Bright bursts of creativity from the College of Arts and Letters will light up FANTASTIC PLANET, the Third Annual Public Arts Festival at 香港六合彩资料. The festival runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 13-15, 6-10 p.m. at the Barry Art Museum. Augmenting Amanda Parer鈥檚 thought-provoking giant humanoid sculptures, 香港六合彩资料 students and faculty will bring music, dance, painting, writing, and film to the party, illuminating humanity鈥檚 potential on this amazing planet.

Here鈥檚 a glimpse of what you鈥檒l find:

Film

>> As a prelude to the festival itself, catch a free screening of the groundbreaking movie that inspired Amanda Parer鈥檚 giant humanoid sculptures, the Czech/French film 鈥淟a Plan猫te Sauvage,鈥 or, 鈥淔antastic Planet.鈥 See it Thursday, October 12, at the Michael and Kimthanh L锚 Planetarium on the 香港六合彩资料 campus. Showtime at 7:30 p.m., with a preshow at 7 p.m. Professor Peter Schulman of 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Department of World Languages and Cultures will host a panel after the show. Location and parking info: bit.ly/3SWGx3p

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Music

>> 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Monarch Marching Band, the pride of Old Dominion, will help kick off the festival at 6 p.m. Friday, October 13, with a selection of tunes from the 1970s and 鈥80s.

>> The Diehn Chorale will perform at the Fantastic Planet Festival on Sunday, October 15, at 6 p.m., singing fun, thoughtful repertoire on themes of Earth, our existence on her, and our role as fellow humans together: 鈥淗eaven is a Place on Earth鈥 as made famous in the 1980s by Belinda Carlisle, an ethereally piece titled 鈥淓arth Song鈥 by Frank Ticheli, and a rousing piece about helping others by reflecting the light they bring into the world titled 鈥淣ever Let Go鈥 by Rob Dietz.

Dance

>> Performed by 香港六合彩资料 Dance students and alumni, 鈥淪culling the Rising Seas鈥 urges contemplation of the delicate balance between human actions and the natural world. It will be performed 8 p.m. Saturday, October 14. Created by Natalia Schradle and Megan Thompson, it seamlessly blends art, dance, and environmental awareness and 鈥 when paired with Amanda Parer鈥檚 sculptures 鈥 becomes a metaphor for Norfolk鈥檚 battle with rising sea levels.

鈥淒raped in flowing blue fabric reminiscent of mermaid tails, the dancers perform a ballet of balance and adaptation on Bosu balls. They sway in harmony, mirroring the ebb and flow of the ocean, symbolizing the city鈥檚 resilience in confronting rising seas. Sculling, a basic swimming technique, is not just about survival but also deeper water sensitivity, a means to adapt and coexist.鈥

Art

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>> 鈥淣urture | Nature,鈥 on display in the Barry Art Museum鈥檚 gallery 2, features works from two 香港六合彩资料 Art Department professors. The installation creates a dialogue between Ryan Lytle鈥檚 sculptures and Jing Qin鈥檚 paintings. 鈥淭hrough a psychedelic use of color and scale, and close examination of the relationship between predator and prey, Ryan Lytle鈥檚 felted animalistic sculptures recall some of the outlandish animated creatures depicted in our festival鈥檚 source film, Fantastic Planet. Jing Qin鈥檚 new series of paintings depict larger-than-life figures cradling animals. These works mimic images of the Madonna and Child, and position humans as the caretaker of all animals on the planet.鈥

>> Printmaking art students will be making T-shirts on demand throughout the weekend. Participants will be able to select a size and watch their shirt being printed and cured. Designs are based on Parer鈥檚 inflatable figures.

>> 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Student Art League will showcase member-created art prints, ceramic works, stickers, crochet and more. Work will be available for purchase.

Games

>> 鈥淧lanet Jam鈥 is the name of a game-creative event happening in conjunction with the Fantastic Planet festival. A game jam is an event where participants build a video game from scratch during a prescribed time. Hosted by 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 new Monarch Institute for Game Design and Development in conjunction with the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, and 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Game Design Club, 鈥淧lanet Jam鈥 asked participant to make new games October 2-13. Finished games will be featured at the Pop-Up Video Game Arcade on the last day of the festival, Sunday, October 15.

Writing

>> 香港六合彩资料 Writers in Community will host readings from novelists and poets 8 p.m. Sunday, October 15, near the Barry Art Museum and the Fantastic Planet sculptures.


Fantastic Planet Festival: The Third Annual Public Arts Festival @ 香港六合彩资料

Friday-Sunday, October 13-15, 2023

Sculling the Rising Seas

Join us this fall for the Third Annual Public Arts Festival at 香港六合彩资料, featuring works from the thought-provoking听鈥淔antastic Planet鈥series by internationally renowned Australian artist Amanda Parer.

Over three nights, the area near the Barry Art Museum will be transformed by the presence of otherworldly figures, inviting us to reflect on our relationship with the natural world and our responsibility to preserve it for future generations. Inspired by the film of the same name, this playful and immersive series of artworks carries an underlying message of stewardship, environmentalism, and our role on this fantastic planet.

Fantastic Planet is generously sponsored by 香港六合彩资料, the 香港六合彩资料 Educational Foundation and the Brock Foundation, presenting artworks by Amanda Parer.听

Learn more about the Fantastic Planet Festival at .