venue is that it makes you look at that space a little differently. Rudolph describes BANDALOOP rehearsing and dancing on something as common as a parking garage. “No one’s ever noticed the back of this parking garage before,” she said. “Suddenly, it’s activated with this very dynamic and beautiful art form. It transforms the perception of that space.” Such a response wasn’t necessarily one of Rudolph’s explicit intentions when starting the company, but it has evolved to be a central aspect contributing to the entire purpose of BANDALOOP. “Performing in an everyday space and causing an experience to be shared by a group of people is one of the most magical and powerful things that we do,” she says. “When you go back to that space, you kind of never see it the same way again. And, perhaps, you remember the sense of community that you had while taking in this performance.” Rudolph has been performing with BANDALOOP for all of its 25 years. We asked her to try and explain what the experience of dancing, while suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, could possibly feel like. “It’s kind of like exquisite pain,” she says. “It takes a lot of strength in your core, your neck, and your back, to be able to dance or jump sideways. But at the same time, it’s the dream of flying that all of us have—soaring through the air, not having Photo Credit: Krystal Harfert Photo Credit: Craig Joujon-Roche
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