Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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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…
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Jacob’s Pillow Virtual Festival Presents Bereishit Dance Company
Free and premiering Thursday, August 13 at 7pm EST and available for viewing until 11.59pm on Saturday, August 15 – RSVP at https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/bereishit-dance-company-2020/
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Document Journal/Interview: ‘Choreographer Kyle Abraham, actor Jeremy Pope, and artist Louis Fratino on what it means to be a man today’
‘No performance should look and feel the exact same way every time because part of the performance comes from the audience, and the audience is different every night. A moment that might have seemed comedic to one audience may seem offensive to another, or maybe cerebral to a different group. So you can’t perform anticipating…
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Jacob’s Pillow Virtual Festival to present Bereishit Dance Company
Premiere on Wednesday, August 13 at 7pm EST and available for viewing until Saturday, August 15 (midnight EST). ‘This Virtual Festival stream features the rigorous male duet BOW_CONTROL, inspired by the tradition of archery and explores the boundaries of sports and dance, while the intensely physical work Balance and Imbalance features brilliant and fun interplay…