Mark Dendy’s 2009 ADF Site Specific Works

The Festival presented two site-specific works choreographed by North Carolina native- dance and theater artist Mark Dendy. Would you please restate your answer in the form of a question? sent the audience on a treasure hunt for dances small and large throughout the Durham Performing Arts Center prior to mainstage performances by Shen Wei Dance Arts on June 18, 19, and 20. Boasting over 80 performers, many drawn from the North Carolina arts community, the piece explored the audience?s proximity to the dancers without the typical proscenium. Over 1,500 people attended Golden Belt, Dendy?s second site-specific work, performed by ADF students on July 17 and 18. The event was free and open to the public, with the July 17 performance coinciding with downtown Durham?s Third Friday festivities. Dendy utilized a stunning top floor space in the newly renovated arts complex to create a piece that explored the social and industrial history of the old textile mill.