Dirsmith Church B. Mass Candle Lighting

Footage of a performance inside the North Shore Unitarian Church, built John Holland, with a later addition created by architect Ron Dirsmith in 1965. The church is located at 2100 Half Day Road in Bannockburn, IL.; The film captures men and women in leotards practicing a kind of dance utilizing candles. There are a few shots of the structure’s notable glass window and thoughtfully designed interior structure.; Ron Dirsmith grew up in the Lakeview community in Chicago’s North Side. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in architectural design. He would later design the Playboy Building in the mid-1960s, and worked frequently for Hugh Hefner.; More information about the construction is available via the Dirsmith Group: http://www.dirsmithgroup.com/FGW/fgw.html