Wild Space performance Past Present

Last night I took a trip in time with Wild Space Dance Company at the Milwaukee County Historical Society in their performance "Past Present". Beautiful architecture encompassed beautiful dancing. The space located at 910 N. Old World 3rd St. was originally a bank building that has been restored to showcase it's past  for the use of a present museum. Artistic Director, Deb Loewen, delivered a very intimate look into the building's history, architecture, and function.



It is sometimes difficult to watch Wild Space because the movement isn't your typical approach to dance. The movement is filled with repetition, simplicity, and character. Often dance is approached with the purpose of entertaining; Wild Space stretches the capabilities of dance to really inform and leave an impression.







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I love how Wild Space tends to take the audience on a tour in most of their performances. We as audience members got the chance to adventure around the building in groups to different installation pieces performed throughout the museum. It was a great way to see the building, but also a wonderful exhibition to get a taste of the different characters that come out of it's history. The dancing really seemed to involve even the ghostly spirits of the structures past. It was a treat to see Wild Space Dance. I left feeling that my thoughts on dance had been challenged, and with insights to a historical monument that I otherwise would have never had the opportunity to see.