Johnnie Cruise Mercer: freeskewl x Trisk Hybrid Movement Class

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

FUNKitUp, A Conscious Meta-Physical Practice is a facilitated space built to encourage embodied inquisition in order to investigate one’s relation to dance history and the contemporary. With a focus on artistic freedom, the practice uses reflection to challenge the body's understanding of simply being, constantly asking those involved to push the limits of what it “feels” like to surrender or let go. FUNKitUp is designed for advanced movers or embodied thinkers, and finds its foundation within the philosophies of The Africanist Aesthetics.

BIO:

Recently acknowledged as a 2021 Princess Grace Award Recipient in Choreography, and nominated for two 2021 Bessie Awards in Dance and Performance, Johnnie Cruise Mercer is a queer black thinker, maker, performer, educator and social entrepreneur born in Richmond, VA and based in New York City. He is the founder of TheREDprojectNYC (TRPNYC), a multidisciplinary arts ensemble dedicated to the study of movement philosophy and its use toward building communal spaces for black/other process, documentation, and investigation. Find out more about the company's work @jcm_redprojectnyc or at www.trpnyc.com

Outside of dance, Johnnie loves to listen to Beyonce, read about the life of Booker T. Washington, and teach entrepreneurship and art making in the NYC public school!

Attend on Zoom or in-person at Triskelion Arts (Greenpoint, Brooklyn // Lenapehoking). NOTE: In-person spots are limited. KN95 or N95 masks and proof of vaccination (including booster) required. Please distance 3ft from others during class. You may not attend in person if you have had a COVID exposure, COVID symptoms, or been COVID-positive in the past ten days.

PAYMENT (SLIDING SCALE):

Unemployed/Under-employed: $8-15

Employed: $15-30

Artist Supporter: $31-50

ACCESSIBILITY:

In-Person Option (Triskelion Arts' Theater): Triskelion Arts is a fully ADA-compliant and accessible theater venue with a marley floor. The theater is located on the ground floor, with an accessible restroom on the ground level. You may enter the building via ramps or stairs.

Zoom Option: Rev Live Captions, which are computer automated CCs, are provided.

COVER PHOTO IMAGE DESCRIPTION:

A black male identifying person in a lunge with a green shift and black pants on, there is a studio behind him, and he looks outwardly with audience members watching idly around. photo by Ellen Kirby

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