Ronald K. Brown / Evidence, A Dance Company will be performing a pair of programs in November at BRIC (photo © Ayodele Casel)
BRIC Arts | Media House
647 Fulton St.
November 12-22, $16-$27
718-683-5600
bricartsmedia.org
www.evidencedance.com
In an interview ten years ago, Ronald K. Brown told me, “I want everyone to dance.” A decade later, the Brooklyn native is still fulfilling that desire as he comes to the end of a three-year residency at BRIC with his immensely talented troupe, Evidence, A Dance Company. As part of the residency, which included free community dance classes, as well as the thirtieth anniversary of the company, Evidence will be performing two programs this month at BRIC in downtown Brooklyn, right next to BAM’s Harvey Theater. The first program, being held November 12-14, consists of Two-Year Old Gentlemen, with live music by Mamadouba Mohamed Camara; the “Clear as Tear Water” solo from Truth Don Die; the “March” duet from Lessons; and Water, featuring text written and performed by Cheryl Boyce Taylor. Brown and Taylor will join in a post-show discussion with moderator Eva Yaa Asantewaa following the November 13 performance. The second program, November 19-22, includes Walking Out the Dark, with music by Philip Hamilton, and Why You Follow/Por Que Sigues, a work originally commissioned for Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company. It is always a treat to see Brown and his infectious smile, whether performing, talking about his work, his travels, and his community, or teaching classes; he has a genuine love of life and dance, and that shows through in his dazzling choreography.