Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

MUSIC

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

BIOS

Ronald K. Brown (Choreographer) founded Evidence, A Dance Company in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works and other choreographers and artists. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company,  Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago and Ballet Hispanico. He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, and composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner. He choreographed Regina Taylor’s award-winning play, Crowns and won an AUDELCO Award for his work on that production. Brown has won a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony-winning The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, adapted by Suzan Lori Parks, arrangement by Diedre Murray & directed by Diane Paulus. In addition, Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop Mentor of the Year in 2000 and has received; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, and The Ailey Apex Award for teaching. Brown is a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

Arcell Cabuag (Associate Artistic Director/ Dancer) is a Filipino American native of San Jose, California. In 1995, he moved to New York and attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center where he was first introduced to Ronald K. Brown. His professional experience prior includes: Rock the House for Paramount Pictures (California), The Shoji Tabuchi Show in (Branson, MO), and the Richard Rodgers Centennial Production of The King and I. Arcell can be seen in the episode Choreographed on Law and Order SVU, and a Codorinu commercial with PILOBOLUS shot and aired in Barcelona. He serves his community a dance professor at Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus), and the Co-Artistic Director of the Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble at Restoration ART,  and a master-class instructor locally and abroad. Cabuag has also set EVIDENCE repertory at UMASS, Boston Arts Academy, the Peridance Certificate Program, The Ailey Fordham BFA Program, UArts, and Boston Conservatory. Cabuag has assisted Brown in creating repertory on Philadanco Dance Company, MUNTU, Ballet Hispanico, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, MalPaso of Havana Cuba, and is the associate choreographer for the Tony Award winning Broadway and National touring production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Arcell joined EVIDENCE in 1997 and won a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award in 2004.  

Mercurial and masterful, Meshell Ndegeocello (Composer and Performer, Mercy) has survived the best and worst of what a career in music has to offer. She has eschewed genre for originality, celebrity for longevity, and musical trends for musical truths. She has lived through the boom and bust of the industry and emerged just as she entered: unequivocally herself. Fans have come to expect the unexpected from Meshell, and faithfully followed her on sojourns into soul, spoken word, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and rock, all bound by a lyrical, spiritual search for love, justice, respect, resolution, and happiness. Each of Meshell’s albums has been a step away from the last, each used as a chance to investigate and integrate new sounds and ideas. Fans have been treated to everything from the deep-funk of Plantation Lullabies, to the raw and confessional Bitter, to the melodic and lyrical Weather. Meshell composed, arranged, and produced a jazz record in 2005, and recorded an homage to Nina Simone in 2012, a kindred musical spirit and among Meshell’s most cherished inspirations. Her last album, Ventriloquism, has the hallmarks of all of Meshell’s work, lush and investigative, subversive and sublime. Assured of her place as an authentic musical thinker and an uncompromising artist, she continues to discover, examine, and explore all that music has to offer her and how she can return the gift. A bass player above all else, she brings her warm and melodic groove to everything she does, including appearances alongside the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alanis Morissette, James Blood Ulmer, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tony Allen, John Medeski, Billy Preston, and Chaka Khan.

Peven Everett (Vocals, Music Direction, Grace) is an artist of many talents whose work alternately covers the territories of house, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop. Everett, who was born in Harvey, IL, received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music at the age of 17. However, he ended up leaving to perform live with the likes of Betty Carter, Branford Marsalis, and Winton Marsalis. His first performance was at Carnegie Hall. Since then, the multi-instrumentalist has played trumpet on a handful jazz recordings (including Curtis Lundy's Against All Odds) and has become a prominent figure in the International house and R&B communities. He plays over 13 instruments. Peven performed and produced Gabriel a massive hit on UK Garage and pop charts. This song was later featured in Ron K. Brown's Grace for Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Though he had a number of 12" solo releases prior to 2002, that year was an extremely prolific one for Everett as an artist; in addition to releasing one of the most loved deep house records of the year with I Can't Believe I Loved Her, Everett issued another excellent 12" (Soul Tempura), as well as a pair of soul-driven albums on his Studio Confession label (Speed of Light, Latest Craze, The Realness, My Brazil, Easy Living , Power Soul, King of Hearts, We Need House, Pinup Jazz, Thank You James and Kissing Game). A third Everett solo album was later released called Studio Confessions. In addition to leading his own groups -- Peven Everett Quartet and big band, The Peven Everett Review-- he boasts a library of recorded music exceeding 5,000 records. Peven is also lead singer for Damon Albarn's Gorillaz and has toured with them for over two years, performing for over two million people with other show collaborators including Pusha T, De La Soul, George Benson, Vince Staples. Peven is now poised for his new LP and much more in 2019, collaborating with some of the biggest stars of hip-hop to date. As one of the few artists in history able to perform and produce an entire record alone, he holds a reputation as a musical skeleton key.

