SWITCH SIGNAL Creation Residency
SWITCH SIGNAL is a site responsive film rooted in the technologies of imagination and mindfulness taught by Pittsburgh’s beloved Mister Rogers. Conjuring the absent presence of community during the global pandemic, this work is about listening. Propelled Animals will be in residence at KST to create this film, May 30 – June 13. They will move, march, and be present creating choreographies, music, and rites as a love letter to Pittsburgh.
Propelled Animals are a collective of artists, dancers, scholars, musicians, and designers, bringing communities together for performances that honor nature, foreground radical tenderness, and deliver strategies for self-empowerment. The creative team includes: Esther Baker-Tarpaga (Philadelphia), Barber (Detroit), Heidi Wiren Bartlett (Pittsburgh), Raquel Monroe (Chicago), and Courtney Jones (Boca Raton).
This project has been made possible with the generous support of a MAP Fund Grant.