Vulture Sister Song
2024/25 DIY Performance Series
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About Vulture Sister Song:
Created by New England dance artist, Ellen Smith Ahern, and collaborators from around the country, Kate Elias (WA), Pete Dybdahl (GA), Jacob Elias (NY) and Josina Guess (GA), Vulture Sister Song explores human and more-than-human relationships through story, song, sculpture and dance. With live storytelling and poetry, folk songs and electric lullabies, a migrating herd of lanterns, wild movement and a healthy dose of humor, the performance brings together artists and community members to celebrate the possibilities of vibrant interdependence.
Touring nationally, Vulture Sister Song has folks imagining, questioning and singing along. Feedback from audiences 8 to 80 years old is joyful and curious:
“An amazing convergence of presence and sensory web making.”
“It was weird but a good kind of weird.”
“Holds beauty and darkness together like so many folk songs.”
All participants receive a guidebook to the show, featuring artwork and writing from contributors, as well as fun, thoughtful activities that carry themes explored in the performance out into the world beyond (Spanish translation and large print accommodations available). Vulture Sister Song runs just under 1 hour and is recommended for audiences 5 years+
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| About the Artists:
Ellen Smith Ahern (dance, music, design), a dance artist, mother, and social worker in Lebanon, NH. Ellen makes work at the intersections of movement, storytelling and nature. https://ellensmithahern.com/ Jacob Elias (lantern sculptures, music), a violin maker, father, and musician based in Ithaca, NY. Jacob has also made extended forays into painting, art history, and woodworking, as well as evolutionary biology and ecology, in which he holds a masters degree. IG: @jacobeliasart Josina Guess (text), a writer, mother, farmer, poet, and community builder based in Comer, GA. She writes at the intersections of ecology, race, history, and faith. https://www.josinaguess.com/ Kate Elias (dance, design), a dance artist, mother, and editor in Seattle, WA. A social worker by training, Kate now supports community organizations as an editor and writer. http://www.kateeliasedits.com/ Pete Dybdahl (music, text), a writer, father, and violinist in the Athens Symphony Orchestra. Pete is co-founder of The Perch, a nonprofit community center in his rural Georgia town. https://www.theperchcomer.com/ |
| Ticket Registration:
In-Person Tickets: https://www.tixtree.com/e/vulture-sister-song-5dc7e276d4cb |
Julie Ince Thompson Theatre
Ellen Smith Ahearn, Jacob Elias, Josina Guess, Kate Elias, Pete Dybdahl
Street shoes are not allowed in the studio at any time.
