Description

Slow and sensual, insistent and intertwined, athletic and aware, Leichter's dance pieces are filled with provocative pairings. Whether exploring race and gender, the relationship between dancers, or between street and traditional dance styles, the movement evokes a cultivated culture clash.
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Nicholas Leichter Biography

Nicholas Leichter (Artistic Director) received a BA in Dance from Connecticut College where he studied with Jacylnn Villamil and Martha Myers. He was a member of Ralph Lemon Company from 1993-1995, has performed with the companies of Jennifer Muller, Ronald K. Brown, and Gus Solomons jr, and regularly appears in the work of Clare Byrne.

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The RIte of Spring (33 minutes)
Leichter’s vision for this second commission for the company from the Brooklyn Philharmonic follows the structures of the Stravinsky ballet but imagines a collective of workers instead of a virgin as the central theme. Support for the Rite of Spring was provided, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sweetwash (30 minutes)
Marking Nicholas Leichter’s first collaboration with African American composer, writer, and performer Eisa Davis, Sweetwash honors the work and ideas of African American civil rights activists and literary figures.

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