Picture Jasper Ridge is a 70-minute performance hike through Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Audience members will experience a rare glimpse of the beauty and environmental diversity of the preserve, as well as witness a number of archival photographs performed in the tradition of tableau vivant on or near the spot where the photo was originally taken. Picture Jasper Ridge stages a collision between the historical moment of the archival photo and the performed present of the landscape.

"Picture Jasper Ridge" is a kind of memorial, both to a time passed and to the people that were photographed; it's a way to connect to the history that we stand on; it's an invitation to realize that every moment is part of a continuum of other moments both past and future; it's a performance "hike" that is meant to be an exhilarating window into the heart of this land and its impact. --Ann Carlson.

A short reception on site will follow each performance. This production is made possible by a gift from Anthony & Rosina Sun, Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa), Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, and Stanford Drama.

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Visiting Artist and Stanford Drama Instructor Ann Carlson is a dancer, choreographer, and performance artist. She creates “dances that reflect and investigate the metaphor of the everyday” and are coauthored by the performers, who have included non-dancers, such as lawyers, doctors, and nuns (“the real-people series”). With a background in visual and performance art, Carlson often shows her work in unconventional dance sites, including museums, trains, and barnyards. Carlson is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including both a Guggenheim Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.

• The ticket purchase confirmation you received via email (print out or on your mobile device), or
• Your photo ID, if you are the person who made the ticket purchase online.
• Comfortable shoes and clothing
• Friday, March 9th patrons should bring cash or credit card for parking fees.

• Patrons should meet at Cantor Arts Center (at the corner of Lomita and Roth Way) by 3pm at the latest. Buses will take patrons from Cantor to Jasper Ridge at 3pm, sharp.
• Parking is available on Lomita Drive and Museum Way in front of Cantor Arts Center, as well as in the parking structure at the corner of Campus Drive and Roth Way. Parking is free after 4pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. Friday patrons must pay for parking until 4pm. There is a pay station on Lomita Drive that accepts cash and credit cards, located across the Rodin sculpture garden, between Museum and Roth Way.
  
  
  
  

• Buses depart from Cantor for Jasper Ridge at 3pm, sharp. Please plan on arriving with ample time to make the 3pm departure time.
• Buses return from Jasper Ridge to Cantor by 6pm.
• Jasper Ridge is roughly a 13 minute drive from Cantor.
• The performance hike is a 70-minute hike in Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
• Water bottles will be provided at the start of the hike; you need not bring your own.
• Each performance hike will be followed by a casual reception at Jasper Ridge.
• Please note that we will not sell tickets on the day of; all tickets must be purchased online and in advance.
  
  

• If you have any questions or concerns, we welcome you to email us at dramainfo@stanford.edu.