A Mother’s Rite [film]
Promotional Photos
WILD: Act 1
WILD: Overture
A MOTHER'S RITE
The Storm
ADDITIONAL Repertory
SummerStage in Central Park
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Repertory Trailers
The Black Iris Project was spectacular at SummerStage in Marcus Garvey Park, join us for our last dance night of the summer in Central Park this Wednesday, 8/22, with Mr. Gaga and Gallim!
"MOVE[ment]"
Choreographed by Jeremy McQueen
in collaboration with the following dancers
Jaime Calloway
Zoe Chichester
Simone Matchett
Jazmun McCoy
MaKayla McKenney
Dazjah Porter
Jaela Roe
Tianna Smith
Students of Alabama State University’s Dance Program
In addition to dancers of Troy University's Dance Program
In loving memory of Marie Diann Fitzpatrick Reed, 1980 alumna of Alabama State University.
Special Thanks:
Mary McQueen
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Alabama State University/James Atkinson, Jerome Stigler & Lindsay Benton
Music credits:
Excerpt from “MOVE[ment]” by Amina Scott Trio.
"Simple Mathematics" by C.J. Harris
This film is supported by Dance/NYC’s Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Ford Foundation.
Stills & Stock Footage courtesy of:
KTVU
Getty Images
Huffpost
ABC News
Red Letter Christians
Bloomberg
WFAE
Wikipedia
Post Production
High Arc Media Inc.
Cinematography
High Arc Media Inc.
www.blackirisproject.org
A MOTHER'S RITE is a new ballet set to Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring composition, and explores one mother's journey through stages of grief after being thrust into the spotlight by way of her son's racially-motivated murder.
McQueen's "Black Iris" - The Joffrey Ballet (2013)
"MADIBA" - A new ballet by Jeremy McQueen
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