By Judy Hussie-Taylor Danspace Project Executive Director and Chief Curator Beginnings Where are we when we stand, sit, dance, or kneel at 10th Street & 2nd Avenue in the East Village? What is this land where so many have planted, prayed, grieved,… Read more
Amuse-bouche From Platform 2015: Dancers, Buildings and People in the Streets catalogue She said, you came to see human bodies tonight but this is “holy work and it’s dangerous not to know that ’cause you could die like an animal… Read more
Excerpt from Holy Rolling, Strength Training, Eye Attuning, Dance Making By Cynthia Oliver My cousin Merle and I were titillated when our great Aunt Thelma would come to pick us up and take us to church. She was… Read more
by Gyun Hur “… I make the distinction between prayer versus praying… Praying is not about supplication and begging for. Praying is communicating… so that you have more information, so that you can go about your business.” -Reggie Wilson in… Read more
by Tara Aisha Willis This space holds the weight of a beautiful dance history, one that hasn’t held our bodies—as whole beings—as well or often as I’d like to think, has held us up as precious only in a certain… Read more
Photos from Platform 2018 Opening Event at Cooper Union (February 28, 2018) & The Dossier Charrette: a series of working dance essays by Beth Gill, Jonathan González, Miguel Gutierrez, Angie Pittman, and Edisa Weeks (March 8-10, 2018). Photos by Ian… Read more
by Raja Feather Kelly and Kristin Juarez Along with his design of the catalogue Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance, Raja Feather Kelly created original artwork inspired by the Platform’s investigations and Reggie Wilson’s choreographic research process.… Read more
by Gyun Hur “ tap tap tap dah dah dah dih dah tap tap tap dah dah dah dih dah…” “ 탭 탭 탭 다 다 다 디 다 탭 탭 탭 다 다 다 디 다 …” un-earthing —… Read more
Exerpt from Reggie Wilson in Conversation with Thomas F. DeFrantz Thomas F. DeFrantz: Reggie, you’re curating now! Tell me about this Platform and what you’re up to here. Reggie Wilson: The Platform fits into an ongoing thinking and mission about… Read more
by Gyun Hur II. Call to_____ Call: (Tap tap tap) (blessed) be – Response: (together) (Dah dah dah dih dah) (blessed) be forever and ever Call: (Tap tap tap) (blessed) be – Response: (together) (Dah dah dah dih dah) (blessed) be forever and ever III.… Read more
Photos from Bell & Water: a symposium, March 10, 2018 & A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield, Same As Sister, and Ni’Ja Whitson, March 15-17, 2018. All photos: Ian Douglas.
Blood flows through the City and dries under our feet, feeding the ground we walk on. Similar to blood, memory is flowing, provides life, and is often lost. Blood culture considers the duality of blood and memory in layered urban… Read more
by Carl Paris On creative and meaning-making levels, Wilson’s process typically begins with in-depth research into a topic that interests Wilson; and may take months, or even years to flesh out.[1] At some point, he then works out random movement… Read more
Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance Suggested Reading List The following list is a reflection of Reggie Wilson’s research along with texts referenced by contributors throughout the catalogue. The catalogue is comprised of three sections: architecture, history,… Read more
I recently sat down with Tatyana Tenenbaum to discuss her Danspace Project commission, Untitled Work for Voice, which premieres at Danspace Project February 22-24, 2018. Tenenbaum comes to choreography by way of music composition, and uses musical theater as a… Read more