Name: Qualia
Start: 2022-04-01T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2022-04-01T20:30:00-04:00
Location: The Foundry West Stockbridge

Qualia

Built in 1994 as a glass blowing studio, the building’s name references its roots. Now the venue produces theater, music, comedy, spoken word, educational workshops and more, providing a safe place to create dangerous work. Work that counteracts the passive, the isolating, the distance between people. Come experience joyful creation, partake in brave exploration, meet the person sitting next to you, share about what you’re seeing, buy them a drink. Our goal is to present relevant performing and visual art that is accessible for diverse audiences; art that connects and inspires us, and incites us to leap across cultural boundaries. The Foundry is a holding tank for raw, funny, challenging, empowering work that changes the lens through which we view each other.

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A multi-piece dance work choreographed by Fiona Scruggs.

The Foundry West Stockbridge

“Qualia” is a multi-piece work that illustrates the concept of qualia, which is defined as one’s own individual experience and consciousness. “Qualia” illustrates the cyclical and ephemeral nature of time, space, and energy and their relationships to our perception of transient experiences. Research for this performance includes Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory (1931), Giorgio De Chirico’s metaphysical paintings, essays and articles expounding on the relationship between time and history, and the artists’ unique personal perceptions of time, space, and energy. Born in Tübingen, Germany, Fiona Scruggs moved to the USA as a child and has since continued dancing. She is currently a New England based dancer, choreographer, researcher and educator. Her choreographic interests are driven by history, visual art, and music. Fiona’s choreography has been presented at The Foundry and Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in western Massachusetts, the 5x5 Dance Festival in Connecticut, the New Rochelle Arts Fest, and Radford University.Fiona is currently a Teaching Artist Fellow through the Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Youth Development program. She is a teaching artist at Berkshire Pulse and is an American Ballet Theatre certified teacher. Fiona’s research interests relate to the history of ballet, the jazz and African diaspora, and early modern dance. She has received several fellowships and grants to conduct research and choreography in France and the USA on the life, career, and legacy of Josephine Baker, and presented at numerous regional conferences.COVID-19 Guidelines: All guests must wear a mask when not actively eating and drinking/ provide proof of vaccination at-the-door.Tickets: General Admission - $18 ($20 at-the-door)Seating/ Bar: 6:00 PMThis event is indoors.

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