Abraham.In.Motion (A.I.M), a NY based modern dance company, will deliver an emotional performance when they make their Akron, OH debut! Born into hip-hop culture in the late ‘70s, Artistic Director Kyle Abraham was raised with an artistic upbringing including cello, piano, and the visual arts. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, he was one of the youngest people to be named a MacArthur “genius”. His choreography approaches movement as a way to delve into personal identity, race and social justice issues through movement, sound, human behavior and the visual arts in choreographic collaborations that come alive on stage.

The performance at E.J. Thomas Hall on October 6^th at 7:30 pm will feature four different dance works showcasing A.I.M.’s talented dancers whose varied backgrounds in contemporary, modern, hip hop, tap and more allow them to perform works that range in movement style and tell stories that inspire personal reflection into history, societal issues and how the two intertwine.  The afternoon will lead off with State, choreographed for three women by Andrea Miller and shares the stage with Abraham’s Indy, a personal solo premiered this year at the Joyce Theatre and danced by Kyle himself. Then, powerfully moving choreography of Meditation: A Silent Prayer which features text and voiceover as well as music by Craig Harris references the lost lives of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown through faces projected on the stage and through the recorded voice of renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems, reciting an anonymous list of victims. Tickets start at $25 and are available at www.DANCECleveland.org or by calling 330-972-7570.