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Ebony Magazine: to a Village begins with a parade of individuals preoccupied with their own façade and beauty. The mantra in the score, “do you see what I see” is a challenge to question one’s perceptions. The movement allows the dancers to shift from their self-consciousness to a physicality that is more connected to the…

Upside Down is an excerpt from the evening-length work Destiny. The full evening work was created in collaboration with Rokiya Kone of the Ivory Coast and her company Jeune Ballet d’ Afrique Noire, and premiered at Aaron Davis Hall in June 1998. The development and creation of Destiny received support from Africa Exchange, the Rockefeller…

Originally commissioned by Philadanco in 1999, Gatekeepers portrays dancers as “soldiers walking toward heaven, searching for the wounded and looking out to make a safe haven for others to follow.” The inspiration and influences for Gatekeepers include Native American myth and African traditions. The name “Gatekeeper” is given to a new­born child in some African…

Originally choreographed in 1999 for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and now considered a masterpiece in the Ailey repertory, Grace was added to EVIDENCE’s repertory in 2004. Grace weaves the story of a goddess’ journey to Earth to spread grace among humans, ultimately welcoming them to heaven. “Most contemporary dances come and go. But Grace…

High Life was built on images of migration and the discovery of decadence. This dance looks at the movement, stories, and music that describe the journey of the African American from the rural south to the north. The work examines music, fashion, and culture which developed in West African cities as young people and families…

Walking Out the Dark was co-commissioned by the American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke Awards for New Work and Philip Morris Companies, Inc., the Bessie Schonberg/First Light Commissioning program of New York’s Dance Theatre Workshop with funds from the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation and the Greenwall Foundation with additional funds provided by Chase…

One Shot was inspired by the life and work of noted photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris, who documented black life in Pittsburgh from 1936 to 1975. Harris captured many aspects of life in Pittsburgh: the spirit of childhood, the indulgences of decadence, and the soul of jazz. One Shot uses the idea of looking at the…

 This piece was created in residence at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Youth Arts Academy. With generous support from Reggie Van Lee, Alvin Adell, New York Community Trust/The King Family Fund and Friends of CELEBRATE BETH.

Dancers depict spiritual seekers amid four angels standing on the corners of the earth, holding the four winds. In his fifth commission for the Ailey company since 1999, Brown turned to the song “Lamentations” by his friend, recording artist Carl Hancock Rux. Drawing from West African and modern dance influences, Brown uses grounded, earthy movements…

NIGHT AND DAY Our destination in the midst of unrest is truth, peace, and solidarity. Focus on what is right, continue to do the work, and keep love and truth at the front. –Ronald K. Brown The Equality of Night and Day was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance…