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The BRIClab performance of For C.J. For C.J. is dedicated to Artistic Director Davalois Fearon’s nephew C.J. who was the victim of a fatal asthma attack in 2017. It is a dance piece that uses nature to explore themes of loss and remembrance, and tells C.J.'s story through Fearon’s fluid yet assertive movement vocabulary. Music direction by composer and clarinetist/saxophonist Mike McGinnis; wearable sculpture, costume, and makeup designed by interdisciplinary artist Jasmine Murrell; and set design by the performer and visual artist Myssi Robinson. Dancer Morgan Anderson represents the medical industry, and dancer Njeri Rutherford embodies the environment. Dancer Mikaila Ware takes the audience through C.J.’s story.


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Despite the devastating impacts of COVID-19, Davalois Fearon Dance (DFD) is determined to fulfill its mission of pushing artistic and social boundaries. Donation-based ticketing reflects the vast array of DFD families that support and cherish the work. To ensure the longevity of DFD, we encourage you to make a contribution if you are able.

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For C.J. 
(Work-in-Progress)

Davalois Fearon Dance 

Founder and Artistic Director, Davalois Fearon
Music Director, Mike McGinnis
Rehearsal Director, Morgan Anderson
General Manager, Tess Montoya 
Project Manager, Anya Kress 
Development Associate, Njeri Rutherford
BRIClab Mentor Stew

Choreography by Davalois Fearon with the assistance of the dancers
Music by Mike McGinnis with the assistance of the musicians 
Silent Killer and Take Care of you songs by Davalois Fearon 
Costumes, sculptures, and makeup design by Jasmine Murrell
Set and audience interactive props design by Myssi Robinson
Lighting Design Tricia Toliver 

Dancers
Davalois Fearon
Morgan Anderson 
Mikaila Ware
Njeri Rutherford

Musicians
Michael McGinnis: Composer, Clarinet, saxophone
Brian Drye: Trombone  
Jeff Hermanson, Trumpet 
Sara Schoenbeck, Bassoon 
Dana Lyn, Violin
Yoon Sun Choi, Vocals 
Allan Mednard, Drums  


For C.J. is dedicated to Artistic Director Davalois Fearon’s nephew C.J., the victim of a fatal asthma attack in 2017. Fearon explores themes of loss, remembrance, and the entanglement of medical and environmental racial disparities that resulted in his death through her fluid yet assertive movement vocabulary. Music direction by composer and clarinetist/saxophonist Mike McGinnis; wearable sculpture, costume, and makeup designed by interdisciplinary artist Jasmine Murrell; and set design by the performer and visual artist Myssi Robinson. Dancer Morgan Anderson represents the medical industry, and dancer Njeri Rutherford embodies the environment. Dancer Mikaila Ware takes the audience through C.J.’s story. 

In New York City, asthma hospitalization and death rates among Blacks and Hispanics are 3–5 times those of Whites. For C.J.’s initiative component seeks to highlight disparities in asthma care and provide tools to combat them. Please visit davaloisfearon.com/the-for-cj-initiative for more information. 

The For C.J. Virtual Premiere is supported in part by a 2020 Project Grant from New Music USA. The development of For C.J. was made possible with partial financial support from Dance/NYC’s Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Ford Foundation, Bronx Council on the Arts, the Bronx Museum of Art, individual contributions, the MAP Fund Grant, BAX, BRIC, BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance and RestorationART ChoreoQuest dance residencies. For C.J. was created in part from “As Above, As Below,” a site-specific piece created in dialogue with Gordon Matta-Clark’s exhibition "Anarchitect" at The Bronx Museum of the Arts and The BxMA Co-Lab commission program. BxMA Co-Lab is made possible by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Davalois Fearon is fiscally sponsored by the Foundation for Independent Artists, Inc., a non-profit organization administered by Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc) and also receives capacity-building support from Pentacle’s Administrative Resource Team (ART).

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    • Other Works >
      • Ängsudden Song Cycle
      • As Above, As Below
      • Let Us
      • Lift Up
      • Longing Belonging
      • The Motion of Words and Sound
      • One Day
      • Walk Good "Lady"
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    • Time to Talk - Shedding Workshop with Mikaila Ware
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    • Time to Talk
    • Time to Talk with Charmaine Warren
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