“American Mixtape (42),” by Crystal Michelle Perkins
H.A.T.CH. Spring Concert
April 11-13, 2024
Title: “American Mixtape (42)”
Choreographer: Crystal Michelle Perkins
Music: Florence Price, Rebecca Reid, Indian Bottom Association, Fannie Lou Hammer, sound design – Seth Alexander
Dancers: Mariana Bais, Siera Dance, Jordyn Hersch, Mercedes Hicks, Ava Hunt, Graci Jackson, Sean Johnson, Sydney Ligon, Yasmine Morris, Barry Nickell, Kelsey Plath, Terrian Stevens, Brittni Van Dine, Arie Vasquez
Notes on the Piece: "American Mixtape (42)" continues the exploration of a vast continuum of Black embodied dialects rooted in the vibrancy of memory, kinship, and experience. Ultimately after the histories we are all tethered to, the piece explores this kind of being through the body and its blood memories as a score for becoming.
Videography: Lexi Clark-Stilianos
Edited by: Brianna Rosato