Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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Arts Air / EVIDENCE makes it clear; Choreographer Ronald K. Brown is the King of Smooth [REVIEW]
Brooklyn-based Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE’s livestream performance from The Joyce Theater Thursday night was like many pandemic produced programs these days in that it was a collection of mostly solos and duets. A continuation of the company’s 35th anniversary celebration, the program nonetheless left a lasting impression of award-winning choreographer Ronald K. Brown’s body of work and…
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APAP 2021 EVENTS – To receive link to selected event, RSVP to info@lotusartsmgmt.com
Witness: Insights & Insistence Friday, January 8, 2021 from 1pm to 2.30pm ET A Zoom conversation led by the illustrious Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Founding Artistic Director, Urban Bush Women) with Artistic Directors: Ana Maria Alvarez (CONTRA-TIEMPO); Kyle Abraham (A.I.M by Kyle Abraham); Reggie Wilson (Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group); and Ronald K. Brown (Ronald…
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Bereishit Dance Company and Reggie Wilson Fist & Heel Performance Group selected as The Arts Fuse’s Dance Favorites of 2020
‘The last live performance I liked a lot was Reggie Wilson’s POWER, in February at the ICA. Wilson is a most unaffected choreographer. His dancers don’t act up or pretend to be characters, but their dancing conveys whatever the audience needs to understand a place, a time, a person. Most of all, Wilson is invested in…
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Movement Medicina: CONTRA-TIEMPO
CONTRA-TIEMPO returns to Lincoln Center AT HOME this January to participate in ‘Lincoln Center Moments’, a free performance-based program specially designed for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. For more information click here.
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‘CONTRA-TIEMPO’s ‘SHE WHO: Frida, Mami & Me’ streamed by The Joyce Theater through October 19
‘Choreographer Marjani Forté’s SHE WHO: Frida, Mami & Me investigates the life, mythology, and characteristics of Mexican visual artist Frida Kahlo and Nigerian deity Mami Wata. The work spurred a nuanced, multicultural dialogue between Activist Dance Theater CONTRA-TIEMPO and the African American choreographer. In collaboration, the artists traverse the turbulent waters of protest, feminism, resilience,…
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Ana Maria Alvarez, Artistic Director of CONTRA-TIEMPO, earns 2020 Doris Duke award!
Read the LA Times announcement here.
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Reggie Wilson Interactive Lecture presented by ADF on Tuesday, September 15 at 7pm EST
Unpacking INTRODUCTION – Cultural Appropriation, Kinesthetic Anthropology and Post-African Neo Hoodoo Modern Dance Click on this link for more information.
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Digital Performance- REPERTORY CONVERSATIONS WITH A.I.M September 16, 2020 at 2pm EST
This is a FREE event, hosted on Facebook Live! Part of the ASU Gammage Digital Connections series, award-winning choreographer Kyle Abraham and A.I.M company members Tamisha Guy and Jae Neal reflect on the company’s works Dearest Home and Drive. Click here to view the performance
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USA Today: ‘Works that give voice to underserved communities’
‘And as a Black gay teenager in the 1990s, I saw the possibility for a future in which Black men were leading companies and talking openly about love, race and queer identity — without shock value but rather as a way to share and show a commonality of love and loss.’ Read the full article here.
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Welcoming Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE to the Lotus Arts Management roster!
I am so thrilled to announce that Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE will be joining the Lotus Arts Management roster! I have always admired the company’s work and feel truly honored to welcome and represent such a respected dance company. This new partnership would not have been possible without the support of the inimitable Pam…