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==Into Sunlight== David Maraniss’ Vietnam War era book encompasses two days in Oct 1967, weaving together the ambush of a battalion of American soldiers in Vietnam, an anti-war protest that turned violent at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and federal officials’ response in Washington, DC. The dance, ''Into Sunlight'', premiered at UW-Madison in 2011, and at Hofstra University, and at each campus it served as the centerpiece for an interdisciplinary conference examining the effects of war and violence on the individual body and the social body, from Vietnam to our present era. The perspectives of History, Psychology, Political Science, Trauma Studies, Anthropology, Visual Art and Theatre were all to the dialogue about war’s impact. After every performance, audiences have been engaged in discussions, expressing their emotions, concerns, interpretations, and ideas for action. Later performances in 2012 included Georgetown University, 92nd Street Y, Stony’s Brook University’s Festival of the Moving Body, and at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, where it was the focal point of an extensive residency. The piece has received standing ovations from traditional audiences, students, and faculty, veterans and their families, and has garnered feature stories in the Washington Post and on National Public Radio. Reviews from the Washington Post and Ballet-Dance Magazine, among others, have confirmed the reconciling, healing effects of the dance. The choreography for ''Into Sunlight'' draws upon Robin’s experience and practice as an authorized teacher of Continuum Movement, which is an exploratory study of the body as a fluid system, connected through fluid resonance with all of life. Continuum offers an understanding of experience of the body as movement, rather than form, opening pathways of vital connection. Robin and the dancers work with Continuum as a foundational process underlying technical training, choreographic process, rehearsal and performance. As a consequence, performances have an extraordinary, felt impact for audiences. Veterans in particular have been deeply moved by the experience and express such gratitude for having their experiences honored in this way. The experience of ''Into Sunlight'' has been recognized by other media representatives as well. Centerpoint Now, a bi-annual publication of the World Council of People for the United Nations (WCPUN), invited Robin Becker Dance to submit an article about the Into Sunlight project for their current issue, to be released in September. WCPUN is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to facilitating partnerships across sectors internationally that promote awareness and implementation of the United Nations’ goals. And a major documentary film is underway about the Into Sunlight project, by Moving Pictures New York, using footage from the company’s New York City season performances at the Florence Gould Hall, October 25-27, as well as from the company’s most recent Vietnam Tour to Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, and Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), September 22-30. ''“When I read'' They Marched Into Sunlight, ''David Maraniss’ powerful book on the Vietnam War, I immediately responded to the timelessness and universality of the themes and events he documented. I was deeply moved by the integrity, honor and commitment of both those who fought the war, and those who fought against it. I embarked upon the creation of this dance, Into Sunlight, hoping that the universal language of the body would reflect and offer the same sense of healing that David’s words evoked in me.'' ''The dancers and I became deeply immersed in the lives and events described in David’s book. It has been an honor to invoke the spirit of those who lived these events, and to offer our embodied response and appreciation of them through dance.'' ''This work is dedicated to the 60 men of the Black Lions Battalion who lost their lives in Vietnam on October 17, 1967.” '' -Robin Becker, ''Artistic Director'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Into sunlight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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