Ephrat Asherie Dance: UNDERSCORED

USC Visions and Voices

Don’t miss the Los Angeles premiere of Ephrat Asherie Dance’s UNDERSCORED, a living archive of five generations of NYC club dancers.

Bovard Auditorium

“Asherie’s movement phrases—compact bursts of choreography with rapid-fire changes in rhythm and gestural articulation—bubble up and dissipate, quickly paving the way for something new.”—New York TimesDon’t miss the Los Angeles premiere of <a href="https://www.ephratasheriedance.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ephrat Asherie Dance</a> UNDERSCORED, a living archive of five generations of NYC club dancers. The evening-length performance is a multi-generational collaboration of performers ranging in age from 28–80. Celebrating and investigating their connections to the NYC club scene from the 1970s at seminal parties like the Loft and the Paradise Garage through today, UNDERSCORED features EAD ensemble members and three NYC club legends, <a href="https://www.peridance.com/facprofile.cfm?FID=580&name=___Archie" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Archie Burnett</a>, <a href="http://www.checkyourbodyatthedoor.com/bravo-lafortune" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brahms “Bravo” LaFortune</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michelesaunders43/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michele Saunders</a>. Audiences join the company in an exhilarating journey through deeply personal histories; rarely seen archival footage; a vast musical landscape including funk, disco, and house; and decades of dancing through the culturally reflective styles of breaking, hip hop, house, vogue, waacking, and hustle.The event will open with a conversation exploring the street and club dance scene of Los Angeles featuring street dance pioneer, choreographer, and singer <a href="http://www.tonibasil.net/bio.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Toni Basil</a>; former Soul Train dancers <a href="https://www.societydanceacademy.com/bill-williams" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bill “Slim the Robot” Williams</a> and <a href="https://www.bet.com/soul-train-awards/video-clips/5u2i21/soul-train-awards-2021-i-was-a-soul-train-dancer-sharon-hill" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sharon Hill</a>; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KRUCIALTHELIBERATOR/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Deidra “Krucial”</a> of the Demolition Crew; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missfunk79/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jackie “Miss Funk” Lopez-Foaad</a> of Versa-Style; and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vzion8/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charlie E. Schmidt</a> aka Vzion of the Groovaloos, moderated by the USC Kaufman School of Dance’s <a href="https://kaufman.usc.edu/faculty/d-sabela-grimes/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">d. Sabela grimes</a>.The evening will conclude with an onstage dance party for the artists and audience alike!The pandemic kept ALL of us from gathering. Whether on or off the dance floor, UNDERSCORED is a reminder of how essential it is to connect to one another.<a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=43415025708468&s_type=&s_genre=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to learn more. </a>

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