2012 · Dance – stage work
Children of Bhakti
Keelan Whitmore · LBTP (TBC)
A piece Keelan Whitmore choreographed in 2012 for students of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program in response to the killing of Trayvon Martin. Set to a commissioned score by Ben, it was a vehicle for processing trauma: group discussions about the students' fears and experiences of racial profiling generated the movement vocabulary.
- Premiere
- 2012
- Venue
- Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Credits
- Choreography: Keelan Whitmore. Commissioned score: Ben Juodvalkis (spelled 'Juovoldkis' on Keelan Whitmore's website). Performers: students of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program, including a large ensemble of young men.
Press
“Set to the commissioned scored by Ben Juovoldkis, this piece was a vehicle to guide the healing process for trauma”
Elsewhere
- Choreographer - KEELAN WHITMORE — keelanwhitmore.com, 2012
- Children of Bhakti (YouTube) — YouTube, 2012