Illuminated Echoes
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The performance is made even more powerful with the sound design by Uwazi Zamani. His sound design adds depth to the performance, blending perfectly with the light changes. The combination of sound and light blurs the lines between dance and installation art.
Illuminated Echoes goes beyond the traditional performance framework and invites the audience to think about the connections between light, sound, and movement. It showcases the collaboration between Evans and Zamani, pushing the boundaries of contemporary performance art.
About Tommie-Waheed Evans
2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans (Los Angeles, California) began his formal training with Karen McDonald before receiving a fellowship at the Ailey School, and a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography from Jacksonville University. He has toured and performed nationally and internationally as a company member of Lula Washington Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Philadanco. Since 2004, he has created more than 50 original dance works that range widely in scope, length, tone and subject matter. waheedworks, his Philadelphia based dance company, is the primary vehicle for his creative research. The company’s mission is to create a radically collaborative body of work that speaks to the human condition. His work brings together urban street dance styles and contemporary dance vocabulary through bold and raw movements propelled by gospel music and polyrhythmic sounds.
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