CIRCLES: going in
KST Presents
STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos
Co-Presented with the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Thursday – Saturday, October 28 – 30
8:00pm
August Wilson African American Cultural Center | 980 Liberty Ave.
Black Joy. Femme. Cycles of Life and Love.
Co-Presented with August Wilson African American Cultural Center and Kelly Strayhorn Theater, CIRCLES: going in is a full-length dance work celebrating #BlackGirlMagic. Layering dance, visual arts, and a live original score, the work presents snapshots of popular culture through Choreographer Staycee Pearl’s lens as a Black woman. CIRCLES is a colorful, unapologetic, and daring path to self-reclamation. CIRCLES is amplified by an original soundtrack created by Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl in collaboration with a diverse roster of club artists including DJ Haram, Kilamanzego, Queen Jo, Ixa & more.
Immerse yourself in the accompanying CIRCLES: reclamation art exhibit at AWAACC featuring Black visual artists including Staycee Pearl, Bekezela Mguni, Kitoko Chargois, and sarah huny young. Works will draw from their shared explorations of Blackness and self-reclamation..
CIRCLES is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by Kelly Strayhorn Theater, The Joyce Theater, and NPN. More information: www.npnweb.org. CIRCLES was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Co-commissioning Partners are Kelly Strayhorn Theater, August Wilson African American Cultural Center, and The Joyce Theater. The development of CIRCLES is made possible in part by the National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron (NCCAkron). CIRCLES is supported in part by The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Fund, Heinz Endowments, and The Opportunity Fund.
AND DON’T MISS
CIRCLES: reclamation
STAYCEE PEARL, Bekezela Mguni, Kitoko Chargois, sarah huny young
Co-Presented with the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Saturday, October 9
6:00pm – 9:00pm, Opening Reception
Thursdays – Sundays, October 9 – 31
Gallery Hours, Thursday – Friday, 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Saturday – Sunday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
August Wilson African American Cultural Center | 980 Liberty Ave.
CIRCLES: reclamation is presented as part of CIRCLES: going in, an unapologetic, full-length dance work celebrating #BlackGirlMagic. Immerse yourself in this art exhibit featuring Black visual artists including Staycee Pearl, Bekezela Mguni, Kitoko Chargois, and sarah huny young. Works will draw from their shared explorations of Blackness and self-reclamation.
- August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s COVID-19 Safety Protocols
To ensure that we are able to move forward with the performance in the safest way possible, we are now requiring all participants – artist, musicians, stage crew, staff, and attendees age 12 and older – to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For indoor events, masks will be required regardless of vaccination status. For more information visit: https://aacc-awc.org/covid-19-policies/ CROWDPASS Link will be sent to ticket buyers after purchase. For more information on CrowdPass visit: https://aacc-awc.org/crowdpass/