Singer-songwriter-producer and recording artist Gordon Chambers (Vocals, Grace) is no stranger to the music industry. His solo albums have been nominated for Independent Soul Album of the Year by SoulTracks.com and have been among CDbaby’s top R&B sellers. His No. 1 hits as a lyricist include: Anita Baker’s Grammy-winning hit “I Apologize,” Brownstone’s Grammy-nominated “If You Love Me,” Angie Stone’s “No More Rain (In this Cloud),” the Grammy-nominated theme of Set It Off “Missing You” (performed by Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan). Yolanda Adams’s “Someone Watching Over Me” and the Isley Brothers’ recent comeback smash “Just Came Here to Chill.” He has written for more than 75 recording artists, including household names Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Brandy, Trey Songz, Usher, Jamie Foxx, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Marc Anthony.

He is the winner of eight ASCAP songwriting awards and has four Dove Award nominations. His songs have been performed at the Essence Awards, American Music Awards, and the White House. Since 2005, Chambers has been performing up a storm in all over the world promoting his debut album Introducing Gordon Chambers (which features special guests Carl Thomas, Glenn Lewis, Sara Devine, Roy Hargrove, and Mike Phillips), his sophomore CD Love Stories (which features four-time Grammy nominee Ledisi), his third album Sincere (which includes tributes to his idols and mentors Donny Hathaway, Phyllis Hyman, and Gerald Levert), and his new album Surrender (which features Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway and Grammy nominee Eric Roberson). His prestigious appearances have included the White House, Essence Music Festival, Congressional Black Caucus, Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and B.B. King’s—as well as European, Japanese, and South African tours.

Tsubasa Kamei (Scenic and Lighting Design) is a scenic and lighting designer who has worked in theater and dance nationally and internationally for more than ten years. Kamei started working with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 2015 at the Joyce Theater. This is his fifty-fifth production with the company. His lighting design credits for the company include: FOUR CORNERS (Company premiere); SHE IS HERE… (World Premiere); DANCING SPIRIT (Company Premiere); NEW CONVERSATIONS: IRON MEETS WATER (World Premiere). He has also designed THE CALL (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) and WHERE THE LIGHTS SHINES THROUGH (TU Dance) both choreographed by Mr. Ronald K. Brown.

Ibiwunmi Omotayo Olaiya aka Wunmi (Costume Design) is a singer, songwriter, performer and fashion designer. Born in London, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Wunmi is regularly commissioned to design costumes for the most influential choreographers and dance companies of our time and was awarded a ‘Bessie’ (New York Dance and Performance Award) in  2000 for her work with both Ronald K. Brown and Marlies Yearby.  Wunmi was formally trained at the London College of Fashion, and was partner in a number of small design companies before starting her own line, Wow Wow by Wunmi, in 2012.  Wow Wow is primarily crafted in Nigeria, where Wunmi works closely with textile artisans and a small group of tailors, to create her exclusive line of heirloom quality, one of a kind pieces for Men, Women, and Children. The online store is up and growing! Check it out at wowwow.wunmi.com.

Dave Wegner (Sound Design and Engineering) is an independent audio engineer based in the Lower Hudson Valley. He has a B.S. from NYU in engineering and a lifelong personal study of musical performance. With roots in traditional theater, he has a 20+ year history of audio engineering and sound design for drama, music, and dance programs through several notable institutions including venues like Mass MoCA, in North Adams, MA and the Sailor’s Snug Harbor, on Staten Island, NY. He is currently establishing an audio production shop to be based out of Kingston, NY with a mission to bring high-quality audio engineering services to performers and events of all kinds that will serve the Hudson Valley, Western Mass, and the greater NYC area.

Annique Roberts (Rehearsal Director/ Dancer) is from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Tri-Cities High School for the Visual and Performing Arts.  She attended the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program at The Ailey School and the School at Jacob’s Pillow.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Howard University under the direction of Dr. Sherrill Berryman Johnson.  There she performed works by distinguished choreographers such as Ronald K. Brown, Kevin Iega Jeff, Christopher Huggins, and Eleo Pomare.  Annique joined Garth Fagan Dance in January 2004 and became senior dancer in 2006.  She also taught at the Garth Fagan Dance School and was featured in the August 2008 issue of Dance Magazine.  Annique joined Evidence in January 2010.  She was nominated for a 2013 New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) for Best Performer and featured in the February 2013 edition of TimeOut NY.  Annique also holds an MA in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art & Design.  She currently serves on the Friends of Theater and Dance at Howard University Alumni Board and Jacob’s Pillow’s School Advancement Committee.

