MARGUERITE HEMMINGS: TO MAKE READY AGAIN

February 2 - 3, 2017

Part of JACK’s year-long series, Reparation365

Choreographer Marguerite Hemmings – whose work reflects the rich history of African diasporan social dance, with an emphasis on dancehall/reggae culture and music – presents the latest piece in her multimedia endeavor ‘we free,’ a series that focuses on what liberation means for the millennial generation. Kicking off JACK’s year-long series, Reparations365, Hemmings describes to make ready again (referring to the etymology of the word “reparation”) as “a non-performance. . . a call to a very very very obvious collective action.”

Dates/Times:
Thursday, February 2 at 8 pm
Friday, February 3 at 8 pm

Marguerite Hemmings (Choreographer) specializes in street styles, social dances, hip hop, and dancehall. She currently teaches Experimental Dancehall, a class that looks at the power of African diasporan social dance through a lens of dancehall/reggae culture and music. Marguerite’s choreographic work centers around liberation. She has received grants from the Jerome Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council, Gibney, Dancing While Black, and University Settlement to further her work as an artist/organizer. As for her latest projects, she has been working on a multimedia endeavor called ‘we free’ that explores the millennial generation’s take on liberation. The first installment of 'we free' was shown at Gibney Dance's Double Plus Series, curated by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Since, iterations of 'we free' have been shown at Brooklyn Museum, BRIC Arts Media, and MoCada.

photo by: Delwin Kamara