Morris Arboretum Presents In the Quiet:

A Choreographed Dance Created for Out On a Limb, 50 Feet Up in the Tree Canopy

On Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at 11am and 1pm, Morris Arboretum hosts In the Quiet – a choreographed dance staged on the garden’s Out on a Limb, A Tree Adventure Exhibit.  This permanent structure transports visitors 50 feet up from the forest floor on a canopy walk that requires no climbing.  Jenny Roe Sawyer, Artistic Director at From The Earth Dance Project, devised this new site-specific, interpretive dance.  Performed by three artists, the piece will incorporate the natural world’s sound, wind, air and textures for a mesmerizing tree-top experience.

This piece is one of many outdoor, site-specific dances Sawyer has originated including Upstream:  a duet dance staged in water at Morris Arboretum in 2013.  This event is free with admission.

Jenny Roe Sawyer Sinead O'Neill by Krista McKinnon

The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is located at 100 East Northwestern Avenue in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia.  The 92-acre horticulture display garden features a spectacular collection of mature trees in a beautiful and colorful landscape. The Arboretum includes numerous picturesque spots such as a formal rose garden, historic water features, a swan pond, and the only remaining freestanding fernery in North America. A permanent nationally award-winning exhibit, Out on a Limb – a Tree Adventure Exhibit adds to Morris Arboretum’s allure by transporting visitors 50 feet up into the treetops on a canopy walk that requires no climbing.  Open weekdays 10am-4pm and weekends 10am-5pm.  Open late on Wednesdays in June, July, and August until 8:00pm.  For more information, visit www.morrisarboretum.org.

Photo Credit:  Krista McKinnon

Photo Caption:  On Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at 11am and 1pm, Morris Arboretum hosts In the Quiet – a choreographed dance staged on the garden’s Out on a Limb, A Tree Adventure Exhibit.  Jenny Roe Sawyer, Artistic Director at From The Earth Dance Project, devised this new site-specific, interpretive dance.  Pictured here are Sawyer (left) with Sinead O’Neill performing Upstream:  a duet dance presented in water at Morris Arboretum in 2013. This event is free with admission. For more information, please visit www.morrisarboretum.org