2017 Isadora Duncan "Izzie" Award Winner for BEST DANCE/MUSIC/TEXT!
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“If dance provides Open Love Letter’s muscle, then the written word provides the piece’s backbone. The language herein snakes like a curved spine. These poems hold together age-old conflicts in a contemporary, freshly legible way. And, they are crafted to break – like promises, like the human will under stress, like cycles of violence.” -Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Chief of Program & Pedagogy Yerba Buena Center for the Arts |
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An Open Love Letter to Black Fathers: A Choreopoem reveals deeply moving relationships between father-daughter pairs. Themes of addiction, sexual violence and incarceration are explored in tandem with healing, forgiveness and unconditional love. With bold poetic language, gestural movement and original song, Open Love Letter reminds us that the way we frame our experiences of trauma can condemn and destroy us, or liberate and empower us.
Open Love Letter is docu-fiction. It is crafted around the narratives of 8 women who were interviewed for this project. |
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STAGING INFORMATION Running Time: 80mins, no intermission Performers: 5-7 (5 main cast + 2 auxiliary vocalists) Non-Performers: 1 (Stage/Production Manager) Total Cast & Crew: 6-8 General Technical Needs: 5 folding chairs, 5 head/body mics. To include vocalists add 2 folding chairs, 2 standing mics, amp and 2 music stands. |
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Optional Writing Workshops for youth (13-17) and adults. These highly engaging workshops are crafted to instigate healing and forge stronger relationships to ourselves and each other. Using unique and inspiring creative writing techniques, workshop topics include “Hard Conversations”, “My Medicine Bag”, “Identity, Labels & Legacy” and "Breaking Cycles". |
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WINNER: 2017 Isadora Duncan Dance "Izzie" Award for Outstanding Achievement in Company Performance
NOMINATED: 2016 Isadora Duncan Dance "Izzie" Award for Best Music/Sound/Text
For booking inquiries, please contact us at [email protected].
All images by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
NOMINATED: 2016 Isadora Duncan Dance "Izzie" Award for Best Music/Sound/Text
For booking inquiries, please contact us at [email protected].
All images by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
Delina on Blog Talk Radio!
Photo by Hardy Wilson
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On "Wanda's Picks", Delina talks about her work, the matter of our lives, and the importance of telling our stories. Other guests include: Gregory Dawson (DawsonDanceSF), Raissa Simpson (PUSH Dance Company) and Kendra Kimbrough Barnes & Laura E. Ellis (The Black Choreographers Festival)! (Suggested start time: 1h51m)
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