A Dream of Touch When Touch is Gone

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8MIN

Michigan Premiere
dream, a vision told through movement of falling into the COVID reality and dreaming of the moment we emerge back to physical touch as an essential need of our society and humanity. "A Dream . . ." was shot in September 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic when vaccinations seemed distant and performing arts groups were desperately trying to figure out how to get back to work. Carl Flink, artistic director of the Minneapolis based dance company Black Label Movement, approached Dr. Jon Hallberg from the University of Minnesota Medical School and asked if an affordable COVID "bubble," ala the extremely expensive "bubbles" the professional sports leagues were implementing, could be designed to allow for responsible physical contact and removing PPE to create, perform and present new work. Hallberg said he thought there was and designed an affordable "bubble" that allowed Black Label to produce this film without anyone involved contracting the COVID virus.

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Credits

Directed by Carl Flink

Production Company Black Label Movement

Produced by Crystal Edwards

Cast Patrick Jeffrey
Ryan-Olivia Lundy
Sarah McCullough
Rachel Miller
Ashley Pyle
Joe Tennis
Paula Vasquez Alzate
Elliana Vesely
Cheng Xiong

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