Venue: the Moore Theatre
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Kyle Abraham is one of the most sought-after choreographers and dancers of our time. The bold creator has choreographed for New York City Ballet, NYCB dancer Wendy Whalen, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and more. Abraham’s newest evening-length work, An Untitled Love features a soundtrack from R&B legend D’Angelo. This creative exaltation is a thumping mixtape celebrating culture, family, and community. Recalling his own “love that never waned” for D’Angelo’s catalogue and the R&B/ soul genre, Abraham pays tribute to unity and love in all its facets.
The mission of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham is to create a body of dance-based work that is galvanized by Black culture and history. The work, informed by and made in conjunction with artists across a range of disciplines, entwines a sensual and provocative vocabulary with a strong emphasis on music, text, video, and visual art. While grounded in choreographer Kyle Abraham’s artistic vision, A.I.M draws inspiration from a multitude of sources and movement styles.
“The movement vernacular is mercurial amalgam that morphs through numerous genres-Modern, contemporary, ballet, hip-hop. It is a crazy , sexy, cool fusion of elite/street/afro-punkism that is a visual feast, a delicious ‘postmodern gumbo’ as he calls it.”
Credits
Choreography: Kyle Abraham in collaboration with A.I.M
Music: D’Angelo & The Vanguard
Lighting Design: Dan Scully
Costume Design: Karen Young and Kyle Abraham
Sound Editing: Sam Crawford
Funding Credits
Leadership support for An Untitled Love is generously provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel.
An Untitled Love was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; and New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance. An Untitled Love was created in part through residencies at the Pillow Lab at Jacob’s Pillow; the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, PA; the National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron; and during a “bubble” residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and LUMBERYARD, made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. An Untitled Love was created in part to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsors Rockefeller Brothers Fund and The SHS Foundation, in loving memory of Tom Morgan.
Commissioning support for An Untitled Love comes from American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Works; August Wilson African American Cultural Center; Brooklyn Academy of Music; Houston Society for Performing Arts; Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Director Seth Soloway; Seattle Theater Group; and White Bird, Portland, Oregon, made possible through White Bird’s 2020 Barney Choreographic Prize
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Residency Workshop
Presented by Seattle Theatre Group & On the Boards
February 7 & 8, 2022
5:00-8:30pm
On the Boards, Seattle, WA
Open to movers 14+
FREE!
Join us for an opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired through this residency workshop with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham. This two-day residency workshop will include movement classes, creative process and repertoire. This event is free to all participants to allow access to our communities with an emphasis on our BIPOC, LGBTQ+ movers. Applicants must be able to attend both days.
For the health and safety of our artists and participants we are limiting the number of participants for this workshop. Apply today!
Applicants who are selected will be notified starting January 31.
For the health and safety of A.I.M artists, participants and staff - students will need to provide proof of vaccination prior to workshop (2 full doses of Pfizer/Moderna or 1 full dose of J&J vaccine) or proof of a negative PCR Covid test within 48 hours of the workshop for those with sincerely held medical or religious exceptions. Additionally, all participants will be required to consent to daily rapid testing, provided by STG, to mitigate transmission of the virus.
Subject to change.