Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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CONTRA-TIEMPO’s ‘Agua Furiosa’ – Culture Spot LA review
‘The Contra-Tiempo Urban Dance Theater mission is to bring the usually unheard voices of the city onto the stage — immigrants, homeless, poor and others dealing with social disadvantage. They reach out to this non-traditional theater dance audience with engagement activities before, during and after performances. Their work brings a welcome multiculturalism into the seats,…
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Reggie Wilson: Artist Profile
‘A 2014 trip to Paris led to thinking about why many famous artists of the Harlem Renaissance made a path to Europe. With migration as an ongoing concentration and source of inspiration for my work, I became obsessed to understand the varied thoughts and reasons of this particular migration. I questioned what were the parallels to…
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LA DANCE REVIEW – Contra-Tiempo’s “Agua Furiosa” twists with “The Tempest” at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater
This evening-length work gelled and was fully realized because the message had sensitivity and clarity, the performers were fully committed, and the production choices were integrated into a unified whole that spoke deeply about issues related to colonialism, slavery, and environmental destruction. Dance was the main medium of delivery of the message, using a blend…
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Interview of Ana Maria Alvarez, with Sheila Tepper of Classical 91.5fm KUSC
Listen to the interview here.
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LA Times preview – Contra-Tiempo’s ‘Agua Furiosa’ stirs up a maelstrom of issues
Read the preview here.
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Culture Spot LA preview – ‘Agua Furiosa’ via Contra-Tiempo Dance Theater at UCLA’
Read the article here.