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Island

Tammy Carrasco

Dance

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In 'Island,' the Cherry Street Pier serves as both backdrop and participant in a public performance. Dancers make permeable the boundary between observer and performer, embodying the spontaneity of their environment. An immersive interplay between architecture and movement infuses the mundane with the extraordinary, inviting audiences to witness the beauty of our everyday spaces and the social and biological impact of them. With human form as a living bridge between constructed realms of urban landscapes and the evocations of our natural world, this work underscores built architecture as both immersive art spaces and interlopers of nature. ‘Island’ moves us into a state of reciprocity and fertilization, offering the dance to the earth all the while moving from within the paradox of destruction and creation. Through movement, dancers engage with a range of Philadelphia architecture as a catalyst for generating and building danced connections with one another. Likewise, artists source the natural occurring designs and geometry of water, plants, root systems, and soil, connecting built and natural landscapes to the nuanced construction of human relationship.


The Cherry St Pier is an artist event hub and Philadelphia site of architectural revitalization and art-making, surrounded by buildings, bridges, water, and foliage. While The Pier is outdoors, it is a covered breezeway enabling 'Island' to perform rain or shine. Limited chairs available. Audience will be guided through the length of the Pier, following 'Island' as it travels from the entrance to the Delaware River. 

Details
Run Time: 60 mins
Ticket Price: FREE
Venue: Cherry Street Pier

Dates: September 26, 2024 - September 27, 2024

September 26, 2024 6.00pm

121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

General Admission: FREE

September 27, 2024 6.00pm

121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

General Admission: FREE


About the Artist

TAMMY CARRASCO (she/her) is dance-artist-educator-writer based in Philadelphia. She is both a nomad and an avid nester and has lived, created, and taught in Raleigh-Durham, New York City, Columbus, OH, Rochester, NY, St. Pete, FL, and finds her heart and home in Philly. She is a recipient of two Tri-Co Philly Grants from Bryn Mawr College, the DanceForce Western New York Choreography Initiative Award sponsored by New York Council on the Arts, Drescher Diversity and Inclusion Program Award, and Columbus Dances Fellowship. Choreography credits include Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Dumbo Dance, Jennifer Mueller/The Works, Triskelion Arts, Movement Research at Judson Church, and national Fringe Festivals along the east coast. Tammy has performed professionally in her own work and with Heidi Brewer, Robbie Cook, Cara Hagan, Dana Katz, Melinda Mcguire, and Helen Simoneau, to name a few. Tammy has taught and staged work at colleges nationally and internationally, and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Bryn Mawr College. She holds an MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University, BFA from University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and is a Walnut Hill School for the Arts alum. She is devoted mother and partner, lover of green spaces, city skylines, and iced coffee. For more about Tammy and her creative work, visit tammycarrasco.org

  • Tammy CarrascoPerformer/Director
  • Chloe MariePerformer/Collaborator
  • Megan BridgePerformer/Collaborator

Accessibility & Content Considerations

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This event is appropriate for all ages

Audience may volunteer to move with us at the conclusion of the work, but it not at all a required aspect of the show.

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn


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