Two dancers are performing on stage, each raising one leg high in a parallel position and with their arms bent at the elbows. They are dressed in matching dark blue costumes with yellow accents. The background is dark blue, and the stage is lit to emphasize their synchronized movement.

Repertory

The Corner

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

2010

MUSIC

Various Artists

COSTUMES

Elena Comendador

LIGHTING

Dan Scully

Set to music by Donny Hathaway, Frederic Chopin, and rapper Common, Kyle Abraham’s The Corner blends contemporary hip hop and postmodern movement with several nods to classical ballet, dramatically depicting a social interaction that recreates life on “the corner.”