BANDALOOP

FLOCK is a vertical dance theater performance expressing a magic-realism story of a colorful child traveling across a precarious sky as both bird and human, surrounded by the love and protection of a familial flock. Creative development of the work will form from choreographic research into avian flocking behaviors and personal and community migration story-sharing. Performed high above the ground on the side of a building, FLOCK brings together vertical dance, multilingual music, and stunning visuals into an a one-of-a-kind, site-responsive live performance experience in honor of migrating children and families. 

Caretakers of the Land/Land Acknowledgement: BANDALOOP is based in unceded and federally unrecognized Lisjan (Ohlone) territory, colonially known as Oakland, California. We recognize that the majority of us are newcomers, and benefit from the colonization, expropriation, and genocide of native people and native land. We speak of the Ohlone people in the present tense, they are here, they are vital and still stewarding the land.

Estimated Artist Fee: Single performance - $55,000; Weekly residency - $75,000