The Ann Arbor preview performances of Into the Wind. How might the arts contribute to our understandings and reframe our perceptions of our evolving landscapes as we transition towards renewable energy sources? This question guides Into the Wind. Inspired by the potential for harnessing wind as a renewable energy resource, Into the Wind is a dance, music and poetry performance that will take place in August in Muskegon, Michigan at the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC), a central site for offshore wind energy research in the Great Lakes. Conceived and directed by Jessica Fogel, Professor of Dance at the University of Michigan and Artistic Director of Ann Arbor Dance Works, Into the Wind is being created in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty from the University of Michigan and Grand Valley State University. Collaborators include: Ӣ Sara Adlerstein, Associate Research Scientist and Visual Artist, UM School of Natural Resources and Environment Ӣ Robert Alexander, composer, NASA JPFP Fellow, Sonification Specialist, Design Science PhD Candidate at University of Michigan Ӣ Patty Branam, freelance costume designer Ӣ Shawn Bible, choreographer, Associate Professor of Dance, Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and UM MFA Dance alumnus Ӣ Dave Biedenbender, composer, Lecturer, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Ӣ T. Arnold (Arn) Boezaart, Executive Director of the Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Center (MAREC), Muskegon, MI Ӣ Sarah Mills, doctoral candidate, UM Urban and Regional Planning Program Ӣ Kasia Mrozewska, freelance set designer Ӣ Erik Nordman, Associate Professor of Natural Resources Management, GVSU Ӣ Keith Taylor, poet, Coordinator of Undergraduate Creative Writing, UM Dept. of English, Director Bear River Writers Conference This project has received generous funding from the UM Third Century Initiative, UM Office of Research, Grand Valley State University, UM School of Music, Theatre, & Dance Faculty Research Fund, UM Gay Delanghe Endowment, UM Department of Dance, and UM Office of the Vice President for Communications. ABOUT ANN ARBOR DANCE WORKS: Formed in 1985, Ann Arbor Dance Works is the resident professional dance company of the University of Michigan Department of Dance. Dedicated to the collaborative process, the company shares a wide-ranging repertory with audiences. In addition to producing works by resident UM Dance faculty choreographers, the company hosts guest choreographers from the US and abroad. Designers, poets, videographers, visual artists, scholars, and composers collaborate with company members, contributing to the creation of innovative and multi-layered works of resonance, depth, and beauty. Since its inception, Ann Arbor Dance Works has produced choreography to critical and popular acclaim in New York City, throughout the Midwest, and internationally. The company has also produced unique projects in the Ann Arbor community, including the creation of several large-scale site dances with a variety of community partners. Artistic Director for the company is Jessica Fogel.