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The powerful story of the formerly undocumented and now unafraid CONTRA-TIEMPO dancer, Isis Avalos
[…] I introduced myself by stating that I was an undocumented child brought into the U.S. by my parents when I was 7 years old, and because of that, there was a direct connection between ‘the wall’ of buckets and the pedestal that my character stands on. I mentioned how, ironically, when Ana Maria originally created…
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Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group – Caribbean tour with DanceMotion USA
Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group is in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel (February 7 – February 15, 2017) as part of their residencies throughout the Caribbean for Season 6 of DanceMotion USA℠!
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REVIEW – ‘Abraham.In.Motion dances human struggles to life at Hancher’
‘The motions of the dancers feel deeply personal and intimate, and while they are close to each other, they appear to be very much alone. This sense of shared experience without awareness of each other is broken when suddenly two women bend towards each other and touch, creating an unexpected focal point. Throughout the piece,…
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The Daily Iowan/Preview: ‘MOTION. AT. THE. EDGE.’
‘At the heart of Abraham’s work is his political sensibility. In a “Life and Times” interview with Quinn Peterson, Abraham described the challenge of attempting to balance his desire to make complex, political statements with his work while retaining a degree of practical accessibility. “[It’s] the struggle of any performing artist; it’s a constant conversation,”…
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Amsterdam News review: ‘Reggie Wilson Fist & Heel Performance Group’s ‘CITIZEN’ at BAM/Harvey’
‘Solid solos by Yeman Brown, Kelly, Clement Mensah and Anna Schon sometimes overlap in passing, and each time they appear they alter the space.’ Please click here to read the full review.
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The Cap Times Preview/Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group to perform in Madison, WI
“The performers are putting their personal, familiar and ethnic selves in relationship to the material,” said Wilson, whose Fist and Heel Performance Ensemble performs in Capitol Theater on Tuesday. “Whether people are conscious about it or not, that’s what the audience is also doing. “Individual audience members bring their own baggage. That baggage is made…
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2017 APAP showcases
Please click here to view the list of 2017 APAP showcases by the Lotus companies.
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CONTRA-TIEMPO / Joyce review
‘This is a powerful piece that draws in and engages you into their radical approach to address and expose different issues.’ Read the full Broadway World review here.