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SUMMARY:Haunted Botany: A Performance for a Forgotten Forest
DESCRIPTION:The towering Eastern White Pine once dominated New England forests and served as an important symbol for Indigenous peoples\, but the British Royal Navy’s thirst for tall\, straight\, trees to use as ship masts eventually led to the destruction of the vast majority of old growth pines in Massachusetts. Join Gwyneth Shanks and AB Brown for a performance piece highlighting Pinus strobus’s dramatic colonial history in which American settlers fought back against King George’s large-scale destruction of their forests\, leading to direct resistance\, riots\, and eventually to the Boston Tea Party itself. \n\n\n\nThe event will begin with a participatory procession through the pines on Peters Hill and up to the Peters Hill summit\, where the performers will unroll a 1200 square foot sail pre-retreated with cyanotype dye\, and arrange archival objects\, texts\, and images on the sail that illustrate the properties and colonial histories of the eastern white pine. At the end of the event\, a large cyanotype print will be revealed which represents the complicated history of this important tree. \n\n\n\nGwyneth Shanks and AB Brown are Assistant Professors of Performance\, Theater\, and Dance at Colby College in Maine. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: This event involves walking a short distance over mulch paths and ascending the summit of Peters Hill\, which is a short but steep slope. \n\n\n\nAudience: This event is appropriate for ages 12+. \n\n\n\nInclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather\, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less one day’s notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program\, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (inbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209. \n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Auden Barbour
URL:https://arboretum.harvard.edu/event/haunted-botany-a-performance-for-a-forgotten-forest/
LOCATION:Peters Hill Gate\, Peters Hill Gate\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Horticulture and Botany
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