WADE Dance Inc. Hosts Pride Residency Performance This Month

WADE Dance Inc. presents their Pride Residency Performance on June 21, 2023. The performance is the culmination of the Pride Residency and will be held at the Jack Crystal Theater, 111 Second Avenue (5th floor) at 7:00pm.

A reception with the artists will follow the performance with a $10 donation payable via Venmo @WADEdance. All proceeds directly support the artists in this evening's

performance. For more information, visit https://wadedance.org/pride-residency WADE, supported by the Department of Dance at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, is hosting the inaugural Pride Residency 2023.

The residency awards fifty (50) hours of rehearsal space to two (2) emerging LGBTQ2+ choreographers to create a new work or finetune an existing one. The choreographers receive mentoring feedback from WADE collaborators, a fully produced performance in the Jack Crystal Theater free to the audience, professional photographs and videos for their portfolio and a small stipend. 

The residency responds to the need for underrepresented and historically marginalized artists for free rehearsal space and professional production opportunities to create work that amplifies their voices and experiences.

The featured artists for Summer 2023 include choreographers Anna Caffarelli, Crimson Moeller, Ke’Ron Wilson and dancers Elise Dawson, Gia Falzone, Gabby Gubitosi, Madeline Jafari, Dahyun Kim, Kabirah Lewis, Anya Susan.

The performance will present two (2) twenty (20) minutes new works:

● Club Caucus by Anna Caffarelli and Crimson Moeller builds a world where queer club kids are the politicians of the U.S government. Through whacking, vogueing, animation, and contemporary dance theater, Club Caucus draws parallels between the showmanship of club culture and political discourse. To help bring this narrative to life, we studied recognizable gestures and facial expressions used in political speeches and distorted and exaggerated them

over time. Theatricality informs the piece. The commentary being: when we let politics become theater, polarization prevents us from finding similarities within our humanity.

● Liminal Woman by Ke’Ron Wilson is an abstract manifestation of the choreographer’s lived experience as a black trans femme, and the effects of those experiences on the psyche and the body. The piece explores the role somatic healing plays in the shadow integration process, which consists of bringing a suppressed part of the psyche into full consciousness; And, with a full cast of BIPOC trans+ dancers, it also seeks to communicate the integral role that community plays in the trans experience. Ultimately, Liminal Woman seeks to reconcile the trans capacity for courage with the very real need trans people have for safety, support, and belonging.

The residency and performance are directed and curated by Giada Matteini. The performance will have ASL interpretation.

WADE (Wandering Avian Dance Experience) is a women-led multifaceted performing arts company working at the intersection of art and social justice. We are focused on supporting the voices and artistic expressions of women and historically underrepresented artists. WADE offers numerous points of entry into art and activism through educational programs and curated festivals in the US and Europe. www.wadedance.org

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