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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repertory info
The Whiz (evening length)
Ease on down the road to recession and back from the brink of
fantasy in Nicholas Leichter and Monstah Black’s take
on “The Wiz/ard of Oz” for the Obama generation.
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Killa (35 Minutes)
Leichter's latest kinetic work Killa, is a bold collage reflecting the underground dance and music scenes, with live performance and music by Monstah Black and some of the most fierce and fabulous dancers.
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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