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One man rests his head on the back of another and a woman leans backwards supported by her partner.

Repertory

Still

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

Wayne Theatre, Waynesboro, VA, 2019

MUSIC

Original composition by Byron Lamar Harris*

COSTUMES

Jon Taylor

LIGHTING

Burke Brown

RUN TIME

24 Minutes

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and early '30s produced a flowering of art, music, and writing by Black lesbians and gay men who were forced to live their lives in secret. In his work Still, former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater member Kirven Douthit-Boyd shines a light on these artists with a present-day response that captures the vibrant energy that filled the streets during this historic era. With a mix of modern and contemporary movement, this ensemble work is set to an original score by Lamar Harris that has influences from jazz and world music. 

A man leans his head on the back of another man while a woman stands in arabesque supported by another man.

 Ailey II in Kirven Douthit-Boyd's Still Photo by Nir Arieli

Four couples of a man stand supporting a woman in arabesque

Ailey II in Kirven Douthit-Boyd's Still Photo by Nir Arieli

Music Credits

The World of Man (Movements I–IV) — Original Musical Work. "The World of Man": ELI, Man Down, Who is the Question, Joyous Disfunction of a Couple”.