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PERFORMANCE
$5
​(Not included in the festival pass)
(sales tax IS included in this event fee. For all other events, sales tax WILL be added)

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SARUS PREVIEW & UNCW presents SUMMER FAM series
Wednesday, July 6
Kenan Auditorium
UNCW campus
10:30-11:30am >>> 'WORKS FOR YOUNG AND OLD'
Offering a preview into SARUS Festival, Alban Elved Dance Company's artistic director Karola Luettringhaus will perform three visually intriguing works for young and old. Photo by Bonnie Dixon.
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PARTY
free/donations taken 
byob, but we'll have some, too...and food
OPENING CELEBRATION
Wednesday, July 6
Jengo's Playhouse

6-9pm >>> PARTY, film screenings (artists tbd), fun, food, etc
Let's kick off SARUS Festival together. Meet guest and local artists. Photo by Caroline Daniel.
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TALK
adult: $5
(no charge with a ticket to the performance of 'Babble'
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​child: free
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LUNCHTIME SERIES - TALK
Thursday, July 7
CAM, Cameron Art Museum
3201 S.17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28412
​Outside on the lawn by the Minnie Evans House
Grab delicious lunch at the CAM CAFE!

11am >>> 'Meet the Artist: Breanne Horne'
Breanne Horne talks about her creative process, Minnie Evans, and her inspiration for 'Babble', a new work she will be premiering tonight at 8:10pm.
Photo by Guillermo Ballon.
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PERFORMANCE
adult: $15
​child: $5
​Price includes artist talk.
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'Babble' (premiere)
Thursday, July 7
CAM, Cameron Art Museum
​Outside on the lawn by the Minnie Evans House
8:10pm >>> 'babble' (premiere)
A dance theatre performance by Breanne Horne. Spanning the beautiful moments from daylight to darkness, this site-specific piece is inspired by the life and work of Minnie Evans. 'She believed a dream. Not like a kid dreams to grow and be something kind of dream, but like I went to bed and had this dream and it shook me and changed my life, along with everyone in it.'
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CONCERT & PERFORMANCE
adult: $10-$20 depending on seating
​child: $5

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CONCERT SERIES A
Friday, July 8
UNCW Kenan Auditorium

7:30pm >>> 'THE PATTERN SINGS IN CRYSTAL CONSTELLATIONS'
A performance of collaborative visual, sonic, and physical theatre, featuring composer Samuel Allen Taylor, pianist Barbara Lister-Sink, and visual artist/choreographer/dancers Karola Luttringhaus and Naomi Greenberg. 
The concert will present 4 recent compositions which bring together abstract musical and structural narrative, stagecraft, visual art, dance, and improvisation. Photo by Rachael Goolsby.

PERFORMANCES
free/suggested donation of $10 
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AT THE POND
Friday, July 8
UNCW: park and meet at Kenan Auditorium, audiences will walk with Brittany to the amphitheatre to see her performance (partially along the way) and the performance of Rachael Goolsby's work entitled 'Seafarer'.
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9:15pm >>> 'YOU'VE BEEN GYPED'
​A short dance exploration by choreographer Brittany Patterson of the human capacity for manipulation and prowess. Audience participation is welcomed but not required.
9:30pm >>> 'SEAFARER'
A haunting and visually beautiful piece that calls to the deep inside, with sea references aplenty, Seafarer contains a choreographer / dancer / singer (Rachael Crawford Goolsby); 3 dancers / performers (April Scott, Emily Bannerman, Kate Muelstein) with some choreographic and  improvisational  contributions; one cellist (Jude Eden) playing her own (seafring- influenced) music; a salty dog / boat builder rigging the sails and making this piece magical (Chris Sargent); projections; and the great Tara Rogan Noland designing lights. Featuring the water and the wind as inspiration for this abstract piece, sit back and soak it in!
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CONCERT
adult: $20
​child: free

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CONCERT SERIES B
Saturday, July 9
Cameron Art Museum
Reception Hall

