chatterbird is partnering with aerial and contemporary ballet company FALL for their latest collaborative performance. A Bending of Its Own Kind is a dance performance piece created by FALL Artistic Director Rebekah Hampton Barger about her experience with severe scoliosis and chronic pain. Since 2017, “Bending” has expanded to include the stories of other individuals living with chronic pain, seeking ways to provide resources and community connection. 

chatterbird has partnered with FALL on a new expansion of this project entitled Aspiration, which explores the connections between hope and breath, and what each of those means in the face of living with a chronic condition.

The concert will be presented at Emerson Hall on Sunday, May 19, at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available on a sliding scale basis and can be purchased here. More information on the concert, including parking details, are also available at that link.

The music and movement for this piece have been developed separately, with both choreographer and composers drawing inspiration from a discussion between five individuals who each live with a form of hypermobility disorder, along with several other comorbidities. During this performance, the composers will perform a structured improvisation alongside the dancers, and the performance will be captured and incorporated into a full-length performance of A Bending Of Its Own Kind on June 1 and 2 in Knoxville, TN, hosted by Dragonfly Aerial Arts and Circus Studio.

For more information on the project, visit FALLdance.org.