REFORM LIVE (Creative Director, Leading Artist)  is a timely and compelling new visual and performing arts theater project. The 60-minute work meshes insightful storytelling that traces the plight of a handful of African American males within the criminal justice system throughout the United States with urban political music, tap dance, poetry and provocative visual film footage. The four lead characters are portrayed by cast members of Broadway’s late 90’s hit “Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk”, Omar Edwards, Jason Samuels Smith, Baakari Wilder and Abron Glover who tell stories of incarceration with the penal system, recaptured in several poignant scenes that fuse emotionally gripping monologues with inspired dance rhythms and spirited musical accents.

4 LITTLE GIRLS: A DANCE FILM (Creative Director, Lead Artist) is an exuberant dance performance by the Edge School of the Arts (ESOTA) with special appearance by Omar Edwards and his youth ensemble of aspiring foot musicians, A·Tone·Meant , set to an experimental documentary film that infuses historical authenticity and contemporary dance choreographed to spoken word and 60’s protest songs to recant the horrific story of the four young black girls murdered in the Alabama
church bombing in 1963.  This inspirational program combines the art of dance and the moving image to address the trials and tribulations endured by African American communities, with the intent of promoting cross-cultural and cross-generational dialogue. Edwards weaves in and out of the story channeling Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through tap performances of “The Letter From Birmingham Jail” set to the music of Chatham County Line , “I Have A Dream”  set to an excerpt of the famous speech and “Caged Bird” set to Maya Angelou’s poem.

ELYSIAN (Creative Director, Lead Artist) - Film, Interpretation: A visitor to the Parrish Art Museum reacts to the work of visual artist, Alexis Rockman entitled  "The Cuyahoga River" - the apocalyptic history leading to the legendary fire that erupted in 1969 on its severely polluted water. Recorded to continue the galvanizing of support for change and to highlight the work of artists Alexis Rockman & MAYA LIN: BAY, POND, & HARBOR (LONG ISLAND TRIPTYCH). Both works are on exhibit at the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill, NY. (Feb 2020)







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