Join a conversation with Taylor Stanley, Principal Dancer for New York City Ballet, Kyle Abraham, choreographer and Artistic Director of A.I.M, and Danspace Project’s Program Director and Associate Curator, Benjamin Akio Kimitch. With Kimitch, the artists will explore the development of their collaborative friendship, beginning with the creation of Abraham’s The Runaway (2018) for New York City Ballet, of which Stanley was part of the original cast, and for which he won a 2019 Bessie Award, to their short film collaboration, Ces noms que nous portons (2020), for Lincoln Center, choreographed by Abraham and danced by Stanley. Footage of Ces noms que nous portons and rehearsal documentation for The Runaway will be screened. They’ll discuss their shared experiences with representation, trust, and advocating for change within dance institutions.
New York City, NY; NYC