“I am dancing towards the future where Art is once again honored for its power to inspire, teach, transform and heal our separateness, and I hope you will join me.” Jason Aryeh, choreographer
This clip includes some of the highlights from an evening of performance blending traditional and contemporary African dance and music, celebrating and remembering history and humanity.
“Senzeni na” examines and reflects South Africa’s controversial 1913 Land Act that began the territorial segregation by forcing black South Africans to live in reserves and making it illegal for them to work as sharecroppers.
“My choreography works to tackle the questions often asked in our black communities today,” says Jason Aryeh. “Why are we not connecting? How do we know so little about one another? How can there be the conversation of blackness as a monolith? What can we do to understand each other better?”
Re-arranged by Monica Poston
Soloist: Tres McMichael
Performed by: Andrew Glecker, Brandon Halvorsen, Brooke Banister, Cassidy Hamilton, Diego Sayao, Francesca Mancuso, John Henry Ward, Lexi Carter, Matthew Moore, Michael Jacobson, Monica Poston, Breia Kelley and Jasmine Walters
Choreography by Jason Aryeh
Featured dancer: Cierra Seawright
Performed 2017-02-27
McCrary Theater, Elon University
Camera by Ted Morée & Andrew Steinitz
Uploaded by Ted Morée 2017-03-30
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