Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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NY Times: ‘Kyle Abraham wants to see another side of Misty Copeland’
‘The more I get to know Misty, the more I want to show aspects of her artistry that people aren’t always given the chance to see. That’s why I wanted to make something with a simmer to it.’ Read the full preview here.
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Dance Magazine: ‘Meet the A.I.M dancer whose choreography Kyle Abraham has invested in’
Kyle Abraham’s powerhouse A.I.M has recently been expanding its model. Last spring, the company invited Andrea Miller to create a work, A.I.M’s first commission by a guest choreographer. The program also included pieces by Bebe Miller and Doug Varone—marking a shift from all-Abraham repertory shows. This fall, for its Joyce season, A.I.M is again trying…
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Arts Journal review: ‘Anthologizing Abraham’
‘Abraham’s style draws on ballet, modern dance, hip-hop, various vernacular forms, but, molded by his own unique sensibility, rarely do these sneak into the foreground. You feel the movements—sensuous, weighty—rippling out from deep in the dancers’ bodies. Sudden steps flash out and subside. You don’t think, “oh, a leap;” instead you watch an eruption. ‘ Read…
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Boston Globe review: ‘At Jacob’s Pillow, lush wonders from A.I.M by Kyle Abraham’
[…] ‘it’s electrifying to see the specific gifts of each dancer in the mini solos peppered throughout’ Read the full review here.
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The Berkshire Eagle: ‘Kyle Abraham creates ‘worlds and landscapes’
“When I first saw his new solo — it premiered at the Joyce — I couldn’t stand at the end of it,” she said. “The journey he took us on was so personal and universal at the same time. It was quintessentially Kyle, astonishing movement, movement that draws you in and includes you.” –Pamela Tatge,…
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Post-Show Talk: Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group | Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2019
Reggie Wilson talks about his new work ‘POWER’ which premiered at Jacob’s Pillow July 10-14, 2019.
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WAA attendees, don’t miss the CONTRA-TIEMPO juried showcase on 8/27 at 6.50pm!
The company will perform an excerpt from their new piece ‘joyUS justUS’. To learn more please click here.
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Times Union preview / Reggie Wilson: ‘A layered exploration of movement’
“I had heard about black Quakers because of their involvement with the Underground Railroad and abolition, but it hadn’t occurred to me that there might be black Shakers,” Wilson said in a recent interview. He was curious about how a Shaker community would function in an urban environment, how Shaker worship might shift in different…
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The Berkshire Edge / Reggie Wilson: ‘Music, Art, and Dance Coming to Hancock Shaker Village’
‘During a recent residency at the Pillow Lab and Hancock Shaker Village, Brooklyn-based Reggie Wilson Fhpg has created POWER with his Fist and Heel Performance Group, which imagines what black Shaker worship would have been like. The Shakers welcomed African American members into their communities as early as the late 1700s, assisted fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad,…
