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That’s an ambitious goal, but one the creators and dancers – six students and faculty Active Discussions member Robin Wilson, for whom Fogel is creating a solo – are taking seriously.

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That’s where taking wind as movement metaphor comes in. That’s where poet Keith Taylor comes in, contributing a poem, “Circle in the Wind,” that’s part of the soundscore. That’s where snippets of interviews with 80-something former workers at Continental Motors come in, and where composer Robert Alexander comes in, Entertainment Video sonifying wind data from a buoy out on Lake Michigan, turning air currents into music. Composer Dave Biedenbender works magic with percussion and flute and recorded sounds; freelance costume designer Patty Branam lofts the work with her designs.

And the audience will get a chance, after seeing “Into the Wind,” to hear from collaborators, including Fogel, and to ask questions about how breath becomes movement that propels not just bodies but dialog about important issues.

Susan Isaacs Nisbett is a freelance entertainment writer for The Ann Arbor News.

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