A History of Mime in Ann Arbor with Performances by Michael Lee
Join us for a series of short performances and interviews with local mime Michael Lee and special guests O.J. Anderson and Perry Perrault. The performance, which will consist of short 4-6 minute pieces will be for many, an introduction to “the actor’s art” of mime. With credit given to the mime artists that inspired and taught Michael Lee, we’ll connect the dots between legendary mimes, and the local Ann Arbor mimes who knew and trained with them.
This project is part of AADL’s commemoration of the city’s bicentennial year.


AADL Talks To: Peter Sparling, Lecturer, Poet, Essayist, Dancer, and Filmmaker

In this episode, AADL Talks To Peter Sparling. Peter is a lecturer, poet, essayist, dancer, and filmmaker. He is the Rudolf Arnheim Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Dance at the University of Michigan. Peter talks with us about his career, from his start as a member of the José Limón Dance Company and principal dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company through his time in Ann Arbor as director of his own Peter Sparling Dance Company. Peter talks about his activism, the changes in the Ann Arbor dance community over the years, and his current work after retiring from the university 6 years ago.

Wild Bergamot, Wild Garden, Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side, June 28, 2024 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2024
Cattails, Wild Garden, Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side, June 28, 2024 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2024
Garden and Building, Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side, June 18, 2024 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2024
Black-Eyed Susan, Wild Garden, Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side, June 18, 2024 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2024
Common Milkweed, Wild Garden, Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side, June 18, 2024 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2024
Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side, August 18, 2023 Photographer: Steve Jensen

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2023
Ann Arbor YMCA, Window Painting, 400 W Washington St, Old West Side Neighborhood, May 5, 2023 Photographer: Steve Jensen

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2023
Ann Arbor YMCA, Window Painting, 400 W Washington St, October 23, 2022 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2022