Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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LA Times preview: ‘L.A. DANCE COMPANY CONTRA-TIEMPO EXPLORES JOY AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE IN ITS LATEST PRODUCTION’
“I don’t want people to come and feel ‘that was a nice show to watch,’ ” Alvarez said. “But I want people to come and say that’s a reflection of the world we live in and I’m a part of that. I want them to be inspired.” Read the full preview here.
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CONTRA-TIEMPO preview: ‘joyUS justUS radicalizes joy with movement and live music’
“There is so much injustice, pain and disconnect in the world, to ignite joy is radical and is an act of resistance and empowerment,” Alvarez said. “To choose joy in the face of injustice, pain and disconnect takes our lives and existence outside. It is flipping the script to be tools for action.” Read the…
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Artsmeme preview: ‘Justice and joy united in CONTRA-TIEMPO choreography’
‘Contra-Tiempo’s new work joyUS justUS is exuberant, activist dance-theater. Say the title out loud and you hear “joyous justice.” Dig deeper, and you discover it takes a stand on topics that are on the boil in America today: immigration, resistance, the power of women, and what it means to be Latino. It’s by and about people of…
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Review: ‘Abraham Takes ‘A.I.M’ at Greatness with Akron Program’
‘While “INDY” showed off Abraham’s major talents as a dancer, his new group work for the company, “Meditation: A Silent Prayer” (2018), revealed a choreographer at the top of his game in craft, theatricality, and having the pulse of the world he lives and works in.’ Read the full review here.
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WNYC / MARINA Harss on KYLE ABRAHAM AND A.I.M – Fall Dance preview: from BALLET TO BACH
Listen to the story here.
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GLORIA KAUFMAN SCHOOL OF DANCE: ‘CONTRA-TIEMPO PREMIERES JOYUS JUST AT USC VISIONS & VOICES’
‘Meant to “reclaim the dominant deficit-based narrative of people of color” in America and repossess it by “by embodying stories of joy collected from communities of color in South Los Angeles,” (CONTRA-TIEMPO website) joyUS justUS featured celebration and individuality, and encouraged the audience to participate in the performers’ joy.’ Read the full article here.
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NY Times preview: ‘The Choreographer Kyle Abraham mixes things up at City Ballet’
In developing the piece, his first for a ballet company, Mr. Abraham has been introducing his cast to a more released way of moving than ballet typically calls for. Known for his work with his own New York contemporary dance troupe, A.I.M., he is something of a ballet outsider — and if the energy in rehearsal was…
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Fjord Review / A.I.M’s show at Central Park Summertage
‘The house music that thrummed in the background of “Drive” was infectious and sexy and freeing; dancers pulsed and moved together, arms mirroring the isolation and quickness of voguing. But with this fun and fierceness came an unexpected edge; the presence of a threat, somewhere in the distance, demanding ferocity in response. Though this threat…