Keon Thoulouis (Rehearsal Director/ Dancer) Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York Before attending The Juillard School, he began his training while being a s part of a small neighborhood dance ensemble “Honey Plus One” (Keon was the plus one) under the beloved direction, of the departed, Ms Velda Honeywell. He furthered his dance training at Fiorello La Guardia High School of Music and the Performing Arts, where he studied ballet and Graham based modern. He also attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center on scholarship, and is a second level Arts Recognition recipient. Keon also worked with prestigious teachers and notable choreographers, and also performed with recording artist, Tamia. In addition, Keon appeared in the televised Michael Jackson 30th anniversary special and danced with the King of Pop himself, along with, Mya, Usher, Jill Scott, Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox and Al Jarreau. Keon joined EVIDENCE in 2001-2008 and returned in 2014.  

Shayla Alayre Caldwell (Dancer) is a native of New Haven, Connecticut.  She became heavily influenced by traditional West African dance after being introduced to the Guinean culture by mother and dance mentor Shari Caldwell. She has worked under the instruction of Ali Tatchol Camara and Yamoussa Camara. She attended Educational Center for the Arts under the direction of Susan Matheke, Earl Mosley and Freddie Moore. She then went on to attend Virginia Commonwealth University where she was honored to work with faculty Scott Putman, Christian Von Howard, and Autumn Proctor. She presently works at The Caldwell Dance Center as Artistic Director/ instructor. Shayla joined EVIDENCE in 2011.

Michael Battle (Dancer) of Detroit Michigan began his dance training at the Detroit School of the Arts at the age of 14, under the guidance of instructors Mayowa Lisa Reynolds and Nicole Burrell. Battle has received scholarships from the Blue Lake Fine ArtsCamp/Foreign Exchange Program, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Summer Intensive, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the American Dance Festival Summer Intensive. In 2008, he received an apprenticeship with the Lula Washington Dance Theatre. In 2009, he joined the Lula Washington Dance Theatre company as a company member, as well as the artistic director’s assistant. In 2010, he made his debut performance at the Hollywood Bowl Festival working with the world renowned jazz composer Terence Blanchard. In 2014, he was cast to perform in the Broadway musical, “Hairspray” on the world’s biggest ship at sea with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Michael has performed works by Donald McKayle, Lula Washington, Christopher Huggins, Daniel Catanach, Ray Mercer, Dwight Rhoden, Tiffany Billings, Frit & Frat, Pat Taylor, Tamica Washington-Miller, Vincent Patterson and many others. Michael is celebrating his first season with EVIDENCE.

Kirven Douthit-Boyd (Guest Artist Dancer) of Boston, Massachusetts began his formal dance training at the Boston Arts Academy in 1998, and joined Boston Youth Moves in 1999. He has trained on scholarship at The Boston Conservatory, and The Ailey School. Mr. Douthit-Boyd has danced with Battleworks Dance Company, Ailey II, and was a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2004-2015. While dancing with AAADT, Kirven has originated roles in Ronald K. Brown’s Ife My Heart, Dancing Spirit and Four Corners. He now resides in St Louis Missouri where he is the Co-Artistic Director of Dance at the Center of Creative Arts.

Joyce Edwards (Apprentice Dancer), a native of Rochester, NY, is an undergraduate student at The College at Brockport State University of New York where she works to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Afro/African American Studies. Joyce became enamoured with dance at the age of two and has recently furthered her studies alongside dance artists, Beth Gill, Netta Yerushalmy, and Roz LeBlanc Loo. EVIDENCE welcomed Joyce as an apprentice in May of 2018, and she is thrilled to have the opportunity to deepen her relationship with this fantastic community of dancers.

Valerieane Louisy Louis-Joseph (Dancer) is a native of Nanterre, France. Upon moving to New York, she studied at the Alvin Ailey School and graduated from the Certificate program, where she performed works by Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Winston D. Brown, Amy Hall, Earl Mosley, and Darrell Moultrie. She performed Alvin Ailey’s Memoria restaged by Ronni Favors at the New York City Center. Valériane also worked with Chester Whitmore, Frit & Frat, Augusto Soledade BRAZZDANCE, Davalois Fearon Dance, Bloodline Dance Theatre, Frank Muhuel Dance Company and Will Brown Zen Flow Movement. She is a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship, and has apprenticed with EVIDENCE before joining the company. She is celebrating her first season with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company.

