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28-APR-2007

Dance, Herberger Theatre Center, Phoenix, Arizona, 2007

There are four groups of larger than life bronze sculptures outside the entrance of this theatre. Created by Arizona sculptor John Henry Waddell in the 1970s, they are collectively titled “Dance.” One of the bronze dancers was lunging forward, her body nearly touching the brick plaza in front of the theatre. Normally, 11:00 am is not the best time for outdoor photography, but in this case, the high angle of the sun etched the shadows of trees on to the plaza at the theatre’s entrance. I moved in behind this bronze figure and photographed its arm beckoning towards a shadowy tree. One art form becomes the driving force in another. The statue does more than dance here. My vantage point suggests that its gesture symbolizes mankind paying homage to the glory of the natural world.

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