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May 4

May 11

May 18 at 10 am

'BREAKING GROUND'

combines round wall skate boarders with company dancers for video and live performance. The round wall skate park at Langdon Park created by East Coast Round Wall Foundation, redefines the space it inhabits by transitioning a previously underused and neglected recreational area into a youth friendly, community developed skateboard park. The round bowl construction is a design of constant curves with inclines and hills of elevation that mimic the waves of the ocean. The steep plunges and the unusual balance points create a dynamic language that can be experienced by both mover and viewer.
This public site is a unique environment that draws individuals invested in physical expression. It is dependent on cooperative response for its creation, considers the environment for its construction, and invests the community with a sense of ownership. This special environment is explored with dance, skate boarders and video, and with the community members who use it.

Video of the 5.4.08 Session

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Breaking Ground is made possible in part by a grant from the Creative Communities Fund of the The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, a grantmaking program of the Creative Communities Initiative.

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LANGDON PARK

2901 20th Street NE

Washington DC

FREE

Patrick Britton skating at Langdon Park