January 12, 2023
The Quarry Project Update

Here in Vermont, we are deep into winter. Where I live it is lightly snowing and blowing. As soon as it gets dark, I am reading for hours most evenings. As physical activity is curtailed, internal explorations expand.
 
Lately, I have been thinking about and experiencing personal loss, buoyed by the way of the Inuit who actively remember and speak about a significant person no longer with them, look for them in their daily comings and goings, welcome the glimpses, walk with and honor them, and know that this profound experience enriches their life.
 
A friend recently reminded me of the direction we in the Quarry Project ensemble took in April 2020 as COVID lay heavy on everyone, everywhere. In the face of such upheaval, we chose to see this loss as a gift, a time to be still, to shift, look around, to open and listen, to acknowledge the deep feelings, and wait. Stillness instead of the habitual “doing” was so unsettling, yet in that discomfort arose the understanding that we are indeed all connected in the joy, loss, wonder and sorrow of living. The project we presented last August was a direct result of that important time.
 
 
Our recently updated website might interest you, especially the performance photography where you can see a collection of photographs from this past summer and read responses from all those who were able to be present.
 
Here is a list of the upcoming screenings of this marvelous film that grew from the performances of August. The January screenings in Vermont - Putney (Next Stage Arts 1/15/23 at 4pm), Montpelier (Savoy Theatre 1/18/23 at 6pm), Burlington (The Media Factory 1/24/23 at 5:30pm sold out), Northfield (Norwich University 1/26/23 at 5:30pm) and East Montpelier (Fox Market 1/28/23 at 6pm sold out), are a gift we hope to share with as many of you can make the trip.
 
In closing, here is an excerpt of one response to the film:
I LOVE the opening, sound and visuals slowly surfacing. The camera seemed to move at the exact pace of the raft coming into view … everything slowed down. The stunning aerial views offer such a different perspective and I was more aware of the performers as individuals because the camera brings us so close in.   -Karen Mittelman

Gratefully,