Passion Fruit Dance Company - Nov. 4

three dancers in black/white print shirts are intertwined with their arms

Prime Performance - Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 7:30pm

The multinational trio of Tatiana Desardouin, Lauriane Ogay and Mai Lê Hô brings societal issues to light through their street dance, hip-hop, house and clubbing styles. In a program exploring the “groove,” the threesome use it as a road map to social justice through the physical expression of Black culture.
 

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Presented in partnership with The Egg as part of the Dance in Albany series. Support is provided by the NYS DanceForce, a partnership program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Governor and Legislature. Additional support provided by the University at Albany Foundation, Office of Intercultural Student Engagement and University Auxiliary Services. (Photos by Loreto Jamlig)

 

 

The multinational trio of Tatiana Desardouin (Haitian), Lauriane Ogay (Swiss) and Mai Lê Hô (French-Vietnamese) brings societal issues to light through their street dance, hip-hop, house and clubbing styles. Passion Fruit’s mission is to promote these styles and their Black heritage, as well as their contributions to society. The company explores the human experience, addresses social issues and thrives to inspire young people to share their voices. 

The threesome will perform the evening-length work, Dance Within Your Dance, in which the artists invite the audience to connect with the techniques, rhythms and essence of hip-hop and house dance. The work shows how, in these communities, artists develop, struggle, connect and create their own as well as collective signatures.  In this program exploring the “groove,” the dancers use it as a road map to social justice through the physical expression of Black culture.

The performance on Saturday, November 4, 2023 will be followed by a talkback in which the artists invite the audience to have a conversation about race. Using “an introspective seed,” a tool designed by Desardouin to start contemplative anti-racist work, the three artists share their perspective as well as their motivation and process to do socially engaged art projects.

In the days leading up to the performance, the company will conduct master classes at Union, Bard & Skidmore Colleges as well as Albany Academy.  They will also present two performances for area students – one for elementary level and the other for high school.  After the performance, they will remain at the UAlbany campus for five days of creative time developing a new work set to premiere next summer.