Clark Art Institute to Host Angkor Dance Troupe on Aug. 6
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In conjunction with its current exhibition, Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern, the Clark Art Institute will host a performance by the Angkor Dance Troupe (ADT) on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 4 p.m. in Clark’s auditorium.
Based out of Lowell, Massachusetts, the ADT takes Auguste Rodin’s thrilled, feverish response to the royal dancers of Cambodia—an encounter that led to Rodin making about 150 watercolors of the costumed dancers—as an opportunity to explore the history of preserving Cambodian dance over the intervening 116 years, and a chance to connect across war and the diaspora.
On view in the Clark Center Galleries through September 18, 2022, Rodin in the United States explores how American museums and collectors embraced the artist’s sculptures and drawings, and traces the arc of his reputation and legacy since the first U.S. museum acquisition was made in 1893 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Presenting more than seventy works from more than thirty collections, this is the largest Rodin exhibition presented in more than forty years.
Tickets are $10 ($8 for members, $7 for students, and $5 for children 12 and under). For more information and to reserve tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events.
This performance is made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation.
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