Ghost Factory by Bridgman|Packer Dance at HCC Mainstage Theatre

Hillsborough Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Series presents Ghost Factory performed by Bridgman|Packer Dance (NYC) on October 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the HCC Ybor City Mainstage Theatre.

Ghost Factory is the latest in Bridgman|Packer Dance’s body of acclaimed and genre-breaking work that features their “Video Partnering”— the integration of live performance and video technology. Inspired by the residents and vast deserted factories of Johnson City, an upstate New York town, Ghost Factory is a compelling work that reveals remnants of a past era through a contemporary lens. Live performance merges with haunting video imagery of abandoned factory buildings, evoking the humanity these spaces once held.

In conjunction with the stage performance, Places with Hidden Stories, an accompanying audio/visual installation, will be on display in Gallery114@HCC Ybor City Campus from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. during showings. The installation further brings alive the stories of residents of Johnson City as well as those of Ybor City’s cigar industry. Parallels will be drawn between the histories and cultures of these two historic manufacturing towns. The installation and the stage work reveal how architecture can hold a town’s human stories hidden within its walls. Choreography and performance is by the award-winning duo Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer. The creative team also includes Peter Bobrow, Filmmaker; Frank DenDanto III, Lighting Designer, and Ansel Bobrow, Composer/Sound Designer.