QCC Dance Residency Program Presents: Formal Structure Malcolm Low
Date: May 19th, 2014
Duration:
32m:50s
Technical Director: John Funke
Lighting Designer: Scott Mancha
Tech Crew: Mark Amsterdam & Matt Sherman
House Manager: Mauricio Mercado
In The Thrust...I Want To Leave Something Of Use
Choreography: Malcolm Low
Sound Design: Damon White
Music: Smokestack Lightin', Howlin' Wolf and original mixed music from Damon White
Dancers: Solomon Dumas, Orlando Hunter, Aynsia Kelly, Marquita Levy, and Riccardo Valentine
Understudy: Ruben Morales
In The Thrust Towards The Future…I Want To Leave Something Of Use was inspired by reading Isabel Wilkerson's book, The Warmth of Other Suns, and listening to and reading James Baldwin. This is a non-linear work in progress to be completed in late 2014, which will bring together seven post-modern and neoclassical dancers, with elements of video and projections.
Malcolm Low would like to thank his dancers for the commitment to this project and special Thank You goes out to Riccardo Valentine. I also would like to thank Art Becofsky for his love and support through the making of this work - this is a true partnership. I would also like to thank Isabel Wilkerson for writing a book that touched me so profoundly that it sent me on a quest to deepen my knowledge about the history of African Americans in America.
We would like to extend a special thank you to the Department of Health, Physical Education, Dance, and Massage Therapy, The Queensborough Student Association, Dr. Isabella Lizzul, Dr. Young Kim, Barbara Bucholtz, Paul Weiss, and Elyn Feldman for all of your help, support, and collaboration!!!!
Malcolm Low is a fiscally sponsored member of New York Live Arts, Inc., a non-profit tax-exempt organization. Contributions in support of Malcolm Low's work are greatly appreciated and may be made payable to New York Live Arts Inc., earmarked for "the New York Live Arts member project of Malcolm Low's" A Description of the work and current project activities for which such contributions will be used are available from Malcolm Low or New York Live Arts, upon request. All contributions are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law. (Note: A copy of the New York Live Arts' latest annual financial report filed with the New York State Department of State may be obtained by writing to the N.Y.S. Dept. of State, Charities Registration, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany N.Y. 12231, or to New York Live Arts, 219 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011)