Ephrat Asherie Dance “Underscored”
February 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
“Underscored” acts as a living archive of “the elders” of New York City club dancers, a multi-generational collaboration with performers ranging in age from 28 to 80.
Celebrating and investigating their connections to the club scene from the 1970s until today, “Underscored” features Ephrat Asherie Dance ensemble members and club legends Archie Burnett, Brahms “Bravo” LaFortune, and Michele Saunders. The company will present an exhilarating journey through deeply personal histories; rarely seen archival footage; and decades of dancing through the culturally reflective styles of breaking, hip-hop, house, vogue, waacking, and hustle.
Harlem-based choreographer and break-dancer Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie’s newest work is inspired by generations of urban club dancers and how African and African diaspora-inspired styles of freestyle dance are part of a larger conversation.
The company has roots in African-American and Latinx street and club dance, and is dedicated to exploring the inherent complexities of these movements. Through the Israel native’s works, Ephrat Asherie Dance uses hip-hop, house, breaking, freestyle, and jazz-dance artforms to tell stories and invoke imagery.
The work was commissioned by and premiered at Works & Process at the Guggenheim in November 2022.
