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Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Artist
David Roussève/REALITY
Project Title
Halfway to Dawn
Fiscal Year Awarded
2018
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$4,000
Created by Rousseve and performed by the nine-member company, this multidisciplinary work blends Strayhorn’s remarkably intelligent music with an entirely original sound design by d. sabela Grimes—grounding his legacy in a jazz-inflected, hip-hop affected present. Featuring REALITY’s full-throttle dancing set to emotion-laden ballads and ebullient jazz anthems, “Halfway to Dawn” explores the rhythmic foundations and bittersweet emotional subtexts provided by Strayhorn’s life and work.