Photograph by Alex Lambert
Angie Cassimiro Jay Carlon
SWAY performing BLOOM! SWAY Productions Phillip Gleeson & Emily Ryan, Co-Creative Directors Jay Carlon, Associate Director
Bloom! is a colorful and spirited aerial spectacle performed atop SWAY’s bespoke 15-foot sway poles. Inspired by the beautiful flowers of the Smoky Mountains, Bloom! features the aerial antics of three, highly skilled and equally colorful performers. Drawing parallels with the world of humans, Bloom! explores themes of individuality, diversity, transformation, and community. 20 minutes in length and accompanied by Ania Reynold’s original soundtrack, Bloom! celebrates the natural world of the ephemeral. Bloom! was commissioned by Dollywood and received its premiere April 22, 2022 as part of Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival . In the 2022 summer season, Bloom! will tour to: Columbia Festival, Columbia, MD; Dancers’ Workshop, Jackson, WY; Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Presents, CO; Purdue Convocations, West Lafayette, IN; and to the Charlotte International Arts Festival, NC. Bloom! is produced by Elsie Management: Laura Colby, President & Anna Amadei, Vice President: www.elsieman.org
SWAY & Elsie Management thanks Dancers’ Workshop and its programming and production team for this engagement and to their commitment to live performance.
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