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This story is part of SLM's January 2021 cover feature, with tips on riding out the rest of the pandemic. Click here for more stories from the feature.
Experience an alternate reality at Laumeier Sculpture Park. What if, a thousand years ago, time branched off, creating a parallel version of this park with divergent geography and ambiguous structures? Bundle up and download the Time Fork app at theram pant.com/timefork. Through May 9, walk through the park you know and view the alternative version that local media artist Van McElwee has created, using augmented reality and 3-D drone mapping. There may or may not be a pandemic in World B, but you’ll still need to mask up and keep your distance.
Hear a ballad about “deep, painful longing.” St. Louis Symphony Orchestra cautiously reopened Powell Hall last fall with very limited seating and other public health procedures in place. This month, take in Joan Tower’s “Made in America,” an orchestral composition that returns to the theme “America the Beautiful” along its journey, or get some insight into the “deep, painful longing” that pianist Hélène Grimaud finds in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20.
Dance through adversity. Big Muddy’s annual Collide event is moving online this year. Tune in January 22 and 23 for a world premiere by Brian Enos, using #Crowd SourceChoreo, as well as works by Joshua Peugh and Prince Lyons. The event will also highlight the 2021 Marquis Award. This year’s theme is honoring teachers who’ve shown perseverance and creativity in the face of adversity—and dancing through a pandemic seems like a perfect example of beating adversity.
