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Hallowed

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Credit: Ian Douglas

About the Performance

Premiered in 2014 as part of Kyle Abraham’s Resident Commissioned Artist presentation at New York Live Arts, Hallowed is a trio set to live recordings made in  church by Bertha Gober and Cleo Kennedy.

Choreography
Kyle Abraham in collaboration with the company
Lighting and Video Design

Dan Scully

Set Design

Glenn Ligon

Costume Design

Reid Bartelme

Music

Bertha Gober, Cleo Kennedy

Premiere Cast

Tamisha A. Guy, Catherine Ellis Kirk, Jae Neal

Duration
13 minutes
Premiere
New York Live Arts, New York, NY (2014)

Gallery

  • A dancer in dark blue attire leans back with arms stretched overhead into dramatic lighting on a dark stage.
    Catherine KirkCredit: Jerry and Lois Photography
  • Three dancers in matching dark outfits perform in unison under a low-hanging pendant light on a dimly lit stage.
    Catherine Kirk, Tamisha A. Guy, Jae NealCredit: Jerry and Lois Photography
  • A male dancer in a sleeveless dark jumpsuit stands under a single spotlight with one hand raised to his head.
    Jae NealCredit: Jerry and Lois Photography
  • Two dancers in dark sleeveless outfits perform in wide, grounded stances against a moody blue-lit backdrop.
    Jae Neal, Catherine KirkCredit: Jerry and Lois Photography
  • A dancer with braided hair bends forward, looking down with curved arms under dramatic side lighting.
    Tamisha A. GuyCredit: Jerry and Lois Photography
  • A male dancer gently rests his hand on a female dancer's shoulder beside a hanging lamp in a dark performance space.
    Tamisha A. Guy, Jae NealCredit: Jerry and Lois Photography

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Three dancers in vintage-style patterned clothing move together near a grand piano and live band, one in a full skirt reaching toward two partners in a low lunge, lit in blue stage light with bold projected text overhead.
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The Gettin’

  • 2014
  • Kyle Abraham in collaboration with the company