Hannah Alissa Richardson (Guest Artist)  of Toronto, Canada has been performing since the age of 3. She is a graduate from the Ailey School and has traveled extensively competing in many dance competitions taking home many overall awards, top honors and has been a recipient of many scholarships with her dance training from Maple Academy of Dance. She can also be found on TV shows such as Family Channel’s “The Next Step,” Disney Channel’s “Backstage,” and also roles in movies. She plays “Katie” in the film “Everyday” based on the book written by David Levithan and directed by Michael Sucsy. Hannah has performed works by Tracy Inman, Bradley Shelver, Ray Mercer, Earl Mosley, Ronald K. Brown,  “Moonlight” choreographed by Robert Battle at the Lincoln Centre, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s “Memoria” in 2017 and 2018 at New York City Centre..  Hannah is also the newest apprentice member of Ailey II. Hannah feels very blessed being able to do what she loves most. This is Hannah’s debut with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company.

Randall Riley (Guest Artist Dancer, courtesy of TU Dance) trained at the Rock School at Pennsylvania Ballet, the Ailey School, Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts, and Long Island University Brooklyn Campus’ BFA Program. He has worked with many artist including Darrell Moultrie, Kyle Abraham, Francesca Harper, Alenka Cizmesija, Alvin Ailey, and Gioconda Barbuto. Former member of Steps Repertory Ensemble & Dance Iquail currently Randall is teaching creative movement based modern dance classes for children and teens at TU Dance Center, while celebrating four seasons with TU Dance Company of Saint Paul Minnesota. Having been a member of Evidence a Dance Company for two seasons prior, Randall is elated and honored to return once again as a Guest.

Matthew Rushing (Guest Artist Dancer, courtesy of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) of Los Angeles began his dance training with Kashmir Blake in Inglewood, California and later continued his training at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He is the recipient of a Spotlight Award and Dance Magazine Award and was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He was a scholarship student at The Ailey School and later became a member of Ailey II, where he danced for a year. During his career, Mr. Rushing has performed as a guest artist for galas in Vail, Colorado, as well as in Austria, Canada, France, Italy, and Russia. He has performed for Presidents George H. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as at the 2010 White House tribute to Judith Jamison. During his time with the Company, he has choreographed three ballets: Acceptance In Surrender (2005), a collaboration with Hope Boykin and Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Uptown (2009), and ODETTA (2014), In 2012 he created Moan, which was set on Philadanco and premiered at The Joyce Theater. Mr. Rushing AAADT in 1992 and became Rehearsal Director in June 2010. Matthew has been guesting with EVIDENCE since 2014

Jiamond Watson (Apprentice Dancer) is native to Washington, D.C. and alumnae of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. In 2015, she received the Shirley Chisholm Leadership Award for her community outreach through dance and music. Jiamond was awarded the DC Capitol STARS Grand Prize as a junior at Duke Ellington. Jiamond has had the opportunity to work with artists such as Shayla Vie Jenkins, Jessie Zarritt, and Terra Keating. She is currently enrolled as a third year student in the Dance BFA program at University of the Arts. She has studied at the Dallas Black Dance Theater, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and Alonzo King Lines Ballet. She has performed works by Christopher Huggins, Kyle and Dinita Clark, Tommie Waheed Evans, and Sidra Bell.

Chris Bruce (Guitar) came of age in the ‘70’s, growing up in both Chicago and L.A., and exposed from a very early age to an incredibly vibrant and diverse musical landscape from Sly & The Family Stone and Funkadelic to Miles Davis and Neil Young. His journey has led to hundreds of collaborations, as a player, a producer and as a listener. Known for his lyrical quality in performance, instinctive nurturing as a producer, and reactive cohesion with fellow collaborators, he has worked with brilliant artists Meshell Ndegeocello, Lizz Wright, My Brightest Diamond, and Seal and with renowned producers Craig Street, Joe Henry, and Trevor Horn.

Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Abraham Rounds (Percussion) started playing drums at the tender age of one & has never looked back. Now 27 & residing in Los Angeles, California he is a member of his mentor Meshell Ndegeocello’s band. He has recorded, performed & toured the world extensively with other artists such as Seal & Andrew Bird. His passion for the drums extends to production, writing, engineering & his own duo project “Jake & Abe” alongside Jake Sherman. As a composer, he has contributed to all 3 seasons of the hit OWN Network TV series “Queen Sugar” directed by Ava Duvernay alongside Meshell Ndegeocello.

