FATHER ABSENCE | MOTHER MA

Choreography by Cameron McKinney, with contribution from the dancers

Performed by Kizuna Dance

Length : 1 Hour

Excerpts Available in 10 Min | 17 Min | 35 Min​

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Premiere: March 16, 2024

Gerald W. Lynch Theater, John Jay College

New York, NY

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Performers: 6

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Lighting Design: Mike Abbatiello

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Sound: Original Compositions by Cameron McKinney, Voices of Ascension, Stradella Niedermeyer, Lawrence English, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Keitaro Harada, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; edited by Cameron McKinney​

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FATHER ABSENCE | MOTHER MA brings a hyperphysical focus to the Japanese concept of ma, or possibilities inherent in the empty spaces between objects and bodies – a view of nothingness that allows multiple interpretations of reality to exist simultaneously. Through a movement language that blends streetdance styles, capoeira, and contemporary floorwork, the work will explore the multiversality of loss and feelings of being left behind.

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LEAD SPONSORS:

The Abner & Mildred Levine Family Foundation, Melanie Schnoll Begun, Callie Crossley, Patricia Laxton, Chelsey McKinney, Erika Weinburg

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CAMPAIGN DONORS:

Yeager Anderson, Maurya Brennen, Sarah Chapin, Monica Collins, Tracy and Todd Dunbar, Aaron Dunn, Vickey Evans, Ruth Laufer Friedman, Shivam Goel, Valerie Grant, Lulie Hadad, Penelope Heller, Kevin Holland, Seiko Igarashi, Hannah Johnston, Aurelia Kyles, Elena and Jam Leomi, Elizabeth Meyer, Andrea Olsen, D’Ann Park, Maria Ploessl, Doug Post, Colleen Powers, Janelle Rose, Gene and Marie Seymour, Software for Good, Chelsy Swanson, Jessica Taveau, Tamara Temple, Jenessa White

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