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I am writing from home in California, sheltered, but in a place of sadness, pain, and rage at the world. My heart -- our hearts -- are with you. We wish you peace as we support you in your activism and in your self-care and rest.
On our end, we are supporting each other and making space for change. We are continuing to do our work, in the way we have been doing it from the beginning. We are collaborating with fellow artists and activists as ADA30 nears. Over the past few months, our work has deepened and expanded in ways we did not predict. We will be announcing some new initiatives soon; we can’t wait to share and hear your feedback.
While it’s still difficult to meet, embrace, and rehearse in person, we have found many ways to connect and share virtually. Keep reading. If any upcoming digital events are postponed in response to the devastating time we find ourselves in, we will let you know.
~Alice
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Alice Sheppard, Laurel Lawson, and Michael Maag; photo by MANCC/Chris Cameron.
Image Description: Alice Sheppard, Laurel Lawson, and Michael Maag sit side by side in their chairs, on gray marley and lit by stage lighting. Alice is a light skinned multiracial woman with short curly hair, Laurel is a white woman with very short silver hair, and Michael is a white man with long blonde hair and a flowing white/blonde beard. They are wearing casual and rehearsal clothing and all three are grinning at someone in the audience.
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Performance-in-Place: An Evening with Kinetic Light
Featuring Alice Sheppard, Michael Maag, Laurel Lawson & Jerron Herman, hosted by the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
Tuesday, June 9
4pm PST / 7pm EDT / 11pm GMT
(Archived video will remain online for one week)
Access: ASL + captions + audio described video
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Dance/USA Virtual Conference:
Addressing Inequity in Dance Now and for the Future
Featuring Alice Sheppard, Laurel Lawson, and fellow artists, hosted by Dance/USA
Thursday, June 18
Noon PST / 3pm EDT / 7pm GMT Panel Part 1
2pm PST / 5pm EDT / 9pm GMT Panel Part 2
Access: ASL + captions for all conference sessions
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Image Description: In a still from the KQED video, Kinetic Light collaborator Jerron Herman, a black man with kinky high top hair and a mustache, is wearing a black sweat suit and shoes with a tuft of blue shirt peeking out. He is dancing outside, against a bright blue sky and a gray stone wall. He curves his body to the right, his left arm tucked into his chest while his right arm stretches straight across his face with his hand kinked at the wrist. His right leg overlaps his left, both straight, as he makes a "c" curve with his whole body.
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Image Description: From left to right, Diana Wyenn, Laurel Lawson, and ASL interpreter, Elli Streifer, are seen participating in a zoom call. Diana, a white woman with pixie-style brown hair, smiles eagerly toward the camera with headphones in her ears. She is wearing a silver necklace, a blue shirt, and a multi-colored sweater. Laurel, a white woman with short brown hair, has a slight smile and wears red lipstick, a grey short-sleeved button-down shirt, and headphones in her ears. Elli, a white woman with brown hair pulled back away from her face and black-framed glasses is mid-greeting. Both her hands are framing her face, waving at the camera as she smiles.
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