ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHER:

Rodd is a Performance Artist who received their BS in Dance from LIU Brooklyn. As a performance-based artist, they use movement, text, and visuals to tease temptation, liberate the queer black soul, and often stir the pot. Rodd is currently a performer with Heartbreak Crew and the House of Prodigy, a Philadelphia based house of the LGBT+ Ballroom Scene. Rodd has shown their original work at ACDA, (Hood)Works! by Brother(hood) Dance and University Settlement. They have also performed with EQuilibrium Dance Theatre, Sankofa Kuumba, Maimouna Keita, and Bloodline Dance Theatre. Rodd is the Artistic Director and Founder of stubbornMVMT, a performance-based company intentionally creating chaos for radical and unfamiliar voices; Rodd is a 2019 Emerging Guest Artist for The Performance Project @ University Settlement.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Founded by Richard “Rodd” Denson in 2018, stubbornMVMT is a performance-based company that uses dance, theatre, and visual arts to shatter boundaries of the status quo. We create intentional chaos - providing a platform for free and radical voices to be heard. It is not our interest in providing an answer but rather a platform for discussion.

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Saturday, May 2, 2020 - 7:30p

Sunday, May 3, 2020 - 4:30p

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Institutional Freedom explores the black experience of living in America. It navigates through double standards, multi-layered racism/prejudice, and controversial acts within the community itself. However, despite this complicated system of identity, we [people of color] ALWAYS return home to gain a “sense of self” and “re-align.” It’s evident there is power and security in black culture but it can also be self-destructing. In this piece, we investigate where, when, and if we draw the line.

We are looking for dance artists of color who have strong modern and contemporary techniques; background in ethnic and street styles a plus. To apply, email us your HEADSHOT, RESUME, AVAILABILITY (3/23 - 5/4), and link to a VIDEO CLIP. *The video clip does not have to be anything professionally done. We just want to see how your body moves. 

For more information, email us or visit the website.

stay stubborn!