IN THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA

AfroSocialiteLifeDiva

Performed by Renee Redding Jones, Cynthia Bueschel, Maria Earl, Blossom Leilani-Crawford, Cynthia Oliver

Costumes by Adrienne McDonald and Meckha Cherry

Music by Straylight, featuring Jason Finkelman, Geoff Gersh, and Charles Cohen

Visuals by Erin Tapley

Lighting by Phil Sandstrom

Evening-Length stage production Premiered at Dance Theater Workshop, (New York NY), 2003

The evening-length stage version of AfroSocialiteLifeDiva integrates movement, story, and sound to reveal portraits of women in transformation. Through autobiographical and mythic stories, the  work follows the emotional and spiritual changes that take place from one generation to the next, from Harlem to the American South, to the Caribbean. AfroSocialiteLifeDiva includes sweeping large-group choreographic sequences and individual anecdotes. The work tells the story of a heroic woman, a composite of generations of women whose body expresses the physical poetry of her heritage, culture, and emotions.