Dancing on flower power

Dancer Erin Bond practices her moves in anticipation of this Sunday’s performance.

Donna Sternberg & Dancers is a Santa Monica-based group that likes to rustle a few leaves. This Sunday, they’ll take their site-specific, eco-conscious dance style to the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook.

“The Flowering of Desire” is the first in a series of performances devoted to the idea of desire in the plant world—the allure of flowers, the sweetness of fruit and procreation by spreading seeds and pollen with wind, animals and insects. Live music will be provided by composer and motorcycle enthusiast Ken Christianson.

The performance also seeks to connect dance and science. Margot Griswold, an Audubon ecologist, will talk about the natural setting of the dance, now restored after years of oil drilling and neglect.

This free event is sponsored in part by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and takes place Sunday, November 13, at 3:30 p.m. Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook is located at 6300 Hetzler Road in Culver City. Take a short hike after the show and you might just catch the setting sun from the lookout point.

Posted 11/9/11