Will Rawls: Parable of the Guest
Photo by Kennis Hawkins.
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Floor 3, Theater
December 13, 7 pm
December 14, 2 pm, 7 pm
December 15, 7 pm
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Presented as part of Edges of Ailey, Parable of the Guest is an homage to choreographer, Ulysses Dove, and his iconic presence in the Ailey Company's repertoire.
Choreography: Will Rawls
Dancers: Shelby Davis, Alana Jones
Sound Design: Jimmy Garver
Music: Rena Anakwe, Jimmy Garver
*Excerpts from "Quorum" courtesy of composer Mikel Rouse; excerpts from Two by Dove courtesy of The WNET Group
Lighting Design: Arsenio Apillanes
Costume Design: Zarah Green
Hair Design: Shirley Sherman
Dramaturgy: Mlondi Zondi
Additional Dramaturgical Support: Tiffany Barber, Moriah Evans, Sarah Michelson, Tara Willis
Will Rawls is a multidisciplinary choreographer, dancer, and writer. In 2023, his performance and video installation, [siccer], toured to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Momentary, On the Boards, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Other recent presentations include the 35th Bienal de São Paulo, Counterpublic 2023 and Liste Art Fair. He has received fellowships and residencies from the Guggenheim Foundation, Herb Alpert Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, United States Artists, Rauschenberg Foundation, and the MacDowell Colony. His writing has been published by the Hammer Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and Dancing While Black Journal. He is currently Associate Professor of Choreography in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA.
Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art as part of Edges of Ailey.