Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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The Soul of Miami preview – Reggie Wilson’s ‘CITIZEN’
‘In this work, Wilson asks, “What does it mean to belong?” and “What does it mean to NOT want to belong?”, core questions of Reggie’s investigations for this new evening-length dance work. In CITIZEN, Wilson drills down into the human desire to belong with exponentially expanding questions: “Do the injustices in today’s America engender a…
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Broadway World preview: ‘YBCA to present world premiere of Kyle Abraham’s ‘Dearest Home’
‘Presented by Abraham’s company, ABRAHAM.IN.MOTION, Dearest Home is at its core about love, longing, and loss. Performed in YBCA’s intimate Forum, audience members will have the choice to watch the performance with a composed score playing through headphones or with no score, instead listening to the ambient sound of bodies moving through space. “The dancers…
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Preview: ‘CONTRA-TIEMPO’s Agua Furiosa performs at Tampa’s HCC’
‘Agua Furiosa’ examines themes of race and water through call and response, a live vocalist, fierce physicality and the performers’ own personal multicultural narratives. Audiences will walk away from ‘Agua Furiosa’ impacted and inspired to locate themselves inside the complex and transforming conversation of race in America.’ Read the full preview here.
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Kyle Abraham’s ‘Dearest Home’ to premiere at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts May 16-20, 2017
‘At its core, Dearest Home is a work about love, longing, and loss. Comprised primarily of solos and duets generated through conversations, workshops, and new research into the concept of scientific empathy, Dearest Home weaves together movement and vulnerability with cross-cultural conversation and community action.’ Read the full preview here.
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Vancouver review: ‘Kyle Abraham turns small moments into big ideas.’
‘Abraham, if anything, captures the human complexity of history—and its soul.’ Read the full review here.
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The Georgia Straight/preview: ‘Kyle Abraham’s dance fuses history, hip-hop, and much more at Chutzpah Festival’
‘He’s a unique voice on the American stage, conjuring pieces that layer history, styles, and music from different eras. One of his best-known works, Pavement, reimagined the seminal flick Boyz n the Hood in his native Pittsburgh, circa 1991, interweaving street scenes from his hometown and the 1960s blues of Mississippi Fred McDowell. In Absent…