Ailey II's Alfred L. Jordan, II and Kiri Moore in Alica Kache's Mystery at Sky Square Photo by Nir Arieli
Repertory
Mystery at Sky Square
COMPANIES
CHOREOGRAPHER
PREMIERE
2024
RUNTIME
30 minutes
MUSIC
Omari Tau
SCRIPT
Story by Alia Kache and Ryan Blackwell
COSTUME DESIGN
Heather Craig
LIGHTING DESIGN
Ron Vodicka
Choreographer Alia Kache creates a cinematic experience brought to the stage in her work Mystery at Sky Square. Based on the mischievous Akan folkloric character, Anansi the Spider, Mystery at Sky Square begins where love and revenge take center stage in this film noir-style dance theater work. Complete with 1940s-inspired costumes, narration to an original screenplay by Ryan Blackwell, foreboding atmosphere and music by Omari Tau, Kache blends all the right fixings of a classic who-done-it for the stage.
Ailey II's Xhosa Scott in Alia Kache's Mystery at Sky Square Photo by Nir Arieli
Ailey II in Alia Kache's Mystery at Sky Square Photo by Nir Arieli
Ailey II's K. Thomas, J. White, and A. Jordan II in Alia Kache's Mystery at Sky Square Photo by Nir Arieli
Ailey II's Xhosa Scott in Alia Kache's Mystery at Sky Square Photo by Nir Arieli
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