In this residency, choreographer Lionel Popkins, will develop Reorient the Orient, a multifaceted exploration blending performance, installation, and social critique. Responding to the complex history of interculturalism, Popkin amplifies the presence of brown South Asian bodies in contemporary art and performance. The final work will create an immersive public sharing across Dance Place's theater, lobby, and studios, community members will be invited to explore freely, choosing their path and encounters.

A Soft Place to Land is a love letter to black women that finds healing in sisterhood. The work explores historical and contemporary meanings of radical self and communal care. It stands as a personal and collective memoir of black female identity, considering all of the many layers, depths, complexities, and traditions that shape and define who Black women are and who they are becoming. This work is supported by the Dance Place Co-Presentation Series.