2pm >>> 'THE SLOW EAR ENSEMBLE - EVOLVING INTUITIVE FORMS'
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(premiere)
Experimental sound and noise artists Carl Kruger, Allison Parker Sean Hart, Phil Zampino and others create a concert and sound installation experience based on sounds collected at, and of, the Cameron Art Museum. Kruger, Parker, Hart and Zampino are returning to SARUS Festival for their third year.
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PERFORMANCE
adult: $20
mature content

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MATURE BRAINS -  This performance contains nudity and invites mature brains into an honest and open exchange.
Saturday, July 9
Cape Fear Community College
Studio Theatre

8pm >>> 'CORE' (premiere)
Printmaker Ben Billingsley, Musician Luis Adorno, Performance artist and Sculptor Grey Pascal and Choreographer/Scene Designer Karola Luettringhaus are collaborating on a piece that is part interactive installation, part performance, exploring the forming of beliefs, the shedding of the unnecessary, and the dismantling of social constructs such as shame, guilt, and hatred. This performance contains nudity and invites mature brains into an honest and open exchange.
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PARTY
free/donations 
byob
PARTY
Saturday, July 9
Jengo' Playhouse
10pm
10pm until...  >>> FILM SCREENINGS (by various filmmakers and interdisciplinary artists tbd, curated by CUCALORUS Film Festival)
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MULTIPLE
​PERFORMANCES
adult: $20
child: $5
The sunrise showcase ticket gets you into all events at the beach July 10, including the master class, sunset showcase, various tbd events throughout the day, and the dinner (registration required for the dinner)

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SUNRISE SHOWCASE
Sunday, July 10
Kure Beach, Access #1347
6am >>> 'VOLO' 
The SARUS Festival bird mascot will take flight. Depends on wind conditions.

6:15am >>> 'DAWN TILL DUSK'  DEPARTURE (premiere)
Breanne Horne begins an epic journey, walking along the beachfront in slow motion for 14 hrs. 'This piece is an exploration of slowing down, appreciating the seconds we have, the choices we make in continuing to explore our depths individually, as well as seeing our worth in each fleeting moment that we exist within.' Breanne Horne) Photo by Richard Phillips.
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7am >>> 'KEEL' (premiere) (35 min)
Premiere of a performance piece, created by Karola Luettringhaus, (Berlin, Germany). Photo by Joel Vannfuller.
'The attentiveness of silent communication, the support of touch, individual agreement. Evolution is what is happening right now; taking a more distant vantage point, from far away, I see defeat and recovery.' (Karola Luettringhaus)

7:35 am >>> 'And he spoke to the sea.' (10 min)
One man's verbal conversation and dance with the ocean. "And he spoke to the sea..." by Everett Johnson is a public viewing of private moments. The moments of anger, confusion, disbelief, frustration and sadness. But having talked to the sea and being rocked with ease, those moments transition to clarity, peace, understanding, joy and forgiveness of the self.
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7:45am >>> 'No.15/THE VALUE OF WORDS' (30 min)
Dance performance by Justin Tornow/COMPANY from Durham, NC. 'No. 15 is experimental, in that the existing work continues to transform as it is programmed in different sites. Biographical data about the dance artists and the site are used in each process of creating the visual work that accompanies the choreography.' (Justin Tornow) 
8:15am >>> 'TURK/TURQ' (10 min)
​Dance performance by Lindsey Kelley Brewer.
Turk:Turq encompasses a surreal decade of memories experienced by few and remembered for a lifetime.
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KEEL - by Karola Luettringhaus - Photo by Joel Vannfuller
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Everett Johnson. Photo by Jason Ayer.
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PERFORMANCE
adult: free
​donations accepted at the event tent
MID-DAY SHOWCASE
11:00 am >>> 'And he spoke to the sea.' (10 min)
One man's verbal conversation and dance with the ocean. "And he spoke to the sea..." by Everett Johnson is a public viewing of private moments. The moments of anger, confusion, disbelief, frustration and sadness. But having talked to the sea and being rocked with ease, those moments transition to clarity, peace, understanding, joy and forgiveness of the self.
Location: Access #6, Carolina Beach, NC

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11:15am >>> 'No.15/THE VALUE OF WORDS' (30 min)

