Black
Dance Rising: 28th Annual International Dance Conference and
Festival
Kyle
Abraham / Abraham in Motion
Date of event: January 20, 2016
Time: 7:30pm-10pm
Location and directions: Newman Center for the Performing Arts | 2344 E. Iliff
Avenue Denver, CO
Cost: $30 | Code:
IABD30
Sponsoring group: International Association of Blacks In Dance (IABD)
Appropriate dress: Casual
Type of group: singles and couples / families
Name of a person to be contacted for additional information: Denise Saunders
Thompson
Email and/or phone number of Contact Person: info@iabdassociation.org | (202)
345-6887
Tickets/Website: http://www.iabdassociation.org/performances
About the show
This
Colorado premiere by Abraham.In.Motion Dance features works inspired by Max
Roach’s iconic 1960 protest album We
Insist: Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite, itself created in anticipation
of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and to shed a light on
the growing African independent movements of the 1950s. The potent themes
inherent in these historical milestones are evident in Abraham’s choreography,
evocative scenery by visual artist Glenn Ligon, the visceral power of Roach’s
masterwork, and original compositions of Grammy Award-winning jazz musician
Robert Glasper.
