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The Motion of Words and Sound

Artistic Direction and Concept: Davalois Fearon
Choreography: Davalois Fearon with assistance of the dancers​
Poetry: Patricia Smith

Music Director, woodwinds: Mike McGinnis
Piano, keyboard, woodwinds: Peter Apfelbaum
Drums: Gerald Cleaver
Costumes, wearable sculptures, and makeup design: Jasmine Murrell
Dancers: Morgan Anderson, Davalois Fearon, Njeri Rutherford, Mikaila Ware
Rehearsal Director: Morgan Anderson
Video: Anya Kress

New York Premiere: June 12th, 2019 Roulette Intermedium
Run time: 45 minutes
 The Motion of Words and Sound, is a music, dance, and poetry experience featuring longtime music and dance collaborators Davalois Fearon and Mike McGinnis joined by world-renowned poet Patricia Smith. It stems from Fearon’s most recent work the Power Inside and Between, a site-specific piece commissioned by Pentacle for the 2019  Dance Series at the Rubin Museum of Art, which reclaims the trope of the “Angry Black Woman” to find the power inside rage, inside the community, and inside the black female body. The Motion of Words and Sound is a mixture of improvised and composed music and dance inspired by rage, sexuality, the words of Patricia Smith and the spirit of improvisation.

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    • For C.J. >
      • The For C.J. Initiative
    • How to Find A Missing Black Woman
    • I.D.G.A.
    • As Above, As Below
    • Lift Up
    • Joy
    • Let Us
    • A Little Power Inside and Between
    • Walk Good "Lady"
    • Just Be
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