The Ailey organization's Choreography Unlocked Festival builds on the success of the New Directions Choreography Lab, created by artistic director Robert Battle in 2011.

On Saturday, October 27 at 8pm, Judy Hussie-Taylor, Executive Director for Danspace Project, moderates a discussion with Urban Bush Women Founding Artistic Director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Ailey’s Rehearsal Director and Guest Artist Matthew Rushing, Dance writer and Gibney Dance Senior Curatorial Director Eva Yaa Asantewaa, and Diane McIntyre, a dancer, choreographer, cultural investigator, and Choreography Fellows Program Director at Jacob’s Pillow. The conversation will explore the role research plays in the process of making dance and in the performing arts as a whole.

This is a FREE event, but pre-registration is required for entry. Register Now!