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Ailey II in Juel D. Lane's Touch & Agree

Repertory

Touch & Agree

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, 2017

ASSISTANT TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER

Krystal Mackie

MUSIC

James Blake, Byrell the Great, Sam Cooke, H.E.R., Juel D. Lane

COSTUMES

Jarrod Barnes

LIGHTING

David Palmer

RUN TIME

24 Minutes

Touch & Agree explores what it is to be in love and how we commit to another person without losing our own identity. Lane brings his personal experiences as a Black gay man to the stage, using such wide-ranging musical sources as Sam Cooke, James Blake, H.E.R., and Byrell the Great. His unique style fuses contemporary, African, and hip hop—bringing a fresh choreographic perspective to the ups and downs of relationships today. 

Ailey II in Touch & Agree

Two dancers in white outfits perform an intimate and intense pose, with one dancer holding the other in a low dip, both looking into each other's eyes on a dimly lit stage.

Marcus Williams and Christopher R. Wilson in Touch & Agree Kyle Froman

Three dancers in white and pink outfits strike a synchronized pose, lunging forward with arms gracefully arched overhead on a dimly lit stage.

Ailey II in Touch & Agree Kyle Froman

A dancer wearing a white and pink outfit performs a dynamic pose with one leg extended high and arms reaching upward on a dimly lit stage.

Yazzmeen Laidler in Touch & Agree Kyle Froman

MUSIC CREDITS

“You Send Me” written and performed by Sam Cooke from the album Portrait of a Legend, published by ABKCO Music &Records, Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment. Untitled original composition by Juel D. Lane, performed by percussionist Munir Zakee, mastered by Reggie Croslan. “I’ll Stay” by James Blake from the album CMYK EP, published by Universal Music Publishing Group (UK), Polygram International Publishing Inc. “Focus” written by Daryl Camper, Justin Love, and Gabi Wilson, performed by H.E.R. from the album H.E.R. Volume 1, used by permission of Campstar Music, EMI April Music Inc. “Legendary Children” performed by Byrell The Great from the album Qweendom, published by Qween Beats, LLC.