The City of Shoreline Public Art Program is delighted to announce the third of four artist residencies occurring at the Art Cottage at Saltwater Park in 2021. Each residency is two months in duration and experiments with materials, methods, and the creative process. Seattle and Shoreline-based artists Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone and Audrey Rachelle present Humility : Drift, a free site-responsive dance event, on September 19th and 24th. 

About the work: 

Humility : Drift is a dance taught to people by the landscape of Richmond Beach Saltwater Park in Shoreline. It’s an experiment in relating to the more-than-human world through sensation-based empathy. The title is inspired by the etymological relationship between “humility,” to lower oneself, and the Latin word “humus,” or soil. The final work-in-progress showings invite participants to engage in the artists’ creative process through guided, embodied research within the beach landscape, as well as witness some of the artists' research.

From the artists: 

We honor the Indigenous people of the Salish Sea. We honor dxʷdəwʔabš and Tulalip people, past, present, and future, who care for this beach site. We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn from the brilliance of your homeland and share our experiences with others.

This project is part of our effort to reckon with our own settler and diaspora backgrounds, the practice of land acknowledgement, environmental catastrophe, and a cultural crisis of care. We want to know: Would you treat the beach differently if you were in love with it? 

Open rehearsals and performance dates: 

The artists have open, on-site rehearsals and invite public attendance with social distance. Signage leads visitors from the lowest parking lot to the beach; look for the team’s orange hats. 

Rehearsals

• Monday September 6, 1pm – 5pm
• Saturday September 11th, 2pm – 6pm
• Monday September 13th, 1pm – 5pm
• Tuesday September 14th, 11am – 4pm
• Monday September 20th, 1pm – 5pm

Performances

September 19, 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm (Rescheduled due to inclement weather)

September 24, 11:45am, 1:15pm, 2:45pm

NEW! October 9, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm

RSVP link: https://bit.ly/shorelinearts (Limited Free tickets for each performance)

Important information: 

This event is 45 minutes long and traverses uneven beach terrain. it is not accessible in its current iteration. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water, sun protection and layers as needed. Be prepared to walk and stand. Social distancing and masks please.

About the artists: 

Loeffler-Gladstone is an editor, writer and dance artist based in Seattle and NYC. She was most recently granted a residency at The Shed Seattle, and had her work presented at NYC’s Movement Research at Judson Church and Center for Performance Research. She regularly contributes to BOMB Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail, among other publications. 

Rachelle is Co-Director of AnA Collaborations, and has choreographed, directed, and produced multidisciplinary works both on and off screen since 2015. She was a cast member of the Off-Broadway sensation “Sleep No More,” and her dance films have won awards at the L.A. and San Francisco Dance Film Festivals, among others.

Humility: Drift is made possible through the City’s 1% for Public Art Program , a 4Culture Cultural Facilities Grant, and a 4Culture Open 4Culture Grant. IMAGE: Ruby Townsend