Installation: Claire Alrich - dance, dance, dance

Exhibit runs November 1-30 Opening reception: Saturday November 7, 3-6pm Open during all events, or email us to schedule a different time to view “dance, dance, dance” - A moveable textile installation, specifically designed for the upstairs of Rhizome - A 3-D painting you can walk into - A month long dance of fabric and light with you (you!) as the director - A space to experiment with change (to make it, to accept it) - A place to be a soft body “dance, dance, otherwise we are lost” - Pina Bausch Claire Alrich is a multidisciplinary artist living in NE DC. A trained dancer, Claire’s art practice centers the body and the somatic experience even as it moves across mediums, manifesting as site-specific choreography, immersive installation, and sewn-collage. Based in DC for over a decade, her work has been seen around town in theaters, back decks, galleries, dilapidated sheds, and public parks. Beyond her individual practice, Claire is a consummate collaborator and an active part of the DC art community. Career highlights include co-founding the performance collective Area Woman, performing as a company member with darlingdance, and creating costumes for Heart Stück Bernie and Extreme Lengths Productions. Claire is also the Field/DC site coordinator, regularly leading workshops in the Fieldwork feedback method. Her work is supported through the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Individual Artist Fellowship.