Elevator Activated!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Twisting scarves, bodies in motion, and the purposeful crash of a gong accompanied by the sustained resonance of an electric cello descending the stairs. 

Artists MIZU, Theresa-Xuan Bui, and Antonius-Tín Bui, along with dancer Glenna Yu presented an “activation” of the Tang Museum’s elevator and staircase on April 17. 

The performance that included music, movement, spoken word poetry, and audience interaction, framed in a setting of traditional Vietnamese garments – called áo dài. 

Event description via the Tang: The audience joins the diasporic artists on a migration embodying the hesitations, expectations, and contemplations of returning home.

“Elevator Music 48: Alone, only in flesh” will be on display at The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College through May 19. For more information, go to: https://tang.skidmore.edu/.