BIG BEATS by New York-based, “Bessie” award-winning choreographer and dancer, Joanna Kotze is coming to the Triangle!

Danced to a driving sonic rhythm, BIG BEATS is the force of 20 local performers doing complex, synchronized movement. This 15-minute piece will be performed on Thursday, November 3 at 6 pm and 7 pm inside the Nasher Museum of Art (Durham) and on Saturday, November 5 at 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm outdoors at the Village Green in Southern Village (Chapel Hill).

These free performances will be open to the public and viewed in the round. Each performance takes place in public areas and will be an invitation for viewers to stop and watch a group of people working together, dancing together, and being together.

Local performers: Anna Barker, Kristin Clotfelter, Caitlin Dutton-Reaver, Lee Edwards, Faith Fidgeon, Kaitlin Fox, Laura Grant, Taryn Griggs, Gregory Hamilton, Juliet Irving, Janice Lancaster, Laci McDonald, Katie Milani, Alyssa Noble, Alexander Olosu, Sarah Perez, Allie Pfeffer, Londs Reuter, Adie San Diego, and Leah Versola Kallam

Photo by Maria Baranova

ADF’s presentation of BIG BEATS is made possible by the Nathan M. Clark Foundation.