Last night, we went to see Step Afrika!'s "The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence" at the Atlas Theater. It was a phenomenal show.
If you're anywhere in or near the DC area, GO! It's one of the best performances I've seen in awhile.
From Step Afrika!...
Step Afrika! is partnering with The Phillips Collection to give birth to a new artistic experience inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s epic masterpiece The Migration Series. In an innovative collaboration between the visual and performing arts, Step Afrika!—Washington’s highly celebrated dance company and the Nation’s Capital first and only Cultural Ambassador—draws inspiration from Lawrence’s iconic series on view at the Phillips and its role as a center for its study and display. The dynamic new performance, featuring jazz, vocals, drums, dance, and visual imagery, premieres at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on June 15–26, 2011.For more on Step Afrika! check out this article from the Washington Post.
Deemed “a virtuosic performance” by Washington Post Pulitzer-winner Sarah Kaufman, the award winning dance company will unveil new stepping choreography chronicling the historic journey from South to North in the United States, emulating several panels of Lawrence’s legendary The Migration Series.
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