Appalachian Spring: Panel and Pop-Up Performances

The Filson is thrilled to partner with the Louisville Orchestra and Louisville Ballet to showcase previews of Appalachian Spring featuring performing artists from both organizations. This multi-dimensional and immersive program will bring performance, art, and history to life with experts discussing the important role the arts have and continue to play in international politics. Join us as Dr. Victoria Phillips, Martin Lofsnes, Anthony Krutzkamp, and Teddy Abrams provide an in-depth chat on Cold War artistic expression and the resulting dynamics.

Victoria Phillips, Ph.D. is the author of Martha Graham’s Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy.  A Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics in the Department of International History, Dr. Phillips is also the director of the Cold War Archival Research project (CWAR), the History, Culture and Diplomacy project, and History Online, and is a founding member of the Global Biography Working Group. At present, she is working on a biography of Dr. Eleanor Lansing Dulles.

Martin Løfsnes was born in East Germany and grew up in Norway. He founded 360° Dance Company in 2007 as a place for dance artists to grow, experiment, and expand their horizons through the presentation of classic modern dance works and contemporary commissions. Before this, he performed as a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company from 1993 to 2006.

Photo credit: Louisville Orchestra