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
Photos from the world premiere of Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group’s …they stood shaking while others began to shout, March 22-24, 2018. All photos: Ian Douglas.
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.
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