Friday, April 11th, 2025

7:00 p.m.

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Lawn by the Lake

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

1 College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293

Free and open to the public​

From Virginia’s first professional contemporary circus company, comes MetaMORPHOsis, a performance that celebrates the life cycle of the Morpho butterfly. For the original production at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in 2019, Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus worked with an arborist to create a beautifully choreographed show of aerial silks artists suspended from a mighty oak tree—32 feet in the air. MetaMORPHOsis celebrates the beauty in the life cycle of the butterfly. Each performer creatively interprets the journey of the caterpillar emerging from the egg, to cocoon, and then the magnificent transformation into a beautiful butterfly.

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Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus has a mission to provide everyone the opportunity to experience, learn and perform the challenging, empowering and creative arts of circus in a safe and inclusive environment. This mission is achieved through community classes, performances, and touring shows, and in partnerships and collaborations with nonprofits to reach diverse audiences.

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Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, therefore individuals with accessibility needs or general questions are encouraged to call (276) 376-4520 or email the Pro-Art office at pro-art@uvawise.edu. For evolving conditions related to weather cancellations, or similar unforeseen circumstances, patrons are encouraged to check proartva.org for up-to-date information. 

Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Mountain Empire Community College, the Columbus Phipps Foundation, and the Lee County Community Foundation.

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