Armitage Gone! Dance with Burkina Electric - Lincoln Center out of Doors

Armitage Gone! Dance with Burkina Electric: Summer of Love Evidence, A Dance Company Ronald K. Brown/Artistic Director Armitage Gone! Dance with Burkina Electric: Summer of Love U.S. Premiere Lead commissioning and world premiere l' E. A . R . Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini di Catania with additional commissioning from Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center Out of Doors “Fiercely pure … Armitage follows a path cleared by George Balanchine … she presents the performers as molten steel cooling into stunning shapes; yet also reminds us that they are not clones of a technique but individuals, with minds, moods, and imperfections of their own.” — The Village Voice Known for poetic, dreamlike stage productions that combine new dance, music, and art, Karole Armitage has revolutionized classical dance. Armitage Gone! Dance, which includes dancers from Asia, Africa, and Europe, was re-launched in 2005 when Armitage returned to the U.S. after working abroad for 15 years. Armitage Gone! joins together with Lukas Ligeti’s Burkina Electric for a Dionysian celebration in Summer of Love. Armitage’s mix of off-kilter ballet, club dance, and sensuality ripple out in waves of fracturing crystalline motion. The music by Burkina Electric combines the burkinabé music of Burkina Faso and Western club electronica. Costumes by Peter Speliopoulos take inspiration from the documentary photography of sixties youth culture by Malick Sidbé in Mali and the hippie movement in the West. www.armitagegonedance.org www.burkina-electric.com Evidence, A Dance Company Ronald K. Brown/Artistic Director: High Life; Upside Down “ … one of the most profound choreographers of his modern dance generation.” —The New York Times Evidence, A Dance Company is known for its unique and accessible blend of African, Caribbean, modern, ballet and social dance styles. Called “movement with a message” that “springs from a deep well of spiritual urgency,” the journeys Brown crafts are often related to the African and African-American experience. Two of his richly sketched and boldly executed works will be performed: High Life about migration, liberation, and self-determination, is danced to the music from artists including The JBs, Oscar Brown, Jr., Nikki Giovanni, and Wummi Olaiya. Recordings by Oumou Sangare and Nigeria’s Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti provide music for the demanding and propulsive Upside Down. www.evidencedance.com this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan