A spokesperson says---
“...featuring four world premieres that place ballet, contemporary, Afro-Cuban, and street dance in direct dialogue shared on one stage, across disciplines and generations of dancers.
he program includes new works by Brooklyn Ballet Founder Lynn Parkerson, Alexis Diggs, Mike “Big Mike” Fields, and Alexis Zanety, offering narratives of loss, remembrance, systemic injustice, identity, and compassion.
Rather than blending styles into a single aesthetic, Soft Power allows each form to retain its integrity while opening space for exchange, reshaping how these forms are seen and experienced by the dancers and by the audience..."
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM:
CHOREOGRAPHY
Alexis Diggs
Michael “Big Mike” Fields
Lynn Parkerson
Alexis Zanety
DANCERS
Kira Anderson, Anna Antongiorgi, Ethan Arrington, Emma Blakley, Lindsey Casale, Adrienne Chan, Laura Coe, Vitoria Correia, Michael “Big Mike” Fields, Tristan Grannum, Danielle Guirma, Brian "Hallowdreamz" Henry, Natasha Huang, Barbara Lins, Crystal McTaggart, Valentina Fory Olaya, Calista Olson, JayJay Sanders, Ladell "Ocean" Thomas, Kahlyl Wrather
MUSIC
Maurice Ravel
Toni Mora Tur, Composer, Piano, electronics
Kessa Mefford, Piano
COSTUME DESIGN
Hilla Shapira
