New Second Line- performed at The Joyce Theater 2010

NEW SECOND LINE (2006)
8-14 Dancers, RT: 10:00 minutes
Music: Rebirth Brass Band
Visual Artist: Moses Ball
Premiere: August 2006 (Washington, D.C.)

Commissioned by Reflections Dance Company and inspired by the events of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, this work is a celebration of
the spirit and culture of the people of New Orleans. Second Line is a traditional brass band parade for weddings, social events, and
most notably, funerals. The people who follow the parade dancing with high energy and spirit are known as the 'second line'. In this
work, the dancers represent spirits of ancestors who have passed on in celebration of the strength of their descendants who were
faced with the terrible conditions of Katrina. Brown is currently extending this work.

Though grief is given its due, exuberance swells with the music of the Rebirth Brass Band. We're still here,
Brown reminds us, so we might as well dance." -The Boston Globe

"The movement in New Second Line is elastic, springy and big, with collapses to floor that pop right back again,
lots of group synchronicity and fun. Everything is so strong and emphatic but also fluid and smooth."
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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Second Line
• The Joyce Theater
• Camille A. Brown
• Moses Ball
• Philip Trevino

[s14beast]

Whats the name of this song?