Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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Reggie Wilson / Lynden Sculpture Garden’s ‘Moses(es)’ – Read the postscript from the Executive Director of Lynden
‘Dance is ephemeral, each performance unique. Some dances are fairly set, at least for a generation or so, in their choreography; others were conceived as containers for ideas that could take different forms. Reggie Wilson’s Moses(es) falls into the latter category. It is a piece his Fist and Heel Performance Group has performed for more…
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Preview – Reggie Wilson reimagines ‘Moses(es)’ at the Lynden Sculpture Garden
Choreographer Reggie Wilson, a Rufus King HS graduate, returns here to present his ‘Moses(es)’ at the Lynden Sculpture Garden on July 18. Read the preview and watch a Reggie Wilson interview here.
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CONTRA-TIEMPO LA TIMES PREVIEW – Music Center’s Moves After Dark about contemporary dance, architecture
CONTRA-TIEMPO‘s Ana Maria Alvarez just finished a new piece, ‘wade en el agua’, that premiered yesterday at the Mark Taper Forum’s pond as part of the Music Center’s Moves After Dark new series. Next performances are on July 14, 20 and 21. ‘wade en el agua’ was set on former company members and community members…
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Bereishit Dance Company – A review of their US debut performances at the Dance Salad Festival
‘The street style in dress and movement disguises finely honed skill in balancing bodies at extraordinary angles and in extraordinary configurations.’ Read the full review here.
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CONTRA-TIEMPO’s ana maria alvarez makes shortlist for Kevin Spacey Foundation Artists of Choice
Read the announcement here.
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Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group to perform in Milwaukee
How do we lead? Why do we follow? Milwaukee-born choreographer Reggie Wilson comes home to create a new site-specific iteration of his acclaimed work Moses(es). Originally inspired by Zora Neale Hurston’s Moses, Man of the Mountain (the Moses story told as a Southern folk tale in African-American vernacular), and by his travels to holy lands such as Israel, Egypt,…