Marguerite Hemmings, front, greets attendees. Italy Welton (Back Left) and Courtney Cook look on.

Finding Freedom – Marguerite Hemmings and Collaborators at Gibney Dance

Performed Friday, February 24, 2017 Marguerite Hemmings and Collaborators Gibney Dance New York, NY   It feels a little strange to write a recap of Marguerite Hemmings’ we free at Gibney Dance. It’s like reviewing a party––you just had to be there. Artists and critics have argued over the viewer-performer relationship ad nauseam, but Hemmings and…

Four dancers rehearse for the New Traditions Festival 2016: Dance Your Caribbean!

Dance Caribbean Collective strengthens “New Traditions” with second annual Festival

On a Sunday afternoon, 15 dancers and choreographers gather in a Brooklyn dance studio to share their works in progress under the careful eye of Candace Thompson, the founding Executive Director of Dance Caribbean Collective. Together, they are preparing for DCC’s second annual New Traditions Festival, a performance series that celebrates Caribbean diasporic dance traditions…