One of the best and brightest creative provocateurs to emerge on the dance scene, Kyle Abraham presents work that is infused with a soaring social consciousness and singular acuity to a dancer’s potential for complex conversation with an audience. Featuring three new works by this MacArthur ‘Genius,’ When the Wolves Came In is an evening that reflects on freedom, the Emancipation Proclamation and the connection between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. The Gettin is a series of duets performed by six members of A.I.M. to music composed and performed by jazz pianist Robert Glasper, inspired by the Civil Rights Movement and social dancing; Hallowed is a trio that includes Kyle Abraham and is performed to gospel spirituals and spoken sermons; and When the Wolves Came In is a piece for six dancers to music from A Good Understanding by contemporary composer Nico Muhly in a recording by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

This engagement of Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council.

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