Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty

‘Abraham created Dearest Home in conversation and collaboration with a variety of age groups and communities He also drew upon new research into the concept of scientific empathy. Ironically, after he first choreographed Dearest Home, Abraham experienced a series of personal losses, including the passing of his mother, a breakup with his romantic partner and…

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‘But it’s the big mingle with Abraham that is virtuosic, his way of absorbing all the elements of various dance vocabularies, not patching them in as often seen, but fusing them to create a semi-narrative shadow of personal interior resonances.’ Read the full review here.

‘For his latest work, titled Dearest Home, which premiered on May 16 in San Francisco, Kyle Abraham told us that he drew on his personal experiences of love and loss, and on the experiences of LGBT seniors and teens who participated in workshops led by Abraham during the two-year creative process. The audience of about…

‘What unites the movement is a kind of sleek sobriety. The major trio (for Neal, Baker and Shiau) suggests sexual ambiguity and arrives in the middle of the piece. The sense of longing for what you can’t have pervades the whole work. Abraham excels at ambiguity of gesture; a pulled arm can mean desperation or…

‘Only a handful of contemporary choreographers could pull off an evening of the magnitude and excellence that Kyle Abraham did last night, together with his 8-member dance company, Abraham.in.Motion, at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.’ Read the full Arts Meme review here.

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