Not all of our most-read posts are about famous people and creepy entrepreneurs. This recent plug for movement group Suspended Gravity garnered plenty of clicks when Kindling Arts Festival premiered the vid earlier this month.
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A chief benefit of my job is being able to complain in public. I try not to abuse it. But when a huge developer announced a “contest” that would “allow” artists to paint a mural on the developer’s property for free, it gave me agita, and you liked it. xo
The festivalâs latest offering comes from its longtime collaborators Suspended Gravity, a movement group featuring some of Nashvilleâs finest who incorporate elements of the circus in their performances.
In the Eye features five new works that were filmed around Nashville. Each work strikes a different tone â while Patrick Gunâs corde lisse performance takes place in an intimate bedroom, we find Michael West Jr. suspended from aerial silks in a wide-open field. These settings are fitting backgrounds for the varied emotional journeys that play out through dance. The performers communicate longing, anxiety and boredom â as well as joy and triumph. Itâs a fitting tribute to a year that will soon be in the rearview mirror.