04/22/2026
On this Earth Day, we remember “Braiding Time, Memory and Water,” an interactive dance performance from 2024.
Created by Sue Schroeder of Core Dance in collaboration with conceptual artist Jonathon Keats and internationally recognized Mexican composer Felipe Pérez Santiago, the performance responds to the geography and history of the site and encourages us to reconnect with our natural environment.
At Powers Island, one of the most serene sections of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Braiding Time unfolded in three movements. With each movement a water clock measured the rate of flow of the water, and its speed determined the pace of the performance, thus enlisting the water as a natural timekeeper and a collaborator in the performance. Ambient sounds integrated into a larger sound composition furthered nature’s collaboration in the work.
Local and international dancers of Core Dance were joined by musicians from Georgia State University.
Our hope is a deeper understanding of the natural cycles in nature will encourage us to seek and find solutions to safeguard and nurture our environment.
On October 19 and 20, 2024, Flux Projects presented the premier of Braiding Time, Memory and Water, a site-specific interactive dance performance by Sue Schroeder of Core Dance in collaboration with conceptual artist Jonathon Keats and composer Felipe Pérez Santiago. Responding to the geography an....