Ephrat Asherie Dance

UNDERSCORED is a multi-faceted project which acts as a living archive of five generations of NYC club dancers. The evening-length performance component of UNDERSCORED is a multi-generational collaboration with club dancers ranging in age from 27-79. Celebrating and investigating our connections to the club, this work features Ephrat Asherie Dance ensemble members and three NYC club legends. Initially set to premiere in October 2020, we could have never imagined-when we started this project in 2019-that the very thing at the core of this work, the club, would be taken from us. Collaborating and dancing alongside club elders who have lived through the crack epidemic, the AIDS crisis, and who are now surviving and thriving through the current global pandemic has been life-affirming, their dancing bodies a testament to their resilience and fortitude. The pandemic kept all of us from gathering. Whether on or off the dance floor, UNDERSCORED is a reminder of how essential it is to connect to one another.

Land acknowledgement: Munsee Lenape Land
Estimated artist fee: $26,000/performance; $45,000/week long residency