It’s been a year coming but I composed an experiential piece for the bicentennial of Ann Arbor for the Ann Arbor Library Ann Arbor District Library + the Michigan Theater (🔗 in mu bio & below) with the full story below essentially posing the question “While many soundtracks, songs, and sounds have been played in these walls, has a soundtrack ever been written for the theater alone?” This is first of a series where I’ve created a suggested path with a map you can download to experience it within the The Michigan & State Theaters - Marquee Arts Fifth Wall: A Soundtrack for the Michigan Theater by Sara Tea “Growing up in the 1980s was a time of seeing architectural elements of the 1930s in drab remnants, broken bulbs of uncared for marquees, sloppy layers of paint on top of beautiful woodwork and moldings. Many theaters covered the floors with loud carpets and slapped up 1980s neon signs on top of these once vibrant spaces with no regard for the histories they held. Today, this is not true for the Michigan Theater. When I had the opportunity to choose the Michigan Theater for this project, my desire was to give the community a chance to engage and hopefully appreciate the space in a new way. While many soundtracks, songs, and sounds have been played in these walls, has a soundtrack ever been written for the theater alone? With this piece comes a digital map of the suggested path of listening with some key spots within the theater that inspire me. The path is merely suggested, but I encourage folks to spend time where they are drawn, curious & sparked. Often in our busy lives we spend our time consuming spaces without taking an opportunity to reflect on all of the individuals and the hard work that goes into creating something like this in our community. With this soundtrack I’m offering a chance for us to take a moment within the space, to explore and spend time in a way that we haven’t before. In this exchange is a chance to break the “Fifth Wall” between those who create and nurture space, the performers, and those who come to experience it.” - Composer Sara Tea
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