Accompanied by a dozen stunning performers, the brilliant Trajal Harrell returns to FTA with a speculative dance supposedly passed down from generation to generation. It unfolds like a ceremony from another time, backdropped by a lavish, diaphanous set
In this strange ritual, the “Romeo” travels through time to the present day. It’s a dance that seems familiar to everyone, though no one knows exactly where it comes from—a dance from the dawn of time and of the future.
A flurry of costumed figures appear in procession, a motley crew united by this dance that blurs boundaries, mixes origins, and conflates eras. Taking the audience on a thrilling musical journey, Harrell and his magnificent cast evoke the finesse of Isadora Duncan, the darkness of Butoh, and the energy of a voguing runaway in a sensual ode to freedom.