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The Manic Euphoria of Shamel Pitts | Bk Mag
‘”Shamel Pitts is a choreographer who scores emotion in motion,” says Tavia Nyongo, curator at the Park Avenue Armory. “He teaches us how to move in time with our thoughts.”’ Read the full article here.
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Group Uses Dance to Heal From Historical Trauma | NBC Los Angeles
“Our work is really about building a future of more love and justice through the use of our ancestral technologies, of our dance forms and music forms, the forms that are rooted in our histories and where we come from, specifically Afro Latin ancestral technologies so salsa and Afro Cuban,” Alvarez said. Jasmine Stanley, who…
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“It’s Like Becoming a Toddler Again”: Ronald K. Brown on the Stroke That Almost Killed Him | I.NEWS
‘So much of his recovery has come unexpectedly, he admits. Only last week, he got out of his chair to make suggestions to his dancers, and was able to show them the West African rhythmic flex with his own body. Not only did it surprise him and his dancers, but “it felt great to move”,…
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Mesmerizing Rhythms and Radical Joy: Contra-Tiempo’s ¡azúcar! Will Make Its Los Angeles Debut at the Ford Theater | La Collide
‘Rooted in the Afro-Latine ancestral movement, the captivatingly vibrant performances in ¡azúcar! address important contemporary issues, such as anti-blackness in the Latine community and the historically oppressive impact of sugar. The performance ultimately weaves in an uplifting message, highlighting the resilience of ancestors across Latine cultures. ¡azúcar!’s West Coast premiere debuts Friday, August 18th, 2023,…
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CONTRA-TIEMPO Continues Its Evolution With ¡azúcar! | The Hype Magazine
‘Centered around the complex history of sugar and its ties to oppression, the captivating performance delves deep into the deliberate dismantling of anti-black sentiment within the Latine community. By weaving the echoes of Afro-Latine ancestral movement amidst vibrational technologies, audiences are in for a thought-provoking and emotionally- cathartic experience that serves as a reminder of…
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CONTRA-TIEMPO Announces West Coast Premiere of “¡azúcar!” at the Ford Theaters | La Dance Chronicle
“I quickly began thinking of the ways in which sugar as metaphor for racialized trauma was so clear… once I began working with the company and it immediately became clear that this piece was going to be about healing – that we had to look back at the past – not turn away from what…
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Impressions: New York Live Arts Presents Shamel Pitts’ Tribe in “Touch of Red” | The Dance Enthusiast
‘In this bewitching investigation of physical connection, Pitts and Fredericks demonstrate that male vulnerability is a misconstrued sign of weakness that ought to be embraced as their greatest strength.’ Read the full article here.
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NORTHROP’s 2023–24 Dance Season Includes 2 World Premieres | Startribune
‘Besides the McIntyre commission, Northrop is partnering with the Walker on a three-year commitment supporting the New York-based Shamel Pitts and his collective of interdisciplinary artists, Tribe. Philip Bither, director and senior curator for performing arts at the Walker, said he felt “knocked out” seeing Pitts’ work at a conference, along with Northrop’s director of…
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In the Ring | Fjord
‘Together, the two dancers achieve a kind of transcendence through movement. Total involvement in the moment, leading to total depletion of energetic resources. Boxing matches can have that same quality of pure presence, though it is seldom sustained for minutes on end, and its purpose is the annihilation of the other. It’s a key difference,…
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Shamel Pitts and TRIBE usher in a new epoch of avante garde dance at the MCA with “Touch of RED.”| See Chicago Dance
‘“Touch of RED” held me in its grasp from the second I entered the venue, from the twisting route to my seat, to the stark intimacy immediately on display. It set all my nerves on fire, still burning as I recall the experience. “Touch of RED” is like watching a time lapse video of two…