Dancer

LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum centers the prolifc artistry of Jazz music and dance as a cornerstone of Black American culture. Featuring an intergenerational cast of Black dancers and musicians, The Jazz Continuum celebrates the joy and sacred power of the Black experience. Reaching back nearly 100 years, the Bessie Award-winner makes visible connections between the past and today's Black dance expressions: House dance, Hip-Hop, and more. In facilitating the cast's exploration into their relationships to the Jazz lineage, the work shines with mind-bending musicality and athleticism.

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Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum

New England Conservatory

Dancer, choreographer, and educator LaTasha Barnes brings together her collective of extraordinary dance artists and jazz musicians in The Jazz Continuum. Seven dancers and seven musicians come together in lively and fun interplay as they explore the parallel flourishing of jazz music and Black American social dance styles through the decades, beginning with Lindy Hop.

LaTasha Barnes

Dancer

Events

19 - 21 Jan, 2023

Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum · New England Conservatory

19 - 21 Jan, 2023

LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum · Celebrity Series of Boston

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