Jessy Dick

Confiance : An Artist’s Exploration 

Confiance is the French translation of one of the most fundamental aspects of being an artist : Trust. In order to feel safe to explore we must have trust: trust in ourselves, our partners and the creative process. As a professional ballet dancer I ask myself the question, how do we bring the beauty, majesty and grandeur of ballet to different communities and make it feel relatable to all? As artists, we are tasked with sharing our passion for true expression and exploring what makes our soul feel free. In doing so, we aim to bring about connectedness in this time of polarization and create a shared experience of what it means to trust.

Matthew Cumbie & Collaborators

what remains / to be seen 

What happens when the world we need isn’t the one we have? We create a new one. 

what remains / to be seen is a meditation on world-making, and a reflection on the tangible and intangible aspects of artmaking – those things we see, those things we don’t get to see, and those yet to be seen. Weaving together movement, projection, and text, we explore notions of memory, support, and articulation. Join us. 

Javier Padilla

tu y yo, conmigo, repito 

In an exercise on togetherness, “tu y yo, conmigo, repito” explores synchronicities, chance and a dialogue in partnership. Two dancers collaborate with the audience to create a rich soundscape through live looping, spontaneous choreography and improvisation to explore what it means to create, co-habitate and collaborate together.

Ava Delasanta

When One Door…

When One Door… is an upbeat, whimsical site-specific trio that questions the known and unknown. Using a modern-jazz movement vocabulary, the performers propel off of walls, craft playful patterns, and whirligig through space. 

King Molasses

A Good Third Husband

This piece is a selection of three songs from the 2006 revival of the musical Company by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. The musical begins on the 35th birthday of the central character Robert, a single man living in New York City, and dives into the rewarding and challenging dynamics with his married friends, romantic partners, and his relationship with desire. A Good Third Husband seeks to lift this existing framework and place it onto a black body, creating an exploration that takes on a diasporic and spiritual quality. The roots of the protagonist’s desire are viscerally tethered to their founding attachments (Mother and Father), the ancestors that preceded them, and an ever-present diaspora that offers Robert their own life. 

Marcus Isaiah

Birthright and God Breathed

This work delves into the unique relationship between an expectant mother and the fetus growing inside her. It contemplates the concept of “birthright,” which refers to a specific right of possession or privilege one has from birth, particularly as the firstborn. What does it mean to be a mother? A mother is a caring and selfless human who puts the needs and wants of her children before her own. She works tirelessly to ensure her child is equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to become a competent human being. A mother is much more than just the woman who gave birth to her child; she is a guiding force and a source of unwavering love. This is her heartfelt prayer.

Shanice Mason

Hide & Seek

“Hide & Seek” is a daring exploration and relentless quest to uncover one’s inner being: who we love and what we despise, our capacity to consume and our ability to adapt. Escaping the complexities of our interior, yet craving to understand what makes us whole, this work questions if we really know ourselves at all.

Liana Conyers

#43: Same shit, new city

43- is the first iteration of a four-part series in collaboration with mixed-media artist Valentina Vidali. There’s something brewing, a slow rumble of ideas flowing downstream. Stars burst, rain falls, and an echo of safe words whispered. A drive through winding roads, as memories shimmer in the distance. #43: Same shit, new city is a call for home.