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2023

Program
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a jubilant celebration, acknowledging and dedicating to the persistence of struggle and the resilience and triumph of black heritage.
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2021 

ONWARD
Afrofusion | 25 mins

dissenting from cultural norms, a traveler sets forth on a journey trying to find a new place to live comfortably and finds a community of revelers guiding the traveler to join their community. 

music: Zap Mama, BabaTunde Olatunji, Sons of Kemet  

with Lyndsey Arorash, Alaynia La Porte, Dakota Price, Ines De Chanellier, Rodd Denson, Trevor Ricardo Spencer, Jy

presented at Dance Bloc Dixon place
November 2021
New York, NY
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Go Boy
AfroFusion | 4 mins

dissenting from cultural norms, a traveler sets forth on a journey trying to find a new place to live comfortably

choreography By Stephen Hill 
music: Zap Mama 
photography Dianna Cruz

Premiered July 2021 at the NoMad Dance Festival
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2020

In My Feelings
improvisation | 75 mins

​a hip hop performance using prompts through poetry and spoken word, speaking through relationships and emotions that surpass love when dealing with the anticipation of valentine’s day in the 21st century.

music: MX OOPS 

poetry: Alaynia "Ms. Fox" La Porte 
spoken word: Donnica Hamlet 

with Nadia Khayrallah, Asim Logan, Dakota Price, Nissi B, Gina Vasquez 

presented by Artery.Is where every space is a stage. 
premiered February 12, 2020
Re : gen : cy | Brooklyn, NY

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From Thy Bounty
Jazz & Liturgical | 5mins
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"From Thy Bounty" examines praise and worship in secular spaces

choreography by Stephen Hill 
presented as part of National Choreographer's Month (NACHMO)


2019

CAIN'T  
contemporary & hip hop | 32 mins
​CAIN’T - a patois; from the dirty south; contrived from can’t & ain’t; What you not gon' do today. “you can call him, but you cain’t use my phone” 
better know as the Badu ballet, Cain't explores the connect and disconnect of humans relationships influenced by cell phone usage to the discography of Erkyah Badu.
 
premiere September 27, 2019 | The Tank, New York, NY
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​ WANITA
Jazz  | 32 mins
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 From the Sudanese word for woman, Wanita is based on the African ritual and cultural dances in Africa and its influence on
American jazz and social dance. a generation removed from it’s community and  the IYA, amidst the swellings of history, encourages the generation to hold fast to the knowledge to keep strong and alive as a community. The elders then share the community values that it’ll take to remain strong and well. 

premiered March 19, 2019 | Dixon Place, New York, NY
choreography by Stephen Hill 


​2018

Dexterity
Jazz  | 11 mins

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

this piece is dedicated to brotherhood and unity in our communities

choreography by Stephen Hill 
music: The Hypnotic Brass ensemble 

presented as part of Moving Men Series
December 2nd, 2018 | Dixon Place, New York, NY
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Thanks For Visiting
Choreopoem | 80 mins
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Thanks For Visiting is a visual expression of a young woman’s journey through past relationships marked by the different seasons and locations of her life.

poetry by Lauren Costantino
directed by Stephen Hill


Premiered September 13, 2018 | St. Paul's Theater, Brooklyn, NY


Warmer Winters
improvisation | 60 mins
a night of improvised dance performance using prompts through poetry  speaking through emotions and experiences of solitude during the winter season

music: Late Night Tales: The Cinematic Orchestra (full mix) 
poetry: Lauren Costantino

with Nadia Khayrallah, Stephen Galvan, Colette Ambo, Shekoya Gordon, Diamond Dillon, Jayson Edmund, & Alaynia La Porte

presented by Artery where every space is a stage. 
premiered February 10, 2018
De-Construkt Projekt | Brooklyn, NY

2017

Stay Dry
Jazz  | 10 mins

 In the 1960s heatwave during the burning bronx period, a group of neighbors do everything they can to keep safe and stay dry

choreography by Stephen Hill 
music: Herbie Hancock; The Hypnotic Brass ensemble 

presented as part of VissiDance Theatre: Suite Sunday Series
December 2017 | St. Marks In-the-bowery, New York, NY

Migrants at Midnight
modern & jazz  | 65 mins
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There’s a continuum of possible scenarios from sundown and in New York City cultures tend to merge more than they do melt. Everyone’s experience is both unique and yet overlapping. this ballet is a collective of some first experiences in NYC
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Premiered July 2017 | the Cave, Brooklyn, NY

Skating
jazz  | 15 mins
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an adaptation of the Charles M schulz comic strip "peanuts" featuring music by vince guaraldi trio
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Premiered January 2017 | American Theater of Actors, New York, NY

2016

Tall Tales
contemporary  | 25 mins
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an adaptation of the West African tale "why the mosquito buzzes in people's ears" written by Verna Aardema
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directed and choreographed by Stephen Hill

Premiered August 2016 | St. Paul's Theater, Brooklyn, NY
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Many Places
Choreopoem | 25 mins
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"To Whomever would listen I would sound your knell, 'you see that little island surrounded  by the Caribbean Sea, that island is beautiful, that island is special, that island is me'." 
many places is a recollection of what can be defined as home for a Caribbean Artists settling their hearts in minds in a new land.  

written by Antonevia Ocho-Coultes of Ma's Playhouse
directed and choreographed by Stephen Hill

Premiered August 2016 | St. Paul's Theater, Brooklyn, NY

2015

CORDIALLY
Contemporary | 32 mins
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cordially is an observation on how friendships are made or broken and connections grow as strangers go from acquaintances to spouses 

directed and choreographed by Stephen Hill

Premiered August 2, 2015 | The Maroney Theater, Brooklyn, NY

Azzures
Jazz | 4 mins
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presented as a special request for the St. Francis community day celebration, this work is inspired by the spirit of commitment and dedication. 

with Donnica Hamlet, Stephen Hill, Jaymesa Michie, & Justin Salue

Premiered April 12, 2015 | St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

2014

Agape
contemporary & liturgical | 19 mins
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Agape deals with the presence and absence of love for God and the consequences of each path

Premiered June 5, 2014 |  Brooklyn, NY
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