Dance Workshop and Screening

12/14/2022

Photo by R.I. Sutherland-Cohan

New York Public Library (NYPL) Eastchester Branch is excited to present a screening of the first iteration of “KERNEL” recorded at the 26th Arts for Arts Vision Festival, followed by a Davalois Fearon Dance Community Dance Workshop (DFDCDW) at 2 pm Saturday, Dec 17, 2022, at the NYPL Eastchester Branch located at 1385 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10467. “KERNEL” is a fusion of American contemporary dance and Afro-Jamaican dance forms, such as Kumina and dancehall, that features music composed and performed by Mike McGinnis with dance choreographed and performed by Davalois Fearon.

Audience members are invited to enjoy the " KERNEL " screening in the library's Community Room and stay for a workshop led by the 2022 Bronx Council on the Arts Dance Fund and Bronx Recognizes It's Own (BRIO) awardee Davalois Fearon. Participants will be invited to journey through time with and dance the evolution of Dancehall from Kumina to Ska to Reggae and Dancehall from 1940 to the present day. Visit https://www.nypl.org/locations/eastchester to RSVP and learn more.

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Announcing The Davalois Fearon Dance Virtual Theater (DFDVT) Virtual Premiere of the Arts for Arts Vision Festival 26 performance of "KERNEL" on Saturday, December 17th, at 7 pm. An episode of "Time to Talk with Dava" will follow the premiere. The episode will feature a virtual dance along in which participants are invited to explore the underpinning Afro-Jamaican movement vocabulary of "KERNEL." Visit davaloisfearon.com/virtualtheater for tickets.

"KERNEL," a Brooklyn Arts Council 2022 Awarded project, is a piece that features music composed and performed by Mike McGinnis with dance choreographed and performed by Davalois Fearon. "KERNEL" is the second solo born out of the 2021 Stephen Petronio Company 2021 Bloodlines(future) Program commission of "Finding Herstory." The Davalois Fearon Dance Virtual Theater allows Davalois Fearon Dance to fulfill its mission of pushing artistic and social boundaries while cultivating the next generation of dance artists by providing a platform for the company to share performances, workshops, and discussions.

Stephen Petronio Company: Bloodlines/Bloodlines(future)

Photo by: R.I. Julie Lemberger

Photo by: R.I. Julie Lemberger
Dava thanks Stephen Petronio, Stephen Petronio Dance Company, and Danspace Projects for presenting excerpts of Finding Herstory as a part of Stephen Petronio Company: Bloodlines/Bloodlines(future), an evening of new work by early career choreographers, including Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Tendayi Kuumba & Greg Purnell (UFly Mothership), and masterworks from established choreographers Steve Paxton and Stephen Petronio.

In 2014, Stephen Petronio Company launched Bloodlines to preserve a lineage of postmodern dance artists who have inspired Petronio’s career as a dance maker. In 2019, the Company expanded this initiative to include Bloodlines(future), which addresses lineage by commissioning new works by early-career dancemakers to broaden the definition of influence and extend the on-stage dialogue between postmodern choreographers. Danspace Project presents new work in dance, supports a diverse range of choreographers in developing their work, encourages experimentation, and connects artists to audiences.

2022 Princeton Dance Festival

I.D.G.A. Cast Photo by: Maria Baranova

Congratulations to all performers and participants of the Princeton Dance Festival! Dava was honored to be commissioned by the Princeton University dance department to create I.D.G.A., which uses the tension between structure and chaos, mundane everyday movement, and physical virtuosity as tools to create I.D.G.A. (“I Don’t Give A” ), a commentary on aspects of the toxic corporate culture in America.

I.D.G.A. premiered as part of the 2022 Princeton Dance Festival, which featured new and repertory works by Ronald K. Brown, Davalois Fearon, Sun Kim, Michael J. Love, Susan Marshall, Rashaun Mitchell & Silas Riener, and Caili Quan, performed by students in the Program in Dance at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. The range of works includes rhythm tap, contemporary ballet, popping/hip-hop, modern influenced by African dance, and contemporary dance works from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Thanks to everyone who supported the 2022 FAMILY GATHERING Artists & Friends Fundraiser Celebration. Dava and Mike were happy to perform in support of the organization! If you couldn't attend and want to support free Jazz in NYC and ensure the strength of AFA as they seek to grow younger and more diverse talent while presenting the great elders of the music world who still pave the way, CLICK HERE to find out how.

Modern Women: 21st Century Dance Coloring Book Calender 2023

So happy to share that Dava is featured in February in the new Modern Women: 21st Century Dance Coloring Book CALENDAR 2023 based on the "Modern Women: 21st-Century Dance, a 92-page coloring book, which feels like the antidote to a COVID-19 winter. Created by Brooklyn-based dance photographer Julie Lemberger, the book pays tribute to this generation of powerful and creative women dancers." Lisa Traiger, Dance Magazine. Click here to purchase or find out more.

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