AB Contemporary Presents Quare Dance and Other Stories

Quare Dance: Black, Queer Aesthetic in Ballet is a multimedia installation that examines the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and ballet from historical and contemporary perspectives. The installation combines movement, images, text, and material artifacts to challenge dominant discourses on dance and identity, presenting important yet overlooked narratives. Quare Dance queers our understanding of ballet and the iconic ballerina, offering a fresh perspective on what ballet is and can be today.

The installation is a collaboration with Black queer dancers across time, including ancestors Josephine Baker, Bob Curtis, Katherine Dunham, and Angela Bowen, and present-day performers Alyah Baker, Kiara Felder, Cortney Taylor Key, Audrey Malek, Lee Edwards, Alexandria Johnson, William B. Fowler Jr, Leah Esemuede, Frankie Lee III, and Sade Jones.

Friday, September 20, 2024 6:00pm: Black Queer Aesthetic in Ballet

Installation Opening and Artist Talk

FREE

Friday, September 27, 2024 6:30pm: Quare Dance & Other Stories

6:30 Lobby Installation opens

7:00 Doors for Performance

8:00 Audience Talkback

TICKETS $15

Sunday, November 10, 2024 3:00pm: Quare Dance Workshops & Community Kickback

Closing day celebration, featuring community dance workshop for all levels in ballet, modern/contemporary, and hip hop in contemporary, hip hop, modern, and ballet

FREE