As dancers and choreographers, we use our bodies to artistically express our perspective of the world around us. Now should be no different. That is why we have launched the #AMovementThruMovement Challenge: a call to raise our voices and exercise our civic muscle in order to be heard.
ON APRIL 6TH, 2020
Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher issued A Movement Thru Movement Challenge, asking dancers on Instagram to use their creativity and movement to present a 16-count phrase about a political issue with the promise that their voices would be heard by those involved in government.
Tiffany Rea-Fisher interviews James Felton Keith
A candidate for U.S. Congress, and discusses the #AMovementThruMovement Dance Challenge.
Watch the Interview
A select few participants from the #AMovementThruMovement Challenge will be invited to a Zoom Town Hall with Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, company dancers, and James Felton Keith, a candidate for the US Congress. These participants will be chosen and asked to join in a call where they can discuss political issues, as well as the inspiration for their creations.
In an effort to provide opportunities for the broader public to have their questions and concerns addressed, Keith and Rea-Fisher will host three additional town hall events to provide a platform for information gathering.
“Advocating for one’s own political interests can be intimidating, and often people don’t know where to start. E125 is hoping to relieve some of that apprehension by hosting private, online events. ”
A Movement Thru Movement Challenge
During the Covid lockdown in 2020, Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher presented A Movement Thru Movement. We asked our community to create a 16-count phrase about a political issue personal to the creator. Young and professional dancers used movement to communicate their relationship to politics.
Interview with Tiffany Rea-Fisher and J. Bouey
APRIL 6TH, 2020
A chat about A Movement Thru Movement in an effort to exercise our collective Political Voices and be heard.
Town Hall: What We Want To Know
APRIL 27TH, 2020
As artists and a Harlem-based organization, company members bring forward their collective concerns to James Felton Keith.
Town Hall: How Government Should Work
MAY 1ST, 2020
James Felton Keith, Corey Ortega, and Kyle Ishmael answer YOUR questions about how we solve problems on City, State, and Federal levels.
Town Hall: Feet on the Street
In this town hall, moderated by Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, company dancers, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Paul Taylor Dance Company will discuss their experiences on taking to the streets against injustice and the role of the arts in civil rights.
“There is so much that leaders need to do, especially in the dance world because we’re so used to moving and expressing ourselves with our body, so in a time like this how can we use our voice? I think what stands out, and Tiffany you’ve always done this so well, you create space for dialogue and you create space for conversion. I think that’s so important, and it’s not always your voice that needs to be heard, it’s creating the open room for other voices to come in and to really truly genuinely listen.”
Dance The Vote
This video was made in partnership with Dance The Vote based in St. Louis for their 2020 Campaign.
Choreography by: Tiffany Rea-Fisher
Music: Twelve45
Video Editing: Sarah Kleinke
Dancers: Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Daniela Funicello, Ashley LaRosa, Tracy Dunbar, Jenny Hegarty, Madelyn LaLonde, Hannah Gross, Sarah Kleinke, Alisa Gregory, Caitlyn Morgan, Mikayla Klein
Dismantling White Supremacy within Dance Institutions - A Response
JUNE 2020
Tiffany Rea-Fisher speaks at a Town Hall to organize change and take action, hosted by J. Bouey and Melanie Greene from The Dance Union.
Tiffany’s appearance (1:57:54)
Virtual FRED NeXus
JUNE 25TH, 2020
Tiffany Rea-Fisher spoke at the Connection Conversation Series with Julie Staudenmier, FRED board member and VP of Global Learning and Development at Pfizer. The two engaged in conversation about how leadership can bring more equity and justice to our world by developing muscle memory for courage and resilience. Group discussions followed to continue the conversation in regards to one’s own organization as leaders are being called upon to take courageous stances for social justice.