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Devotion

Presented by Blue Lapis Light

June 15-June 26, 2011

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Devotion follows the ongoing mission of Blue Lapis Light to create original, transcendent works that become visual moving prayers for the planet. Gravity defying dancers touch the soul, creating beauty, wonder and possibility. These site-performances bring focus to a location, its history, its community and its architecture. BLL's aerial works are etched in the memories of demolished buildings, on downtown structures, and in the audiences who have witnessed these performances.
Devotion is a new site-specific aerial dance dedicated to the waters of the Earth, featuring dancers suspended over the water with harnesses and bungees.

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    Prime Boat Seating: $54
    Prime Bleachers: $36
    General Bleachers: $24
    Ground: $12

    Wednesday, June 15th is Pay-What-You-Choose Night

    Info Phone: (512) 474-5664

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    June 15-June 26, 2011

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    June 15th-19th and 23rd-26th @ 9:00 p.m.

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    • Event Name: Devotion
      "Devotion to the Site"
      Review posted by: Steven Fearing from Austin, TX., Jun 16, 2011
      

      Devotion by Blue Lapis Light is transcendent in its combination of elements: wall dancing, trapeze and bungee flight, ballet, rowers upon water in ritual approach – all immersed in light, sound,... Expand

      Devotion by Blue Lapis Light is transcendent in its combination of elements: wall dancing, trapeze and bungee flight, ballet, rowers upon water in ritual approach – all immersed in light, sound, and video. Sally Jacques has again blessed Austin with imaginative site-specific aerial dance. “Devotion” is for the Earth’s water but the main attraction is the art deco intake building with ten windows, ten bays, and pipes that seemed to anticipate a body’s rest and suspension. With Austin’s skyline proudly in your right visual field, be caressed by site-specific lake shore breezes; view dramatic aerial plunges, roof-top ballet silhouettes and film images pouring through distant windows. Bring your binoculars. A naked eye may not see the subtlety of some ballet and aerial moves. Devotion has moments of less interesting stationary pose, but it is still a senatorial feast of beauty and athleticism. Thanks to Sally Jacques for her vision and its technical execution. Collapse

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      "An Hour of Grace Within a Busy City"
      Review posted by: Ellie from Austin, TX, Jun 16, 2011
      

      For years Blue Lapis Light has performed spectacular aerial dances as a conversation in movement with Austin's architecture. Last year they hung down from the Long Center's columns like... Expand

      For years Blue Lapis Light has performed spectacular aerial dances as a conversation in movement with Austin's architecture. Last year they hung down from the Long Center's columns like spiders--this year, dancers bounce off the walls of an old power plant building on Lady Bird Lake and flip around their bungee harnesses in front of light projections in the windows. Gondolas lit by soft lights enter from under the railroad bridge to deliver the dancers to their places--but that's about as exciting as it gets. Often the dancers' movements weren't big enough to see clearly from across the water, although if I were swinging around concrete, I'd be cautious, too. The best part of experiencing Devotion, however, is the setting. The city lights glimmer on the water and off of the sparkles on the dancers' costumes. Cars rush by on Cesar Chavez unaware that such a graceful, beautiful dance is nearby. So take an hour to escape the rush and stress of the city, and definitely bring the family. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Devotion
      "Devotion to the Site"
      Review posted by: Steven Fearing from Austin, TX., Jun 16, 2011
      

      Devotion by Blue Lapis Light is transcendent in its combination of elements: wall dancing, trapeze and bungee flight, ballet, rowers upon water in ritual approach – all immersed in light, sound,... Expand

      Devotion by Blue Lapis Light is transcendent in its combination of elements: wall dancing, trapeze and bungee flight, ballet, rowers upon water in ritual approach – all immersed in light, sound, and video. Sally Jacques has again blessed Austin with imaginative site-specific aerial dance. “Devotion” is for the Earth’s water but the main attraction is the art deco intake building with ten windows, ten bays, and pipes that seemed to anticipate a body’s rest and suspension. With Austin’s skyline proudly in your right visual field, be caressed by site-specific lake shore breezes; view dramatic aerial plunges, roof-top ballet silhouettes and film images pouring through distant windows. Bring your binoculars. A naked eye may not see the subtlety of some ballet and aerial moves. Devotion has moments of less interesting stationary pose, but it is still a senatorial feast of beauty and athleticism. Thanks to Sally Jacques for her vision and its technical execution. Collapse

    • Event Name: Devotion
      "An Hour of Grace Within a Busy City"
      Review posted by: Ellie from Austin, TX, Jun 16, 2011
      

      For years Blue Lapis Light has performed spectacular aerial dances as a conversation in movement with Austin's architecture. Last year they hung down from the Long Center's columns like... Expand

      For years Blue Lapis Light has performed spectacular aerial dances as a conversation in movement with Austin's architecture. Last year they hung down from the Long Center's columns like spiders--this year, dancers bounce off the walls of an old power plant building on Lady Bird Lake and flip around their bungee harnesses in front of light projections in the windows. Gondolas lit by soft lights enter from under the railroad bridge to deliver the dancers to their places--but that's about as exciting as it gets. Often the dancers' movements weren't big enough to see clearly from across the water, although if I were swinging around concrete, I'd be cautious, too. The best part of experiencing Devotion, however, is the setting. The city lights glimmer on the water and off of the sparkles on the dancers' costumes. Cars rush by on Cesar Chavez unaware that such a graceful, beautiful dance is nearby. So take an hour to escape the rush and stress of the city, and definitely bring the family. Collapse

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