Listening As A Tool For Choreography – Helanius J. Wilkins
Inside the Dancer's Studio
English - August 19, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Society & Culture Documentary akron oh choreography creative process dance podcast nccakron Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Letting Go of Expectations, Courtney Lopes
In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke enters the 'studio' with Boulder, CO-based choreographer, performance artist and innovator, Helanius J. Wilkins, whose creative research and projects are rooted in the interconnections of American contemporary performance, cultural history, and identities of Black men. Wilkins founded and artistically directed EDGEWORKS Dance Theater, Washington, DC’s first all-male contemporary dance company of predominately African-American men, that existed for thirteen years (2001 – 2014). To date, he has choreographed and directed over 60 works. Helanius is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of Dance at the University of Colorado, Boulder.