Dario J. Moore in ICARUS. Performances take place December 11-12 at the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand.
WINTER PARK, FL - November 1, 2010 - Moore Dance Project will present ICARUS, featuring Artistic Director Dario J. Moore in a contemporary solo performance based on the classical myth and inspired by the work of visual artist Pam Coffman.
Saturday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m.
Where:
The Museum of Florida Art
600 N. Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, FL 32720
Visit www.TheCenterForDance.org or call (407) 695-8366.
Presented in partnership with the Museum of Florida Art, ICARUS is the result of a year-long collaborative project between the dance company’s artistic director Dario J. Moore and visual artist Pam Coffman, whose mixed-media “Icarus Series” compelled Moore to create the one-hour solo work. A retelling of the classical myth about an impetuous man’s winged escape from captivity, performances explore a modern man’s psychological and spiritual journey to move beyond fear into a world of ultimate possibilities. Featuring an original score by international composer Arturo Mayorga and local composer Kevin Gast, performances are followed by a dialogue with Moore and Coffman, who will discuss the creative process behind the work. Coffman’s artwork is displayed in the lobby.
ICARUS unfolds in three acts, successively moving through themes of fear, confrontation and, finally, flight. Moore is careful to point out that audiences shouldn’t expect a literal interpretation of the original myth. “The show is much more a contemporary exploration of the symbolism behind the story,” he explains. In the original myth, an imprisoned Icarus escapes from Crete using wings of wax fashioned by his craftsman father; once airborne, Icarus becomes so enthralled by the experience that he forgets his father’s warning to keep the sun at bay. Soaring too close to the blazing star, his waxen wings melt and Icarus falls to a watery death, swallowed by the sea. “It is the moment when Icarus is overtaken by the joy of flight that is most compelling,” says Coffman, an accomplished visual artist and the Museum’s Curator of Education, “In that moment, there is no fear–just Icarus and the bliss of being.” Moore sees this as the show’s driving concept, and a reminder that “if we are to achieve greatness in this lifetime–to fly like Icarus–there is no time to be afraid.”
To learn more, please visit www.TheCenterForDance.org or call (407) 695-8366.
