“Dance,” choreographer Alvin Ailey once remarked, “is for everybody.” At the MCA dance is for everybody and performed everywhere: on the Edlis Neeson Theater, the Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden, or even the grand staircase.
Short A woman in trousers and a sleeveless top pivots on her left leg, raising her right knee and ducking her head, her long dreadlocks swinging behind her as she turns.
Long An African-American woman in middle age pivots on her left leg, raising her right knee and ducking her head. Her arms extend slightly to the sides, her long dreadlocks swinging behind her as she turns. She wears a black sleeveless shirt and dark grey trousers. She almost appears to be floating in a featureless white space, as her feet are cropped out of frame.
Short A woman sings into a microphone. She is draped in a netlike material with many threads tangled together. Her hair is blowing away from her face with her right hand lifted palm facing upward and right breast exposed.
Short Seated people on a darkened stage watch as a woman using crutches steps on and walks over a man, who lies on the ground.
Long People seated on a darkened stage watch as a woman using crutches steps on and walks over a man, who lies face down on the ground. Her right foot is planted on his right hand. His left hand reaches forward, toward the camera, while her left foot hovers just above it.
Short Two black women face one another eyes closed under a harsh fluorescent light. The older woman on the right holds the younger woman's outstretched arm by the wrist at her temple.
