Figuring it Out: Inside She-Verse’s Narrative

2019-11-25T23:53:26-08:00By |Categories: Uncategorized|

In 2006, I hosted my first audition for Cherie Hill IrieDance performers. I desired an all-black female cast. I yearned to deepen my self-knowledge of being a black woman making dance and to analytically understand how aesthetics relate to white and black culture. In 2014, I looked for something different. I sought movers who could translate my visions and directions into improvisation and choreographic phrases, and who possessed training in contemporary plus African Diaspora forms. And just as importantly, their