A Portrait Without Borders

The Flynn welcomed the American premiere of the interactive art installation A Portrait Without Borders, a mural created by the community and a team of robots from the UK-based studio Kaleider. For this project, the walls of the Amy E. Tarrant gallery at the Flynn were filled with drawings of faces from the community, creating a one-of-a-kind mural representing all of us. Hundreds of people from the Flynn community submitted their photos through a custom web portal, then those portraits were turned into original black-and-white line drawing and drawn directly onto the Flynn walls by Kaleider’s robots.

The Money

The Money is a thrilling cross between a high-stakes game, a social experiment, and an intelligent theatrical experience. A group of complete strangers—the players—had 60 minutes to agree how to spend the pot. The watching audience can buy their way in at any moment, right up until the last second, and that can change everything. Every event is totally unique and completely unpredictable—full of drama, frustrations, opportunism, generosity, and excitement—all set to a ticking clock.

C'est pas là, c'est par là (It’s Not That Way, It’s This Way)

C’est pas là, c’est par là (It’s Not That Way, It’s This Way), produced by France-based studio Compagnie Galmae, invited community members to come together and untangle and maneuver through a massive web made of string. How does the crowd move? What is an individual within a group? How do we work together to solve a problem?

In the large parking lot at 128 Lakeside Avenue in Burlington, a dense string installation resembling a spider’s web was set up to fill the entirety of the space. Passing over and under the threads, hundreds of participants helped each other make sense of the web and roll it up into a single ball. It was fun, participatory, political, playful, and collaborative, and the evening finished with a celebratory, cathartic bonfire to commemorate the achievement of working together as a community.

Playing Fields

The Flynn has two dance studios—Chase Studio (1,000 sq. ft.), on the first floor, and Hoehl Studio (1,050 sq. ft.), on the third floor—primarily used for classes and camps. Both are equipped with pianos, a sound system, sprung floors, freestanding barres, mirrored walls, and a variety of amenities to enhance student learning and interaction.