Dance performance by Justin Tornow/COMPANY from Durham, NC. 'No. 15 is experimental, in that the existing work continues to transform as it is programmed in different sites. Biographical data about the dance artists and the site are used in each process of creating the visual work that accompanies the choreography.' (Justin Tornow) 
Location: Access #6, Carolina Beach, NC
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11:45am >>> 'TURK/TURQ' (10min)
​Dance performance by Lindsey Kelley Brewer.
Turk:Turq encompasses a surreal decade of memories experienced by few and remembered for a lifetime.
​Location: Access #6, Carolina Beach, NC


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Everett Johnson. Photo by Jason Ayer.
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12pm >>> 'LINEAGES/LATITUDES' (30 min)
Lineages/latitudes, by Brianna Taylor, is performance as prayer, ritual, and community offering, and investigates ideas around heritage, motherhood, colonialism, privilege, interracial relationships and intercultural artistic fusions.
Location: Access #6, Carolina Beach, NC


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EVENT
adult: $5
child (with adult accompaniment) free

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CONTACT IMPROV JAM on the beach (open to all levels)
Sunday, July 10
Carolina Beach
​between Tiki bar and Boardwalk
​on the beach strand

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4:30-6pm >>> CONTACT IMPROV JAM, the usual rules apply:
- be present
- be attentive, listen, don't impose yourself on others
- be kind, gentle and courteous
- start slowly, there will be many beginners and non-dancers
- sit off to the side and watch if you are not actively dancing
- honor the space and the moment we are sharing 
(Photo by Rachel Steinsberger) ​
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SEMI-PRIVATE
adult: $10 (food/drink)
​child:$5 (food/drink)
​free if you buy the sunrise showcase ticket

SARUS Festival family, artist, donors, supporters, venues, staff, volunteers: free

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DINNER/PICNIC ON THE BEACH
By invitation/registration only
Final dinner for artists, volunteers, donors, supporters, friends, and family. Audience members are welcome, but have to email sarusfestival@gmail.com to register 
Sunday, July 10
​6pm
Carolina Beach
​between Tiki bar and Boardwalk
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MULTIPLE
​PERFORMANCES
adult: free
child: free
donations accepted at the event tent

free/no donations requested if you have the sunrise showcase ticket
SUNSET SHOWCASE
Sunday, July 10
Carolina Beach
Between Tiki bar and Boardwalk
​on the beach strand
7pm >>> 'VOLO' 
The SARUS Festival bird mascot will take flight. Depends on wind conditions.
7:05 am >>> 'And he spoke to the sea.' (10 min)
One man's verbal conversation and dance with the ocean. "And he spoke to the sea..." by Everett Johnson is a public viewing of private moments. The moments of anger, confusion, disbelief, frustration and sadness. But having talked to the sea and being rocked with ease, those moments transition to clarity, peace, understanding, joy and forgiveness of the self.

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7:15pm >>> 'KEEL' (premiere) (35 min)
Premiere of a performance piece, created by Karola Luettringhaus, (Berlin, Germany). Photo by Joel Vannfuller.
'The attentiveness of silent communication, the support of touch, individual agreement. Evolution is what is happening right now; taking a more distant vantage point, from far away, I see defeat and recovery.' (Karola Luettringhaus)

 
7:45pm >>> 'TURK/TURQ' (10min)
​Dance performance by Lindsey Kelley Brewer.
Turk:Turq encompasses a surreal decade of memories experienced by few and remembered for a lifetime.
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8pm >>> 'LINEAGES/LATITUDES' (30 min)
Lineages/latitudes, by Brianna Taylor, is performance as prayer, ritual, and community offering, and investigates ideas around heritage, motherhood, colonialism, privilege, interracial relationships and intercultural artistic fusions.
Location: Access#6, Carolina Beach, NC


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8-8:45pm >>> 'DAWN TILL DUSK'  ARRIVAL (premiere)
Breanne Horne will arrive from her 14 hr long journey along the water's edge.
​'This piece is an exploration of slowing down, appreciating the seconds we have, the choices we make in continuing to explore our depths individually, as well as seeing our worth in each fleeting moment that we exist within.' Breanne Horne) 
​Photo by Richard Phillips.

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Everett Johnson. Photo by Jason Ayer.
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KEEL by Karola Luettringhaus. Photo by Joel Vannfuller.
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