"Somebody Clap" will be restaged for Boulder Arts Week through curated event Strip Mall Movements

Strip Mall Movements is a FREE site-specific series of public dance performances curated by Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe, the founder and director of Space__Space, an experimental art space, also located in the strip mall at 7464 Arapahoe Road in East Boulder. These performances are conceptualized by Boulder dancer/choreographer Anna Pillot, and are choreographed and performed by Pillot in collaboration with Caroline Butcher. By activating the strip mall with experimental movement pieces that highlight themes of play, collaboration, improvisation and engagement, Strip Mall Movements brings dance to both those who might not expect the encounter and to the broader community. The site of the strip mall re-contextualizes these dance performances into unanticipated and raw terrain. 

The dancers will perform versions of “Somebody Clap,” a piece built through collaboration on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Though the work holds the same title for both performances, each version will exist as a unique piece through the implementation of an improvisational score. The piece reflects the two dancers' long standing collaborative relationship. The Friday version will be a performance of this work, while the Saturday version of the piece focuses on audience engagement to guide the outcome of the piece, which then evolves into a third communal piece that is dependent upon audience engagement. After the performances on both days, there will be a conversation and Q&A with the artists guided by curator Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe. The Saturday afternoon experience will also feature a free community lunch, catered from strip mall business, KT’s BBQ.

Programming Schedule

Friday, April 10, 6 - 7:00 pm 

7464 Arapahoe Rd (Jacob’s Corner Strip Mall), towards the back of the property.

*15 - 20 min performance followed by moderated Q&A with curator Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe and the artists, Anna Pilot and Caroline Butcher.

Saturday, April 11, 1:00 - 2:30 pm 

 7464 Arapahoe Rd (Jacob’s Corner Strip Mall), property bordering 75th St.

* 15 - 20 min performance followed by 15 min community engaged movement experience and moderated Q&A withwith curator Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe and the artists, Anna Pilot and Caroline Butcher. Lunch/small bites provided by KT’s BBQ.

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