Archive – Danspace Project

Introducing Research Fellows 2021-2022: devynn emory, Okwui Okpokwasili, Samita Sinha, and David Thomson

A composite of four photos. 1. devynn emory: lightskinned transgender ingi-queer leaning against tree with grey buttonned-down shirt and cap. 2. David Thomson: A dark brown man body in profile, with a fully shaved head and salt & pepper soul patch, head turned towards camera with a slight smile. 3. Samita Sinha: A brown woman in faux fur stole stands in profile at a microphone. 4. Okwui Okpokwasili: Okwui standing center and alone, black and white, her elbows bent with hands meeting at the center of her chest, eyes look up to the left, as if she wants to ask a question.

  Since 2010, with the launch of Danspace’s Platform series, we have developed various programs for collaborative inquiry with guest artist-curators, choreographers, curatorial fellows, writers-in-residence, scholars, and artists across disciplines. In the spirit of collective research Danspace continues this fall… Read more

returning, Okwui Okpokwasili

Length: 09:38 Closed captions are available by clicking the “CC” button on the video.  returning is a new short video work by Okwui Okpokwasili with Peter Born, created while in-residence at Danspace’s historic venue in St. Mark’s Church, commissioned and… Read more

Try, a rehearsal, Ishmael Houston-Jones

Length: 20:17 Closed captions are available by clicking the “CC” button on the video.  Try, a rehearsal is a new short video work by Ishmael Houston-Jones with collaborators Keith Hennessy, josé e. abad, Kevin O’Connor, and Snowflake Calvert. This film was… Read more

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