Subtle Rage

Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 7:00 PM

The Vermont Dance Alliance, in partnership with Highland Center for Arts, presents “Subtle Rage” by Millie Heckler, a dance theater performance for warriors, victims and survivors. “Subtle Rage” is a deep, thrumming dive into who we become and what we need to let go in a rage-inducing world. The work asks: In what ways—subtle and obvious—does rage take shape in your body and life? How can we use movement to transform the destructive impact of rage into weapons of mass creation? With an original soundtrack, soulful vocals, thrilling athleticism, and stunning costumes, this work explores healing and dealing with a maddening world. Millie Heckler is the Vermont Dance Alliance 2024 artist-in-residence.

“Subtle Rage” is sponsored by Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

TICKETS: $20 (15% off for Vermont Dance Alliance members)

ABOUT MILLIE HECKLER:

Millie Heckler is an interdisciplinary artist who merges movement, voice and original music. Her practice lies in unlocking voices of the body. Heckler holds an MFA in Dance and Social Justice from University of Texas Austin and a BFA in Dance from University of Colorado Boulder. Her work has been supported by Vermont Arts Council, Cultural Arts Funding Program in Texas, New York Live Arts and Vermont Dance Alliance, among others. Heckler is co-founder of the Vermont-based interdisciplinary female collective, lunch, exploring multiple shades of intimacy. She is also co-founder of the Austin-based Yes Body dance and music event dedicated to relentless self-progression and the pursuit of fearlessness. Her dance-for-camera project Pink Booth Confessions, dealing with the complexities of sexual harm and healing, has received international recognition. Heckler has worked as a Lecturer in Dance at University of Vermont and University of Texas, as well as many other universities, schools and studios nationally and abroad. She danced for Charles O. Anderson/dance theater X and was a principal dancer for Rennie Harris Grass Roots Project. Heckler uses art as a catalyst for claiming the sensuality of her authentic experience and as an instrument for building community.