Documentary Screening : What Came with Spring

Documentary Screening: What Came with Spring

𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛 𝘊𝘈𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘚𝘗𝘙𝘐𝘕𝘎 is a short documentary which follows Christian Warner’s multidisciplinary choreographic premiere in Kansas City, performed by Owen/Cox Dance Group with musicians The Black Creatures. The artists engage with the community in conversation about the Black experience and Black liberation through the choreographic medium and music.

The premiere challenges the audience to take the conversation beyond the theatre, and out into the world. Through Christian Warner’s choreographic exploration, he leans on his research of the history of vaudeville and minstrelsy in Kansas City, weaving his narrative within the alluring score by The Black Creatures. Each artist dissects their character roles within the production, pulling from their ancestors, their supportive creative process and their own life experience.

Documentary directed by Lindsay Clipner

Film Director / Editor / Producer : Lindsay Clipner @awethewhile @_risearts

Choreographer & Stage Director : Christian Warner @itschristianalexander

Musical Score :

The Black Creatures @theblackcreatures

Jade Green & Xavier Martin with Hadiza Sa-aadu

Music Label : @centercutrecords

Company : Owen/Cox Dance Group @owencoxdance

Artistic Director : Jennifer Owen @jennifer.c.owen.39

Music Director : Brad Cox

Stage Dramaturge : Jeremy de Jon Guyton @_de_jon_

Dancers :

Taylor Collier @taylor_corrine17

Shaina McGregor @shaina.mcgregor

Emara Vonae @emaraneyj

Christopher Page-Sanders @chrispagesanders0203

Sam McReynolds @sammypmc

Christian Alexander @itschristianalexander

Director of Photography : Lindsay Clipner @awethewhile & John Loch

Stage Lighting Design : Shelby Arndt & Kylor Greene

Stage Sound Design : Chad Meise

Archival audio courtesy of : David Hoffman

This screening is supported in part by the City of Kansas City, Missouri

Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund

Host or Publisher RISE ARTS COLLECTIVE