She also delves into the physical details of its permanent home: for instance, how the old barn was turned into a rehearsal and performing space replete with dressing rooms and a shop area to construct sets, and a lighting and sound booth. Logue conveys different aspects of the Yard’s evolution, starting with what it was like in the beginning, and Nanon’s impetus in establishing the Yard. Then, since I scanned many more photos than I could use, I made them into the flip books, to get as many visuals as possible.” Each is rich with photographic history, as well as information and great related quotes, which, again, bring the show to life. She says, “I was trying to create touch points, so you could see the connections. When she included physical objects like costumes, Logue chose images related to the performances in which they were used. After gaining a sense of what was there and doing some of her own research, including reading old newspaper articles and the publication the Yard produced for its 20th anniversary, Logue selected the most interesting photographs, and made sure to cover the stretch of time and different types of performances. Logue culled through, starting the process without a preset plan. Nanon collection’s many thousands of photographs, video, and audio recordings, and archival documents donated in 2015 by her three daughters. The exhibition pulls largely from the Patricia N. The campus has a performance space, open-air studio, administrative offices, and also houses for the artists-in-residence who stay for anywhere from a week to three weeks to focus on new work teach community, senior, adult, family, and school classes and perform for the public. But only a decade later, with a growing reputation in the dance community and on the Island, the Yard settled into its permanent home just outside of Chilmark’s town center. An exhibition label relates that during its first summer, dancers and audience members alike shared space with the hay in David Flanders’ barn, and environmental pieces were presented at sites around the Island.
“Let’s Dance” tells the evolution of the Yard from its itinerant infancy to the present day, in its 50th summer of performances.
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