Mode of Program Participation
Performances and Arts
Participation Type
Performance
Presentation #1 Title
Foggy Conclusions: Navigating Shifting Identities
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
The fog billows into the space. How do you feel? What is the sensation of being surrounded without knowing what lies outside of the fog? This artist talk will explore the experiences of Annalee Tull as an artist, dancer, choreographer and human navigating issues of identity, place, clarity, and questioning. The fog will serve as a metaphor to the discovery of self in Appalachian identity. Annalee will evaluate her own feelings towards the fogs in her life and reflect on her Southern, Appalachian woman identity. She will maneuver and push through the fog into questions of Appalachian traditions, calling upon the methodologies of practice-based research and autoethnographic explorations to present a body of work researching into the fogginess of a person living in a community, presenting one person’s experience in a body of many. The flow of the fog will be presented through Annalee's choreography work titled "Celebrating Appalachia," an autoethnographic dance performance navigating a young girl growing up, loving and discovering her Appalachian roots. She will also present ideas of interdisciplinarity by sharing images of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the fog. Being naturally curious, Annalee has explored the fog and continues to venture into the fogginess of these difficult questions and experiences. There are no hard and fast rules, answers come slowly if at all, and learning to live in while still investigating the fogginess is key. Questioning these aspects of life allows for a sense of contentment with the fog, even when it seems impossible.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Annalee Tull is an interdisciplinary artist/scholar creating autoethnographic works surrounding her story of a young girl growing up and discovering her southern, Appalachian identity.
Foggy Conclusions: Navigating Shifting Identities
The fog billows into the space. How do you feel? What is the sensation of being surrounded without knowing what lies outside of the fog? This artist talk will explore the experiences of Annalee Tull as an artist, dancer, choreographer and human navigating issues of identity, place, clarity, and questioning. The fog will serve as a metaphor to the discovery of self in Appalachian identity. Annalee will evaluate her own feelings towards the fogs in her life and reflect on her Southern, Appalachian woman identity. She will maneuver and push through the fog into questions of Appalachian traditions, calling upon the methodologies of practice-based research and autoethnographic explorations to present a body of work researching into the fogginess of a person living in a community, presenting one person’s experience in a body of many. The flow of the fog will be presented through Annalee's choreography work titled "Celebrating Appalachia," an autoethnographic dance performance navigating a young girl growing up, loving and discovering her Appalachian roots. She will also present ideas of interdisciplinarity by sharing images of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the fog. Being naturally curious, Annalee has explored the fog and continues to venture into the fogginess of these difficult questions and experiences. There are no hard and fast rules, answers come slowly if at all, and learning to live in while still investigating the fogginess is key. Questioning these aspects of life allows for a sense of contentment with the fog, even when it seems impossible.
