Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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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…
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Streaming this week: Watch an Evening of Selected Works by Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group presented by the Bates Dance Festival
Click here to view the program (available until August 24, 2020). Photo: Courtesy of the Bates Dance Festival
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‘CONTRA-TIEMPO founder brings Austin joy through virtual family dance class’
Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin is presenting CONTRA-TIEMPO’s Dancing Familias workshop on Saturday, Aug 22 at 10am CST. RSVP before Aug 21 at: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcO2qrzosGNO7SRZCq60hQS_EkCL5B_Lt “dance is our connection to ourselves. We all have bodies. We all have a connection to our bodies. It’s easy to be still all day. ……
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Dance Magazine/CONTRA-TIEMPO : ‘The challenges of parenting while dancing while going through a pandemic’
‘”Mothering is critical, essential work that often gets invisibilized, leaving working mamas feeling exhausted and alone,” Ana Maria Alvarez says. She continues to offer Dancing Familias, a family-friendly virtual class on Wednesdays, and on Tuesdays she hosts “A Place at the Table” on Instagram Live, where she chats with a fellow “mama artivist” each week…