7:30 pm, Inside the Dance, Pre-performance talk with Dr. Thomas DeFrantz
8:00 pm, Public performance and post-performance discussion
Adults: $20, Students $10
Pittsburgh native Kyle Abraham is interested in investigating the state of Black America and a history therein, as well as gender roles within the choreographer’s community. Pavement is a culturally-referenced, evening-length dance work that pairs W.E.B. Du Bois’ classic essays Souls of Black Folk and John Singleton’s film Boyz N The Hood. Set in Pittsburgh’s historically black neighborhoods - Homewood and the Hill District – Pavement pays homage to the bold high-top fade era in hip hop while creating an emotional chronology of a culture conflicted with a history plagued by discrimination and genocide.
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