a male dancer kneeling on a bed of rice with rice falling down on him

How Dance Artists are Taking Inspiration From What They Eat

Food has played a role in Jay Carlon’s work since 2020, when the pandemic prompted his deep reflection into what it would look like to decolonize performance. “I wanted to do that with feeding the audience,” he remembers. “If you ever go to a Filipino household, the first thing that they will make you do is eat, and if you don’t eat, it’s rude. So I was trying to infuse that into my practice.”

Jay Carlon’s “BAGGAGE”

One of Dance Magazine‘s 2020 “25 to Watch,” choreographer Jay Carlon has brought his transporting theatricality to film. In “BAGGAGE,” he shares the story of his parents’ immigration to the U.S. from the Philippines. The sound design by Alex Wand (who also composed and performs the music) includes interview recordings and voice messages from Carlon’s […]

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