"A 3/5 Proclamation: 8.5.23"
Choreographer: Charles O. Anderson
Music: "Seethe," by Michael Wall
Dancers: (Dayton Contemporary Dance Company) Devin Baker, Qarrianne Blayr, Thaliyah Cools-Lartigue, Nicolay Dorsett, Alexandria Flewellen, Aaron Frisby, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Da’Rius Malone, Robert Pulido, Elizabeth Ramsey, Quentin Apollo-Vaughn Sledge, Sadale Warner, Countess V. Winfrey
Lighting Design: Matthew J. Evans
Costume Design: L’Amour Ameer
Notes on the piece: I dedicate this piece to my father, Charles O. Anderson, Sr. (1939 - 2023)
"A 3/5 Proclamation: 8.5.23" is a part of Anderson's current series called "3/5 Proclamations," which counternarrative movement rituals about Black resistance, resilience and reimagination. "3/5 Proclamations: 8.5.23" takes its inspiration from the events that took place in Montgomery, Alabama on August 5, 2023 (called by some The Montgomery Brawl). The ritual is about imagining equity, justice and freedom by and for those historically and systemically denied equity, justice and freedom.
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Promotional reel edited by Lexi Clark-Stilianos