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Loving Black: A Dance Performance
October 17, 2014 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$10 – $15
Hope Academy teaching artist, Anthony Williams, presents “Loving Black,” as part of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Fresh Works series. This new dance performance is about the complicated love between African American men. The project examines past and present representations of black male identities to inspire a dialogue about the diversity of expressions.
About Anthony Williams:
Anthony Williams is a resident teaching artist at Kelly Strayhorn Theater who recently presented his work Identity at KST’s newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival 2013. He has performed with Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre, August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and Ballet Chicago. Anthony has studied with a range of master teachers and choreographers including Terrence Greene, Nathan Trice, Ray Mercer, Christopher Huggins, and former KST artists-in-residence Sidra Bell and 2013 MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham. Anthony continues his journey in Pittsburgh as a freelance dance artist.
About Fresh Works:
Fresh Works is KST’s month-long creative learning program for Pittsburgh-based artists. The program provides artists with production support, lighting and sound design, and 80 hours at The Alloy Studios to research, explore, play, and finally share a work-in-progress performance. Fresh Works debuted in 2013 and, so far, this residency incubator has benefited seven lead artists.
Funding for Loving Black was provided by the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Fund, a partnership of the Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments. Additional support was provided by Artist Opportunity Grant through the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Photo by Anna Malguina (St. Petersburg, Russia)
