Harlem Stage's E-MOVES 18 presents New and Innovative Works
By: A.A. Cristi Mar. 29, 2017
The Harlem Stage dance series, E-Moves promises to present a broad spectrum of choreographers of color who work across the spectrum of contemporary idioms. This year the acclaimed dance series has commissioned new works from two established and two emerging choreographers. Under the curatorship of Charmaine Warren, the E-Moves 18 lineup includes four artists with work that intersects the questions and impact of the world around them. Francesca Harper who continues to seek answers for life's challenges; Parijat Desai whose work is realized through her unique blend of contemporary dance and Indian forms; Kyle Marshall who quietly investigates black culture through dance; and Leyland Simmons who makes ballets that break from the classical mold.
E-Moves - 18 Friday, March 31, 2017, 7:30pm, Saturday, April 1, 2017 - 7:30p, Friday, April 7, 2017 - 7:30pm,Saturday, April 8, 2017 - 7:30pm. Performance Length is approximately 90 minutes. Price: $20. For tickets & more information visit harlemstageemovestickets or call (212) 281-9240 ext. 19 or 20 Harlem Stage Gatehouse is located at 150 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th Street) New York, NY 10031
Parijat Desai - JustLikeThat
A dance theatre work using movement, script, music, visual design, and a whole lot of newspaper to poke fun at Indian news writing and inquire into the role of language in democracy. http://www.parijatdesai.org
Francesca Harper - (y)ourstory : Chapter one (work in progress)
An interactive work that breaks the fourth wall and invites the audience to participate in, and even shape, the piece before them. As the audience member is invited into the artistic dialogue, #ourstory provides the opportunity to explore our differences and the experiences that can transcend such divisions. The foundation of the piece will be rooted in creating a safe space for both artist and audience to engage in authentic and honest dialogue on race, gender, and empathy through movement and text. www.thefrancescaharperproject.org
Kyle Marshall - Colored
This work navigates the beautifully twisted spectrum of blackness my dancers and I regularly embody. As three black dancers from varied backgrounds who work with primarily white artists, our work together in the studio leads to conversations on tokenism, appropriation, stereotype and representation. Colored is a filter for these thoughts and a celebration of cultural variation. www.kmchoreography.com
Leyland Simmons - Traffic
A work that explores the dark world of Human Trafficking. Featured will be Da'Von Doane and Stephanie Rae Williams of the Dance Theater of Harlem. Music is by Craig Armstrong and Hans Zimmer. www.leylandsimmons.com
"Pop Up" ARTISTS:
Friday - March 31 - Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards: Tap solo created & performed by Dormeshia Sumbry Edwards
Saturday - April 1 - Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE: SHE IS HERE (2016), Choreography: Ronald K. Brown, performed by Annique Roberts.
Friday - April 7 - Dance Theatre of Harlem: Movement 3, Love from VESSELS (2014),choreographed by Darrell Grand Moultrie, performed by Alison Stroming and Francis Lawrence.
Saturday - April 8 - Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company: VALLEY COTTAGE (1980/1981 revised in 2011)(excerpt), Choreographers: Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zane, performed by Antonio Brown and I-Ling Liu.
About Harlem Stage
Harlem Stage is the performing arts center that bridges Harlem's cultural legacy to contemporary artists of color and dares to provide the artistic freedom that gives birth to new ideas. For over 30 years Harlem Stage has been one of the nation's leading arts organizations, achieving this distinction through its work with artists of color and by facilitating a productive engagement with the communities it serves through the performing arts. With a long-standing tradition of supporting artists and organizations around the corner and across the globe, Harlem Stage boasts such legendary artists as Harry Belafonte, Max Roach, Sekou Sundiata, Abbey Lincoln, Sonia Sanchez, Eddie Palmieri, Maya Angelou and Tito Puente, as well as contemporary artists like Bill T. Jones, Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jason Moran, José James, Nona Hendryx and more. Its education program each year provides over 4,000 New York City children with introduction and access to the rich diversity, excitement and inspiration of the performing arts. In 2006, Harlem Stage opened the landmarked, award-winning Harlem Stage Gatehouse. This once abandoned space, originally a pivotal source for distributing fresh water to New York City, is now a vital source of creativity, ideas and culture. Harlem Stage is a winner of the William Dawson Award for Programming Excellence and Sustained Achievement in Programming (Association of Performing Arts Presenters).
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