8:30 pm.
jumatatu m. poe & Jermone “Donte” Beacham, Let ‘Im Move You
8:30 pm.
jumatatu m. poe & Jermone “Donte” Beacham, Let ‘Im Move You
LET ‘IM MOVE YOU: A STUDY (2013/2016) and LET ‘IM MOVE YOU: THIS IS A SUCCESS (2016)
CO-PRESENTED BY ABRONS ARTS CENTER & GIBNEY DANCE
Friday, January 12, 5:30pm
Saturday, January 13, 8:30pm
Sunday, January 14, 5:30pm
Monday, January 15, 10:00pm
Run Time: 80 minutes
Abrons Arts Center, Experimental Theater, 466 Grand Street, Manhattan
Single Tickets $25 / Abrons Festival Pass $20
Let ‘im Move You is a series of works choreographed by jumatatu m. poe & Jermone “Donte” Beacham that stem from the artists’ seven-year research into J-Sette performance, the performance of joy and the conundrum of Black joy. The series currently consists of three live performance works and an installation.
A Study uses J-Sette movement and performance structures as jumping-off points for experimentation with the role of strategy in collaborative creation and presentation. Rhythm, pattern, and attention become mechanisms for the artists to situate themselves in play, and to frame a movement conversation with primarily White audiences.
This Is a Success explores J-Sette in relation to notions of African-American exceptionalism as expressed through middle class, Black American values reiterated within the J-Sette form. The work continues the artists’ research of rhythm as a vehicle into both subversion and satisfaction.