Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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NY Times preview – Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group’s ‘CITIZEN’ OPENS AT THE HARVEY THEATER
‘The reading list that Reggie Wilson compiled while researching his new work, “Citizen,” includes a biography of Zora Neale Hurston, a study of jazz’s origins and a look at black expats in Paris. This range speaks to the wide artistic and historical net he has cast in exploring what it means to belong to a…
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Reggie Wilson/Brooklyn Paper preview: ‘Citizen’ strain: Dance explores being an outsider in America
‘A dance piece inspired by iconic African-American figures throughout history will raise questions about what it means to belong to a country that may not want you. And while the recent election has many feeling alienated from their country, the creator of “Citizen,” opening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Dec. 14, said that…
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New York Times – ‘Reggie Wilson’s ‘Citizen’: Sheer Repetition and Speed’
‘The choreographer Reggie Wilson is always thinking about the writer Zora Neale Hurston. “Nonstop,” as he put it. African-American artists and writers like James Baldwin moved to France to escape racism, but Hurston stayed in America. Inspired by Hurston and others, “Citizen,” Mr. Wilson’s latest, uses gestural solos that explore the idea of belonging.’ Read…
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An Excerpt from Bereishit’s Stunning ‘Balance & Imbalance’
In 2017, see this work in Minneapolis at Northrop on Feb 28, at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust on March 4 and at ArtPower at UC San Diego on March 9.
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Kyle Abraham’s trilogy on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to premiere this week
Click here to see the NY Times video.
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Eugene Weekly review of Reggie Wilson’s performances of Moses(es)
‘In Wilson’s choreography, we see a tremendous development of language and reason, but there’s ease to the telling of this story, too. His facility draws on a deep methodology into modern dance, but his effervescent structure lends a tip of the hat to the postmodernists.’ Read the full review here.
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Dance Magazine article: ‘New York City to Dancers: Immigrants Welcome Here’
‘Wilson said that when he goes abroad, people expect him to do tap dance or hip hop or African.’ Read the full article here.