Experience Banderole

with Ian Spencer Bell

August 15, 2021

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Rescheduled from June 30, July 1, and July 2

Choreographer and poet Ian Spencer Bell performs "Banderole" with dancers Joshua Tuason and Vanessa Knouse at The Mount.

Audience members stroll from the stables to the mansion's forecourt and gardens as dancers unfurl, wave, and whip throughout the pristine 50-acre Berkshire property. "Banderole" refers to the banner, scroll, and sculptured band that normally is inscribed and often found in Renaissance architecture.

The New York Times describes Bell's work as “autobiography, written in bodies.” He has performed his solos at Boston Center for the Arts, Jacob’s Pillow, Poetry Foundation, and Queens Museum.

Photo: Nicholas Kahn

As of August 3, we have updated our face-mask policy at The Mount. We strongly encourage vaccinated visitors to wear masks when attending outdoor events. Unvaccinated visitors must wear masks at all times. When indoors, masks are required regardless of vaccination status.

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Ian Spencer Bell
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Ian Spencer Bell is a dancer and poet. The New York Times describes his work as “autobiography, written in bodies.” His first performances were danced outdoors and awarded a grant from Virginia Commission for the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts. He has performed his solos at Boston Center for the Arts, CounterPulse, Dance Complex, Jacob’s Pillow, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Project, and Queens Museum. Ballet Review, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Movement Research, and Narrative have published his writing.

Bell was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Fauquier County, Virginia. He trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and School of American Ballet. He was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and New York University, where he received an MFA in poetry. For a decade throughout the United States, he led education and training programs for American Ballet Theatre. He is dance artist in residence at Nightingale-Bamford School and visiting artist at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Bell lives in New York City.

Photo by Nicholas Kahn