Founded in 2003 by Artistic Director Larry Keigwin, Keigwin + Company (pictured) creates and shares Keigwin's electrifying brand of contemporary dance. K+C engages audiences and invigorates diverse communities with a vision of dance that embodies wit, style, and heart. Since K+C’s premiere performance, K+C has created 16 dances and presented performances nationwide. K+C presents a restaging of “Bolero NYC” and a cast of fifty, celebrating city life. The New York Times raved, “Bolero NYC was the tour de force of the evening.” The program also includes “Megalopolis,” set to M.I.A. and Steve Reich, and audience favorite, “Love Songs.”
Jamel Gaines is the artistic director and founder of Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, a professional dance company that marries rigorous classical and modern technique with African-American soul and spirit. Having choreographed works for a diverse range of audiences including Jacob’s Pillow, Lincoln Center and Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” Gaines has made the company a beloved favorite by reviewers in the United States and Europe, who have hailed it for its “richness of dance tone” and “contagious vitality.” The company will perform three works from Jamel Gaines’ repertoire celebrating love, nature, and freedom.
Dancin’ Downtown at The Joyce is a collaboration between Dancers Responding to AIDS and The Joyce Theatre. Dance studios are adjudicated by top names in the dance world with the award winner performing.
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