Tears in the Waves
Sat, Sep 21
|Chi Movement Arts Center
An evening of contemporary dance presented by Mijkalena Smith (Philadelphia), Jessica Warchal-King/JCWK Dance Lab (Reading), Karen Fox/Bella Deluxe Entertainment (Bethlehem), and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance (Washington DC).
Time & Location
Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Chi Movement Arts Center, 1316 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA
About the event
An evening of contemporary dance presented by Mijkalena Smith (Philadelphia), Jessica Warchal-King/JCWK Dance Lab (Reading), Karen Fox/Bella Deluxe Entertainment (Bethlehem), and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance (Washington DC). Our work explores opposing forces, social systems, nature, grief, and how those forces tear us apart, but sometimes reveal hidden strengths. In “Curtains in the Wind,” Malcolm Shute and Katie Sopoci Drake whip, sway, and twist in a storm. “Burden of Two Souls,” by Mijkalena Smith, depicts an alternately supportive and toxic intimacy. In Fox’s “Voices of the Mer,” mermaids navigate the land, voicing ancient wisdom. Warchal-King’s “Eroded” explores how grief impacts the body: wind and water tearing like sharp claws. In “It’s Complicated,” Shute and Alexander Short are drawn together and drawn apart, depicting love at a certain age. When we ride the timeless wave of circumstance, our tears swell the ocean.
About the Artist
Mijkalena (Mijka) Smith (she/her) is…