Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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LA DANCE CHRONICLE REVIEW: ‘KYLE ABRAHAM BRINGS “DEAREST HOME” TO UCLA’S FREUD PLAYHOUSE’
‘Now at the end of that two-year long creative process—and in a sociopolitical climate that makes it undoubtedly clear the country has continued on its painful path–Abraham presents a work rooted in love. An hour and five-minute series of solos, duets, and one trio, Dearest Home’s sequence of disparate short stories weave together an over-arching tale…
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Photos of Reggie Wilson/FHPG’s performance of CITIZEN at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Click here to view the photos of the performance.
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‘UWM Dance presents: Springdances 2018 joyUS Momentum’
Joy, loss, memory and progress will be embodied Springdances: joyUS momentum, bringing together new works by Dance alumni Dani Kuepper and Kym McDaniel, as well as the introduction of community artist Dawn Springer and LA based dance activist Ana Maria Alvarez, founding Artistic Director of the acclaimed Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater. Read the full preview here.
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Daily Bruin preview: ‘‘Dearest Home’ uses nontraditional format to connect to audience’
‘Taking the movements from improvisations allowed for raw and natural movements that made the performance feel more personal, Lewis said. Much of the preparation for creating and executing such a personal piece was done through conversation, not only between Abraham and the dancers, but also between the dancers and the communities they will be performing…
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Dallas News on the work Kyle Abraham created for LADP
“There are people who are angry when I make political work and do not want to come and see the shows, and there are people who think I should only make political work,” he says in a phone interview before coming the Dallas. “I’m a black choreographer, so the work to some people is already…
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Broadway World preview: ‘The Joyce Presents Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M’
‘During this week-long engagement from May 1-6, A.I.M, last seen at The Joyce in 2015 as Abraham.in.Motion, will perform two mixed-bill programs of works by Andrea Miller, Bebe Miller and Doug Varone, as well as the world premiere of two works by Mr. Abraham: Meditation and INDY.’ Read the preview here.
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InfiniteBody blog: ‘Wilson’s Fist & Heel troupe concludes Platform 2018’
‘If you get a chance to see …they stood shaking while others began to shout–inspired by rhythmic Black Shaker, Yoruba, Black Baptist and Spiritual Baptist worship traditions and a luscious collage of Black music–I think you will appreciate how all of this craft creates a sturdy container for deep, enormous feeling. (That feeling is the neo-hoodoo secret sauce,…
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NY TIMES: When shakers were movers: wATCH AN EXCERPT FROM REGGIE WILSON’S LATEST DANCE
‘Watch an excerpt from Reggie Wilson’s latest dance, “ … they stood shaking while others began to shout,” inspired by black Shakers — specifically, the religious activist Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson.’ Click here to view the excerpt.
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NY TIMES PREVIEW/REGGIE WILSON: ‘TAKE ME TO CHURCH AND LET ME DANCE’
Reggie Wilson’s Platform for Danspace Project considers the importance of houses of worship in the largely secular world of contemporary dance. Read the preview here.