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Ailey II in Leila Da Rocha's Meika

Repertory

Meika

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

Folly Theater, Kansas City, 2016

MUSIC

Various Artists

COSTUMES

Jose Gomez Torres

LIGHTING

Jake Fine

RUN TIME

13 Minutes

In the colorful duet Meika (pronounced MAY-ka), set to music by Max Richter and Isaac Albéniz, French choreographer Leila Da Rocha uses dance to counter the unrest caused by barbarism and violence. Building on the body’s natural breathing rhythms, her movement takes on the push-pull of opposing energies to ultimately reach a message of peace. 

Two dancers in pink outfits performing on stage, one bending backward over the other's knee, with one leg extended and a red fabric lying on the floor, under a spotlight against a dark background.

Ailey II in Leila Da Rocha's Meika Photo by Kyle Froman

A dancer in a pink outfit performing a high leap on stage, holding a large flowing red fabric that spreads out like wings, under a spotlight against a dark background.

Ailey II in Leila Da Rocha's Meika Photo by Kyle Froman

Two dancers in pink outfits performing on stage, both with one leg extended high and arms raised, one holding a flowing red fabric, under a spotlight against a dark background.

Ailey II in Leila Da Rocha's Meika Photo by Kyle Froman

Two dancers in pink outfits performing on stage, one seated with legs extended and the other kneeling behind, both with arms gracefully raised and eyes closed, under a spotlight against a dark background.

Ailey II in Leila Da Rocha's Meika Photo by Kyle Froman

Ailey II in Meika

Behind the Scenes of Ailey II in Meika

Music Credits

“On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter from the album The Blue Notebooks, published by Universal Music Classics. “Albeniz: Suite Espanola No.1 Op.47 Asturias: Leyenda” by New Philharmonia Orchestra & Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos from the album The Producer's Choice! III, public domain.