Ground Zero steps up

Kat Legault has this thing she does in “Poor Edward,” a piece that was part of last weekend’s portion of the Live Arts Dance Festival. Pitched on her back between her shoulder blades with her knees bent and her hips arched, she jumbles herself into a bridge. She does it a few times throughout the […]

Ground Zero steps up

Kat Legault has this thing she does in “Poor Edward,” a piece that’s part of this weekend’s portion of the  Live Arts Dance Festival.

Yes we can! Let’s have more Gesel Mason!

The black choreographer and dancer brought important questions to Charlottesville last weekend and we welcome the challenge. She wants to know if she’s black enough, for one thing. For another, Gesel Mason wants to continue to explore what life was like on the mountain for Sally Hemings. Smart, talented, lovely�”let’s get Gesel Mason back to town soon with the full-length version of her “Declaration of (In)Dependence.”