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
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.
Danspace Project honors Rebel Angels Michelle Coffey, Kathy Halbreich, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar for their innovative leadership and far-reaching contributions to dance, art, and culture. Tickets and More Info
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
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
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 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
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
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 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