Ronya-Lee Anderson and the Light Factory
Company:
Dance Place
Flight! 1.0 is an evening-length dance work that investigates marronage as a method of placemaking and explores the life and legacy of Queen Nanny: a great warrior and healer who led the Windward Jamaican maroons in fighting off the British army. Original live music and text combine with inventive movement melding West African, ballet, Afro-Caribbean, and modern dance reflective of mixed-race maroon communities. The work invites witnesses into active meditation on collective world-building.
Flight! 1.0 is also funded by the Carla Perlo Fund for Choreography & Performance, established by the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation in 2017 to honor the career of Dance Place Founding Director Emerita Carla Perlo.
The Carla Perlo Fund for Choregraphy & Performance is intended to support the creation of new dance works and residencies at Dance Place. The Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation’s support ensures Dance Place’s continued ability to nurture outstanding artists and advance the field of dance.
