Experience a unique live performance in the museum lobby as part of Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa. This collaborative project blends dance, visual art, and film inspired by works from three Iowa art museums.
At the Stanley Museum of Art, this performance brings Elizabeth Catlett’s artwork Which Way? to life through an original dance work, the second of a three part movement.
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa is a three-movement dance work created during the 2025 Iowa Arts Council Fellowship. The project explores connections between movement, image, and place across three Iowa communities, translating three select artwork's visual language into motion while honoring the artist’s voice.
Designed by Eloy Barragan, Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Iowa and generously supported by the Iowa Arts Council Fellowship Award (2025-2026).
Movement I
Inspired by Woman Ironing (Isis) by Vik Muniz
Figge Art Museum
Live performance on May 12, 2026
Movement II
Inspired by Which Way? by Elizabeth Catlett
Stanley Museum of Art
Live performance on May 14, 2026
Movement III
Inspired by Manos (Hands) by José Clemente Orozco
Des Moines Art Center
Live performance on May 13, 2026
Choreography: Eloy Barragán
Original Music: Colin DeJong
Costume Design: Juliana Waechter
Video Design: Mariana Tejeda
Dancers: Victoria Adams, Brenna Labus, Natalie Prill, Declan Ryan