2 dancers with one leg up and one arm back off balance

Repertory

John 4:20

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

2018

RUN TIME

17 Minutes

MUSIC

Jack Grabow

COSTUME DESIGN

Noble Spell & Heather Craig

LIGHTING DESIGN

Ethan Saiewitz

John 4:20 is an expansion of a duet Baye & Asa originally created in 2018. This piece began as an interrogation of their shared history and divergent identities as New Yorkers, as male dancers, and as a white American and a Black American. Through the personal dynamics of their brotherhood, they address the larger political landscape of their upbringing. In this new iteration of John 4:20, they capture relationships, friends, and siblings in a group of new bodies struggling to show the reality of violence and the necessity for empathy.

Music Credits

“Broken Hearted Melody” written by Hal David & Sherman Edwards, courtesy of BMG Rights Management.
“Doe Deer” written by Ethan Kath, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing.
“Mariana, Mariana” written by Ruy Guerra and Edu Lobo, courtesy of Atlas Music Group.
“Rhinestone Cowboy” performed by Madvillain, courtesy of Kobalt Music Publishing.