I’m sharing a new solo Myths until you hold me…. which collages various solos and improvisations exploring forms of my body, momentum, patience and will, and listening to my expansion within Black Womanhood. These works came throughout the pandemic alongside scores of Nina Simone, James Baldwin, and concepts to continue. I wonder what it’s like to become seen, our histories and our existence to not live quietly, reduced and unseen. To sit patiently within my body and experiences, and bring this range and ghosts to stage.

See this solo 3 times at Harlem Stage apart of Stefanie Batten Bland’s curated E-Moves. Tickets: $25-$35

Harlem Stage: 150 Convent Avenue, New York

Self portrait- Kayla Farrish 2021

For over 20 years, Harlem Stage’s signature dance series, E-Moves, has brought together phenomenal choreographers, artists, musicians, and dancers of color to showcase their choreographic visions and pull audiences into an exploration of movement and message. The Black Arts Movement: Examined series inspires this year’s program, curated by Jerome Robbins Award-winning dancer, choreographer, and Harlem Stage alum Stefanie Batten Bland, and will feature works in conversation with the Black Arts Movement. 

Join us for an evening showcasing choreographers experimenting with and responding to the legacy of the past while creating dances that lean into the future.

Performer artists include Jamal Abrams, Kayla Farrish, and Ogemdi Udi.

Supported, in part, by the Mellon Foundation, Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, and Harkness Foundation for Dance.

Black Arts Movement: Examined is supported by the Mellon Foundation