Vincent E. Thomas/VT Dance Company at Joe's Movement Emporium

Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 7:00pm at Joe’s Movement Emporium

Vincent E. Thomas/VT Dance Company explores the intimate yet public space of a café booth and the profound writings of James Baldwin and several other African American writers and poets.

Thomas writes, “I hope to explore the aspects of place/sacred spaces and time that has an impact on writing. How many writers/poets find or found inspiration in a café booth, on napkins, table cloths, manuscript paper or other surfaces? I imagine selected portions of narratives, prose, poetry, and song will be incorporated with dance/movement in an intimate setting.”

A special preview performance will be presented during the company’s residency at Joe’s, giving audience members an opportunity to ask questions about the work and engage in formative conversations as the piece continues to be developed.

NextLOOK allows you to enter a creative laboratory and see unfinished works in progress!

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and Joe’s Movement Emporium are partnering to offer this new incubator series for both locally-based and touring artists who want to develop new work with input from the community. Be part of the creative process by attending open rehearsals and more!

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