Dance
Moses(es)
Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group
Choreography by Reggie Wilson
A master choreographer and interpreter of movement traditions
from the African diaspora, Reggie Wilson refracts elements of
blues, slave, and spiritual cultures through postmodern structures
to create his “post-African/neo-HooDoo” style.
In Moses(es), he examines the many representations of
Moses in religious texts—and in the mythical, canonical, and
ethnographic imaginations—to ask: how do we lead and why do we
follow? Inspired by Zora Neale Hurston’s vernacular retelling in
Moses, Man of the Mountain, Wilson traveled to Israel,
Egypt, Turkey, and Mali to consider the migration of African people
throughout the world. The result is this rich evening-length
work—choreographed for nine performers and set to live
vocalizations from the African diaspora and beyond—that
unflinchingly questions leadership and our complex relationship to
the Moses story.
Dramaturgy by Susan Manning
Costume design by Naoko Nagata
Lighting design by Jonathan Belcher

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Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group is a Brooklyn-based dance company.