NOW-ID invites you to our upcoming summer performance - A Tonal Caress - taking place July 12 - 14 at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

A co-production with Gary Vlasic / V. Project,  A Tonal Caress will be a sense and movement spectacle that brings together deaf, sign language poet Walter Kadiki; contemporary dance choreography by Charlotte Boye-Christensen; a shifting ‘mass of men’ installation by artist Gary Vlasic; plus staging, score and lighting designed to move a mixed deaf and hearing audience.  

A Tonal Caress is an exploration of communication and identity. In describing the catalyst for the project, artistic director Charlotte Boye-Christensen states, “While we as humans share a symphony of language, touch and fleeting looks that is truly remarkable, it still seems inadequate in the face of the infinite complexities between individuals and societies. Most evident presently, the divisiveness of our sociopolitical climate has created a sense of urgency around the notion that we must find better ways to connect and communicate with each other... The intent of combining choreography with sign language is to investigate how we communicate and alternate between the gross representations of expression and the subtle gesture as fleeting opportunity for connection.”

Dancers confirmed so far include Jo Blake, Liz Ivkovich, and Sydney Petitt. Further information on these artists and the project can be found on our website.

In addition to the performance, we will be offering an exclusive pre-show dinner at UMFA on July 13. 

Tickets

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Location

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

410 Campus Center Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112