An Untitled Love
About the Performance
Drawing from the catalogue of Grammy-winning R&B legend D’Angelo, An Untitled Love (2021) is a creative exaltation paying homage to the complexities of self-love and Black love. This evening-length work created by Kyle Abraham unfolds as a thumping mixtape, celebrating the rich tapestry of culture, family, and community.
- Choreography
- Kyle Abraham in collaboration with the company
- Lighting & Scenic Design
Dan Scully
- Visual Art
Joe Buckingham
- Costume Design
Karen Young and Kyle Abraham
- Music
D’Angelo & The Vanguard
- Sound Editor
Sam Crawford
- Artistic Advisors
Risa Steinberg, Charlotte Brathwaite
- Premiere Cast
Jamaal Bowman, Tamisha A. Guy, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Catherine Ellis Kirk, Jae Neal, Donovan Reed, Martell Ruffin, Dymon Samara, Kar'mel Antonyo Wade Small, Keturah Stephen (Swing), Gianna Theodore
- Duration
- 60 minutes
- Premiere
- Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL (2021)
Support
Leadership support for An Untitled Love is generously provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel. Additional support for An Untitled Love is provided by Steven M. Pesner.
An Untitled Love was made possible by the Nathan M. Clark Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; and New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation; and the Harkness Foundation for Dance. An Untitled Love was created in part through residencies at the Pillow Lab at Jacob’s Pillow; the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, PA; the National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron; and during a “bubble” residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and LUMBERYARD, made possible by the Mellon Foundation. An Untitled Love was created in part to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsors Rockefeller Brothers Fund and The SHS Foundation, in loving memory of Tom Morgan.
Commissioning support for An Untitled Love comes from American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Works; August Wilson African American Cultural Center; Brooklyn Academy of Music; Performing Arts Houston; Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Director Seth Soloway; Seattle Theater Group; and White Bird, Portland, Oregon;, made possible through White Bird’s 2020 Barney Choreographic Prize.
