Immersive Dance, Art & Music Fusion

Original art, original music, and original choreography mark this event as the first of its kind at The Acorn. The colorful, dynamic, nature-based imagery of Pam Kirkham’s paintings as a backdrop is combined with live dance from Carolyn Pampalone Rabber’s CPR Inhale Movement’s stunning choreography, and tantalizing music by Silver Rain brings good vibes your way, along with segments of Pam’s eclectic vocals alongside guitarist, Mitch Gregory, and segments of energetic dance duets by two of the three dancers will be featured.

Inspiration: Immersive Van Gogh in Chicago made a huge impression on me and I began thinking of ways I could do something similar with my art. I didn’t have 32+ projectors or the technology to pull off something totally immersive, but I have a large body of work and wanted to do a similar event on a smaller scale with a live dancer. I wanted to employ composers and a dancer because jobs are hard to find in the creative community and fair pay is sometimes elusive. My dreams were realized when I received a KADI grant from The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. The initial version was filmed with no audience due to Covid, but I’m ecstatic that The Acorn Theater is presenting this event to a live audience for the first time. I just want everyone to feel the positive energy from this performance and I also hope to inspire younger artists, dancers, and musicians to think big and follow their dreams.