© 2016
Choreography by Reggie Wilson
Lighting Design by Chris Kuhl
Video Collaboration with Aitor Mendilibar
Costumes by Enver Chakartash
Cast: Yeman Brown, Raja Feather Kelly, Clement Mensah, Anna Schon, and Annie Wang.
Music: Rev. Olsie Cowan; Baaba Maal; Aster Aweke; Tchad Blake; The La Drivers Union Por Por Group; Fist & Heel Performance Group; The Singing and Prayer Bands of Maryland and Delaware; “Young Tikar Woman”; Gonga Sarki Birgui and Hamadjam Sarki Siyawa; Local musicians from the Border Area of the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
Choreographic Advisor: Phyllis Lamhut
All performances of CITIZEN are performed in loving memory of our Carrie Wood and Thomas French.
WORLD PREMIERE
Philadelphia Fringe Arts
September 8-10 2016
NY PREMIERE
2016 Next Wave Festival
BAM Harvey Theater
December 14-17 2016
SELECTED REVIEWS
"Wilson and his dancers beautifully articulate humankind’s desire to belong." -Phindie
(full review)
"deeply felt, stinging solos" - Philadelphia Inquirer
(full review)
"CITIZEN, Wilson's exploration of group and individual identity, history, and belonging, proceeds with mesmerizingly virtuosic solos and groupings." -THINKing Dance
(full review)
Photos: © Aitor Mendilibar