ABOUT

Under the Artistic Direction of Evie Ladin, the all-female MoToR/dance creates powerful interlocking percussive dance arrangements with layered vocal harmonies and large group choreography, in a moving choir. Creating emotionally in-depth works, MoToR/dance pushes the envelope in Body Music and Contemporary Dance. MoToR/dance pieces often overtly reunite African diaspora polyrhythms with Appalachian/American traditional song; conflating the cultural creollization of black, brown and white in foundational American music/dance with the painful reality of its origin, thereby addressing and shifting long held stereotypes, while addressing contemporary, ongoing issues. The mission of MoToR/dance is threefold: Create a movement-based exploration of rhythm and harmony, groundbreaking works of choreographed Body Music performance pieces, and professional films of the work.