Check out our newest work!
​October 27th, 3PM


J. Lindsay Brown Dance premieres "All I want to do is Touch my Face"-- a brand new dance which mixes structured improvisation with short, choreographed selections exploring Covid's impact on mental health, rehearsing, and being a dancer in these "unprecedented times."  This performance is part of the Northeastern Illinois University's fall 2020 Sidewalk Series at the NEST, which shares a world of possibilities in music, theatre, vision and dance with NEIU students. 

Only students and staff present on campus to be admitted for in-person viewing,
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Join us for the livestream!
​Link to the livestream (this link will not work until October 27th, 3PM)    https://iframe.dacast.com/b/131018/c/562978
Or, check out https://www.neiu.edu/university-life/student-leadership-development/sld-featured-events​
This performance is live-streamed, which means there will NOT be a playback available afterwards. We plan to perform this 15 minute work twice from 3:00pm to roughly 3:30pm. ​Set an alarm to make sure you don't miss out! ​
 

Program Information

“All I want to do is Touch my Face” explores the ways Covid has impacted artists’ lives, both as individuals and as a greater community. This work examines necessary shifts in thinking and ritual, such as worrying about Covid’s impact on an unborn child, trying to run rehearsals safely and responsibly, and the physical challenges of dancing in a mask. Additionally, it questions the role dance artists’ will play in an uncertain future: What does it mean to dance together in today’s world? How does movement and music question the establishment? How can we be responsible and self-aware, both socially and politically? How do we keep faith when traditional systems prove inadequate or problematic?

Choreographed by J. Lindsay Brown, in collaboration with the dancers.

Dancers:
Emily Berridge
J. Lindsay Brown
Grace Kopasz
Helen Zoerhof

Music Notes


“Cirrus” and “The End” from “List of Clouds” by Hunter Brown. Find out more about Hunter’s music here: https://huntrbrown.bandcamp.com/album/list-of-clouds

“Impossible Year” by Panic! At the Disco

“In that Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’” by Harry Belafonte
The earliest known version of “In that Great Gettin’ Up Mornin” was collected in 1874 and its composer was an unknown enslaved African American man. Learn more about the history of “In that Great Gettin’ Up Mornin” and it’s connection to pre-Civil War slavery here: http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/08/in-that-great-gettin-up-mornin-gabriels.html?m=1

Consider donating to Harry Belafonte’s non-profit organization “Sankofa” here:
https://www.sankofa.org/mission
Founded by Harry Belafonte, Sankofa.org educates, motivates, and activates artists and allies in service of grassroots movements and equitable change.

Our show "Black Dogs & Bell Jars" has been postponed until further notice.