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into their work, are two other artists coming to the residence program with the intention to make a new work for the Momentary. They'll be in Bentonville for the month of June and return to present the new work in August. Matty Davis, a dancer with an athletic background, will be here for the month of July with the intention of creating work at the Momentary to premiere in 2023. A few years ago, artist Will Rawls was in talks with museum staff about needing a space to do a stop-motion video dance piece. Now the timing is better for this sort of thing, Hunt says. "Our spaces are so unique that a lot of times, when talking with an artist, that makes work in our space quite difficult, it becomes a challenge," Hunt says. "But he hadn't staged the work yet, so we said, 'Make it here,' and that makes it easier on us." The Rawls production will hopefully be premiered at the beginning of 2023. Collision, an event by the Momentary in 2021 that put local artists in collaboration with each other through a game- like fashion, will be returning this year. Artists get a certain amount of funding, are paired up with an artist that they probably haven't worked with before and produce a 15 minute set. Last year the resulting performance lecture was in the Momentary tower. To top it off, the Momentary will be hosting two performance art festivals. Live in America, a Walton- supported project created by Fusebox Festival out of Austin, will be coming to Northwest Arkansas June 1-12. "It's an opportunity to look at performance across the U.S. and uplift communities and their stories and what performance looks like to them," Hunt says. The performers are from eight different regions. A recent rehearsal by one of its Northwest Arkansas projects included a banjo player, a group of break dancers, and a classical Indian dancer. This festival is free, but tickets are recommended. Inverse Festival, a performance art festival that Hunt began in 2016, will take place at the Momentary Nov. 4-6. It focuses on live action movements and working with materials in interesting and challenging ways. Previous Inverse Festivals changed year to year based on needs and covid-19 concerns, such as offering online residencies and a cohort model during the pandemic with a symposium once it was safer to gather together again. This year, Hunt says, it will be more of a full- blown festival. MARCH 6-12, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 39 A dancer and a musician interact during a CACHE Collision performance at the Momentary. (Courtesy Photo/Ironside Photography, Stephen Ironside) The Momentary celebrated its birthday with a Feb. 26 performance by Daedelus with Russell E.L. Butler and DJ Afrosia. (Courtesy Photo) Billy Strings performs during the FreshGrass Bentonville Music Festival 2021 at The Momentary. FreshGrass will return May 20-21, and tickets are now on sale. (Courtesy Photo/Douglas Mason) Momentary Continued From Page 9 FEATURE