Changing Perspectives Block Party 

Dallas Arts District is non-profit organization that serves as an advocate, steward and representative on behalf of the Dallas Arts District. In addition to serving the needs of those in the neighborhood, the Dallas Arts District Foundation has also assumed the responsibilities of the former Arts District Alliance (created in 1984 as the Arts District Friends) – educating the larger community about the benefits and resources of the district.

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<DIV><SPAN>In celebration of </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Dallas Arts Month</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN>, the Dallas Arts District is closing the streets for a <STRONG>FREE block party</STRONG> featuring performances by celebrated Melbourne-based </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Strange Fruit</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>, a performing arts company that produces and performs a fusion of theatre, dance and circus, using a unique elevated medium. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Dallas' Skyline High School Band kicks off the party at 6:00 p.m. followed by Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts' Gospel Choir. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Nab your spot around the Sammons Park outside of the Winspear Opera House for <STRONG>Australia's </STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Strange Fruit</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>'s </SPAN><SPAN>performance of</SPAN><SPAN> <EM>The Spheres</EM> at 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Other block party happenings include performances by North Texas-based artists </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Jessie Frye</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN>, </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN>, <STRONG>Alebrije</STRONG>, </SPAN><SPAN>beats and threads by </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Durty Laundry</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN><STRONG> DJ</STRONG>, one-of-a-kind items from a local <STRONG>Makers and Artisans Faire</STRONG>, speed painting, dancing in the street and more!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Wet your whistle with local craft beers and libations from </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Alamo Drafthouse Dallas / Fort Worth</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>, and grab a dinner or dessert from a variety of gourmet food trucks. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Leave your wheels at home with Lyft/Uber pickup/dropoff points in the district —$20 ride credit for new users 'DalArts'.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><STRONG>ABOUT <I>THE SPHERES</I>: </STRONG><I>The Spheres</I>, one of the companies’ centerpiece works, takes us on a whimsical and poetic journey through the cosmos. Giant sculptural orbs, illuminated by an ever, shifting kaleidoscope of colors give way to a world of celestial wonder. From physics to the miracle of birth <I>The Spheres</I> looks at our existential relationship to our planet through the eyes of 7 archetypal characters; The Child, the Evil Queen, the Fool, the Huntress, the Lover, the Princess and the Sleepy Man.Exploring the macro and the micro, the spheres transform from atom, to egg, to body to planet, taking us from the everyday to a landscape of mythical wonder. <I>The Spheres</I> premiered for the Melbourne Moomba Festival in March 2001 and has since been seen in Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, France, UK, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Japan, Spain, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Hungary and Portugal.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>ABOUT AUSTRALIA’S STRANGE FRUIT:</STRONG><SPAN>Melbourne-based, world-renowned performing arts company, Strange Fruit create and perform unique, large- scale visual spectacles that fuse theatre, dance and circus using their unique, trademark sway-pole apparatus. Since the company’s inception in 1994, Strange Fruit have performed at over 600 international festivals in over 52 countries, to well over 5 million people. Regardless of age, language or cultural background, Strange Fruit are dedicated to producing invigorating and challenging performances in highly accessible contexts throughout the world. With a world-renowned repertoire that celebrates a wide variety of themes and stories, the company has achieved near-cult status in almost every continent across the globe. Australia’s Strange Fruit believes that free performance in the public domain is an essential contribution to contemporary cultural ecology and we aim to generate a celebratory atmosphere that draws audiences together and leaves them elated and transformed by the experience. </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.strangefruit.net.au/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><SPAN>strangefruit.net.au</SPAN></A><SPAN> | @strangefruitinc</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN></SPAN><BR><STRONG><SPAN>Supporting Sponsors of the Changing Perspectives Block Party: </SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Downtown Dallas, Inc.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>HALL Group</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>, Serendipty Labs, Texas Commission on the Arts, </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>TITAS</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Presents, and </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>AT&T Performing Arts Center</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></DIV>

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