WHEN:
January 14-19, 2025
WHERE:
The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street
New York City
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...dancers invoke themes of spirituality, community, and liberation, artfully brought together in a 25th anniversary performance of Brown’s tour-de-force masterpiece, Grace. This touching work weaves the story of a Goddess’ journey to Earth and a collective journey to the promised land. It will also feature a special guest appearance by award-winning singer-songrwiter, Gordon Chambers. Serving Nia, the thematic sequel to Grace, gets a landmark restaging in its EVIDENCEcompany premiere, in which it answers the call to serve a higher purpose than oneself through a rapturous blend of movement traditions from Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Guinea with modern dance forms.
Two more repertory works resurface to round out the pair of programs across six performances. Order My Steps, originally inspired by the idea of stumbling through life on one’s path, ultimately turns to the instructions in 119th Psalms: “Make me go in the path of thy commandments for therein do I delight…with my whole heart.” Built as images of migration and the discovery of decadence, High Life examines the movement, stories, and music that describe the journey of the African American from the rural south to the north. Like many works in Brown’s vast repertory, freedom, self-determination, tradition, and cultural values of the African diaspora are on full display..."
The performance schedule for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE is as follows:
Program A
January 14-15, January 18 at 7:30pm; January 19 at 2pm
Serving Nia
Order My Steps
Grace
Program B
January 16-17 at 7:30pm; January 18 at 2pm
Serving Nia
Order My Steps
High Life
