Dance Currents Inc. in partnership with The Dance Complex is presenting the first live screening of To Feel the Earth, and Touch the Sky, a film highlighting the boundary breaking figures in the evolution of American Modern Dance. There will be 3 dances presented as well from the historical repertory of Dance Currents Inc.

The film shows how the choreographers in the film embody resilience, independence, and courage. They forged, with the practice and discipline necessary in their art, a new way of creating dance. Each of the highlighted artists show how personal character, imagination, mindfulness, and creativity can change the world. They provide motivation for all of us, but especially aspiring artists. Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Katherine Dunham, Anna Sokolow, The New Dance Group, José Limón, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, David Parsons, Robert Battle and Mark Morris ignite our imagination and provide a positive and joyous experience in a troubled world.

After the 45-minute screening, Avery Saulnier De Reyes will perform Isadora Duncan’s, Narcissus; Janelle Gilchrist will perform Donald McKayle’s Rainbow Etude and Odessa Rain Anderson, Parsons Etude.