Pavement
About the Performance
Pavement is an evening-length dance work set in Pittsburgh's historically Black neighborhoods of Homewood and the Hill District. The work creates an emotional chronology of two neighboring communities whose parallel histories have been shaped by discrimination, genocide, and the constant pursuit of freedom.
- Choreography
- Kyle Abraham in collaboration with the company
- Lighting & Scenic Design
Dan Scully
- Costume Design
Kyle Abraham
- Music
J.C. Bach, Jacques Brel, Antonio Caldara, Sam Cooke, Colin Davis, Emmanuelle Haïm, Heather Harper, Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard, Concerto Köln, Philippe Jaroussky, Le Cercle De L'Harmonie, Alan Lomax, Ensemble Matheus, Fred McDowell, Hudson Mohawke, Alva Noto, Jérémie Rhorer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carl Sigman, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, and Antonio Vivaldi.
- Sound Editing
Sam Crawford
- Public Programs Developer
Maritza Mosquera
- Dramaturge
Charlotte Brathwaite
- Editing Advisor
Alexandra Wells
- Video images
Courtesy of Chris Ivey
- Premiere Cast
Kyle Abraham, Matthew Baker, Rena Butler, Chalvar Monteiro, Jae Neal, Maleek Washington, Eric Williams
- Duration
- 55 minutes
- Premiere
- Harlem Stage, New York, NY (2012)
Support
The creation and presentation of Pavement is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with the New England Foundation for the Arts though the National Dance Project. Major support for NDP is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation. Support from the NEA provides funding for choreographers in the early stages of their careers.
Special thanks to Harlem Stage, the Lead Commissioner of Pavement through its WaterWorks program. Pavement had its world premiere at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse on November 2-3, 2012. WaterWorks is supported by Time Warner and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Developed in part during a Choreographic Fellowship at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University, Pavement was also created during a residency provided by The Joyce Theater Foundation, NYC, with major support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as well as during a residency provided by The Joyce Theater Foundation, New York City, with major support from The Rockefeller Foundation’s NYC Cultural Innovation Fund and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
The creation of Pavement was made possible, in part, by Danspace Project Commissioning Initiative with support from the Jerome Foundation. Pavement was developed, in part, during a creative residency at the Bates Dance Festival. Pavement is made possible, in part, by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Swing Space program.
