Spirits of rebirth

By Jim McBee | April 19, 2014 1 Comment

We celebrate the long-awaited arrival of spring

For the May edition, we decided to do a decidedly unnewsy take. Many matters of serious import are affecting Ann Arbor’s people right this very minute; why aren’t you on the case? you may ask.

But what could be more present in our hearts and minds than the end to this long, bitter winter we’ve just endured: Ann Arbor’s snowiest ever. Heck, we tried to pronounce winter dead last month. It snowed on April 15. Tax day. Just to spite us.

So what? We give winter the finger. And we lovingly embrace spring, however slow she’s been to take her rightful place. To that end, we invited three amazing dancers to perform their very own rites of spring, bounding over Ann Arbor’s abundant — if slow to green — public spaces. Benjamin Weatherston captured the amazing moments. And instead of 5,000 words on winter’s misery, here are the results.

Dancers

Brigitte Wanner, dance student, Oakland University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dee Tomasetta, dance student, U-M

 

 

 

 

 

 

CJ Burroughs, dance student, U-M