DANCE

    Emergence

    Emergence Image gallery

    Presented by Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe and MM2 Modern Dance at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center

    September 11, 2010

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    So what is emergence? Emergence is the way complex systems and patterns arise out of relatively simple interactions. There are numerous examples of emergence that can be found in nature and MM2 has drawn upon them in the creation of this new work.

    A flock of birds moving effortlessly as one or a school of fish moving together with such grace and coordination as though unified in a single thought. In exploring the movement dancers create, each dancer seems innately aware of not only their own body as it moves through space but that of all the others in the group as well. With most organizations the general rule of order is that there is a leader and then followers. Structure is then developed along these patterns, basically a top down rule. This is how people generally expect things to be in nature. But what if structure is developed as a group with no single leader? What develops are then highly complex and intricate patterns or emergence! 


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        Upper Darby Performing Arts Center

        601 N. Lansdowne Avenue
        Drexel Hill, PA 19026

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        Tickets:

        $15 General Admission. $10 Students and buyers 25 and under w. ID. $5 Organizational partners w. Discount Code. $5 Group purchases of 10 or more tickets.

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        September 11, 2010

        Times:

        2:30 pm 4:30 pm 7:30 pm

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