L'Alliance New York presents [siccer] by Will Rawls

In [siccer] Will Rawls considers the ways in which Black bodies are relentlessly documented distorted and circulated in the media. This dance performance experiments with stop-motion a filmmaking technique in which still photographs are strung together to produce a moving image. Throughout [siccer]’s live performance Holland Andrews keyon gaskin jess pretty Katrina Reid and Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste are suspended in stop-motion film shoot. When the camera’s shutter closes momentarily between photographs Rawls and collaborators play within the intervals taking advantage of a gap in surveillance.

The project’s title is driven by the Latin adverb “[sic]” which indicates incorrect spelling within a quotation and which is often employed to contrast Black vernacular speech with standard English. Rawls turns this conflict on its head in order to illuminate the verbal and physical play of Black performance as something that eludes capture on screen and in language—and that speculates on the potential of strategies for narrating the world uncorrected. The live performances of [siccer] accompany the artist’s exhibition at The Kitchen a book published by Wendy’s Subway and an album published by the artist. Co-Presented with Performance Space New York and The Kitchen

Performances Thursday November 20 2025 7:30 PM; Friday November 21 2025 7:30 PM; Saturday November 22 2025 7:30 PM

For tickets and more information visit https://lallianceny.org/event/siccer/.

Co-Presented with Performance Space New York and The Kitchen

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