RE/VENUE REVUE: Dance + Movement Program D

Eritaj

Eritaj: The Story of the Land and the Voice of the Ancestors uses dance and embodied storytelling to revisit and reframe common scenarios of displacement, poverty, abuse, and misery often associated with Haiti’s descent to instability and insecurity. Eritaj does this while uniquely highlighting the lived connections between Haitians and other communities of the African Diaspora. Attempts to expose the nature of this duality and the process of such a reconciliation for the self, for the family, and for the community in our day-to-day lives.

by Robenson Mathurin, Kristi Ann Schopfer, Nathalie Excellent, Raxane young, Rasha Guerier, kijana lewis, and Jaylen Taylor

Poor Man's Parable

How do we process the loss of something we never thought was possible to lose? It is through overcoming those painful losses, that we can find our inner strength and recognize the community that surrounds us. The movement is set to the raw voices of the Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Chorus.

Choreographer: Natalia Nikitin
Dancers: Avery Boose, Zev Haworth, Nadia Ho, Rylan Joenk, Laila White, Gracie Zytynski

Creation

“Creation” was originally constructed in 2006 and exemplifies the Artistic Directors' roots in faith-based dance. This adaptation fuses classical dance-elegance with the electrifying power of gospel music, artistry, and spirituality to uplift your soul. "Creation" invites you to join a communal experience of love and a celebration of our humanity.

Choreographers: Jamie Drye & Francesca Marinaro
Dancers: Makala Ashmore, Carl Ponce Cubero, Chieh Hsiung, Israel Harris, Robenson Mathurin, Caleb Patterson, Virginia Santucci

I AM NOT OK

A short dance film:
A mother and son respond to the unending killings of Black Americans amidst the backdrop of the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. Dance and archival photographs are woven together to evoke fear, outrage, and anger and the need for communities to come together and find solutions.

This film will be played in the lobby prior to each performance.