tomorrow, 2021; Multilayer photographic archival pigment print on paper 44 x 52 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Stress Formations

Mark Smith, Stress Formations, 2023; Unique laser engraving on painted and laminated papers; 15 x 15 x 1.5 in., Courtesy of the artist.

Remote_II

Kyung Hee Im; Remote_II, 2023; Thread, fabric, wood; 12 x 10 x 30 in., Courtesy of the artist.

Happy Picnics

Valerie Hird; Happy Picnics, 2021; Oil paint, asphaltum, crayon, gesso, BFK paper 32 x 32 x 2 in., Courtesy of Nohra Haime Gallery, NYC.

Dances with Docents is inspired by The Museum Workout by Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass. Check out their work HERE…they are amazing!

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DANCES WITH DOCENTSattending this event means you ARE this event