This is the way I feel this morning. Smoky.
Dance with yourself
What would come to mind if I were to ask each of you what inspires you?
Five Talented Dancers + an Empty Warehouse + the Countryside + a Video Camera x the Human Condition = Gravity of Center, a choreographed site specific conversation between 3 men and 2 women. It’s impossible to explore this kind of movement in a traditional studio or theatre space. Remove dance from a constrained space, no matter how well-designed the set, and “stage” it in nontraditional indoor and outdoor spaces and the movement conversation changes, expands and challenges the viewer.
My friend Kena Herod got me reminiscing about all of the African American dancers I admire with her recent post…