Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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CONTRA-TIEMPO featured in Las Cafeteras’ ‘Tiempos de Amor’ video
‘The dance narrative emphasizes the theme of connection and uses both abstract movement as well as salsa and partner dancing motifs to explore ideas central to immigrant life: tension, distance, restriction and freedom. Framed by backdrops depicting indigenous and migrant life in Mexico, the video expresses a vision where borders notwithstanding, as the song proclaims,…
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Charleston City Paper preview: ‘Kyle Abraham’s dance company draws from the personal and universal’
‘A dancer in Abraham’s company might be moving to a decades-old blues song, or to a classical piece, or to a swaggering hip-hop beat. Since founding the company in 2006, Abraham has freely mixed the beauty of dance with the violence that African Americans seem to face every day; in 2015’s Pavement, the dancers move from…
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Voyage LA: ‘Meet Ana Maria Alvarez of CONTRA-TIEMPO’
‘I think the fundamental lesson I’ve learned over these years is to see obstacles as opportunities for growth, further articulation of values and to not let fear or failure stop the movement…’ Read the full article here.
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CONTRA-TIEMPO/Dance Magazine: ‘Doubling Down: Two New Initiatives Feature Women in the Studio and On the Stage’
CONTRA-TIEMPO co-founder Ana Maria Alvarez will participate in USC’s inaugural New Movement Residency. ‘While there are more women making dance than ever before, the question still swirls: Do they have the same programming and mentoring opportunities as their male counterparts?’ Read the full article here.
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The Arts JOURNAL/Kyle Abraham: ‘The Times are Changing’
‘Abraham is a marvelous mover, and whatever sources he draws from—ballet, modern dance, hip-hop, vogueing, memories, everyday life, and more—he stirs into something personal and unusual. At one point, just watching him walk, dropping his weight on one foot—not exactly lame, but not not either—sets you thinking. So does seeing his hands together behind his…
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Dance Enthusiast Review/Kyle Abraham: ‘IMPRESSIONS: A.I.M with Kyle Abraham, Andrea Miller, Bebe Miller, and Doug Varone at The Joyce’
‘In dance, the master can only be as good as his tools. A.I.M shows it’s both master and tool, switching easily among tones, tempi, and choreographic voices while remaining vigilant, confident, true to the work, true to itself.’ Read the full review here.
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InfiniteBody review ‘His A.I.M. is true: Kyle Abraham’s Joyce season’
‘The Abraham we see now has unshackled himself from our and, likely, his own expectations.’ Read the full review here.
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Dancelog review/Reggie Wilson performances: ‘Rejoice!’
‘In the narrow space of the balcony under sun-bright lights, the ten formed their circles and returned to the ritualized central pattern, shuffling and hitching, hands on hips. The apt accompanying final song, “Gonna Be a Bright Shiny Day,” mirrored the dance which grew bolder and more energized. The dancers smiled at each other, throwing…
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Village Voice preview: ‘Kyle Abraham on Sharing the Stage and Recognizing His Inspirations’
Click here to read the interview.