Jake Sherman (Keys) has honed his sound by playing gospel organ at Baptist churches in Brooklyn, as well as performing and recording as a sideman with such artists as Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chance the Rapper, Nick Hakim, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, and Benny Sings, Jake Sherman has emerged into an artist with a truly unique vision.  He has released two solo albums under his own name, on which he sings and plays all the instruments.  He is one half of the duo “Jake & Abe” which will soon be world famous.

 

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

COMPANY & CREATIVE TEAM

Scenic and Lighting Design by Tsubasa Kamei
Costume Design by Wunmi Olaiya
Sound Design and Engineering by Dave Wegner
Stage Management by Michelle Kelleher

EVIDENCE: A Dance Company
Michael Battle
Kirven Douthit-Boyd *
Shayla Alayre Caldwell
Joyce Edwards
Valerieane Louisy Louis-Joseph
Hannah Alissa Richardson*
Randall Riley*
Annique Roberts
Matthew Rushing*
Keon Thoulouis
Jiamond Watson*
* Guest Artist, EVIDENCE

Musicians
Mario Abney, trumpet
Chris Bruce, Guitar
Dan Chmielinski, bass
Peven Everett, keys
Meshell Ndegeocello, bass
Julius Rodriguez, keys
Abraham Rounds, Percussion
Jake Sherman, Keys
Corey Wallace, trombone

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

PRESS

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

PROGRAM NOTE

On Grace

Ron Brown’s Grace connects us to our ancient, ancestral heartbeat. 

He carries that scintilla of beginning-of-time memory that dwells within us, which we forget belongs to us. 

It is said to be interrhythmic, and has been layered with confusing meaning; God did not put us in this world to be confused, so clearly the B.O.T—beginning-of-time memory—is clear and clean and undeniable. It is the way our hand is held, an arm extends, a foot charging, a tilt of the head, a knowing back, an inner knowledge that is untouchable. 

So, here is Grace—God’s Grace—allowing us to witness and experience our ancestors through the way in which Ron choreographs, explains, and translates how to move through this life courageously, and without hesitation, by claiming his beginning-of-time knowledge. Watch as “Come Sunday” sublimely moves us into the arms of Mother Earth, who welcomes the celebration of our heartbeats and inner rhythms that have propelled us to dance with an unalterable power. 

This is how I experience Grace: looking at powerful men and women reminding us of our ancestors, bringing us to them. Shout, and clap, stand, move, have joy, have sorrow, and compassion, and love for what we see before us. And then, “Come Sunday” again, to rest us in what we’ve seen, and never forget our timeless, sacred rhythm of life since the beginning of time.
 
Thank you, Ron, and congratulations on your, . . . our, . . . Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 20th anniversary of Grace. Thank you for sharing this with us. We love you. 

Lovingly, 
Judi

Judith Jamison is the Artistic Director Emerita of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which she led for 21 years starting in 1989, when Alvin Ailey chose her as his successor.
 

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

PROGRAM

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

FUNDING

Grace and Mercy is co-commissioned by the Fisher Center, the Kennedy Center, Carolina Performing Arts at UNC Chapel Hill, and The Joyce Theater's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. Creation and performance of the music is supported by New Music USA.

Support for Grace and Mercy from New Music USA was made possible by annual program support and/or endowment gifts from Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, New York State Council on the Arts, Helen F. Whitaker Fund, Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Baisley Powell Elebash Fund & Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.  Visit the New Music USA project page.
 

 

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

VIDEO

SummerScape Dance: 'Grace and Mercy' Dress Rehearsal

SummerScape Dance: Peven Everett Spotlight

SummerScape Dance: Grace and Mercy 'Behind the Curtain'

SummerScape Dance: Ron K. Brown


SummerScape Dance: Annique Roberts


SummerScape Dance: Valerian Louisy Louis Joseph

SummerScape Dance
July 5–7

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence: A Dance Company
Grace and Mercy 

SummerScape Commission / World Premiere

Choreography by Ronald K. Brown

Original score for Mercy written and performed by Meshell Ndegeocello
Live music for Grace performed by Peven Everett and Gordon Chambers

Opening Night Reception for Members
Friday, July 5

Community Dance Class
Saturday, July 6 from 12–2 pm

Post-Performance Conversation
Saturday, July 6

Pre-Performance Conversation
Sunday, July 7 at 1 pm

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