{"id":2,"date":"2023-07-05T13:06:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/hopelife\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T22:34:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/hopelife\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\t\n<style>\n\t.scroll-text-reveal {\n\t\tbackground-image: url(\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/KT-stag-1080x675-1-1600x0-c-default.jpg\");\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"scroll-text-reveal \" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A dancer leaps into a stag stance\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__top-screen\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__visible-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"t-featured-headline scroll-text-reveal__heading mb-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBut Where There&#8217;s Hope There&#8217;s Life \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow scroll-text-reveal__eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Collaborative Project by Health and Kinesiology Dance Program, Performance Studies, History and Visualization\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__lower-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid outer-padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body scroll-text-reveal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA few years ago, The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts at Texas A&amp;M, brought in Third Rail Productions who created a project for performance studies and dance students. It was an immersive dance theatre work that was staged in Downtown Bryan in the old lumber building. Throughout the development of this project, TAMU faculty leaders worked with students and guest artists to create a unique experience for the community. The collaborative efforts that took place with Third Rail Productions inspired the process behind this project.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper is-center-aligned\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/hopelife\/the-project\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn--outline btn--outline--white mr-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Project\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.col -->\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.row -->\n\t\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.container-fluid -->\n\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.scroll-text-reveal__lower-text -->\n\n\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__vignette\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This project,\u00a0<em>But Where There\u2019s Hope, There\u2019s Life,<\/em>\u00a0focuses on the Holocaust and communicating the impact and importance of this event in our history. The work comes at a time in our country where we are questioning the ideas of immigration, human rights, and civility for others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the participating faculty will bring their unique expertise to the project, allowing a rich, artistic experience for viewers. The choreographers, Carisa Armstrong and Christine Bergeron, had their work&nbsp;<em>Todesm\u00e4rsche,&nbsp;<\/em>an excerpt from&nbsp;<em>But Where There\u2019s Hope, There\u2019s Life,<\/em>&nbsp;premiere at the American College Dance Association South-Central conference. Critics and audience members alike supported the work and it was selected to be included in the Gala concert to represent the region. Most recently&nbsp;<em>But Where There\u2019s Hope, There\u2019s Life<\/em>&nbsp;was accepted into the Asheville Fringe Festival in Asheville, North Carolina.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The evening length work consists of nine choreographed sections that vary in group size, space, and timing. The performance includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>An abstraction of Hitler\u2019s speech and his rise to popularity,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A look at the everyday lives of people in hiding,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depictions of transportation to the concentration camps through the railroad system,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples of daily life in concentration camps, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What led to liberation in 1945.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hope Life<\/em>&nbsp;is currently in phase three of the project. 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