By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org
Award-winning choreographer and 2021 RADicle Residency Artist Helanius J. Wilkins makes his debut in southwest Michigan as part of Kalamazoo’s signature Midwest RAD Fest with the performance of The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging — a multi-dimensional evening length dance production that confronts and celebrates heritage, residence, justice, and hope.
Taking place Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. in the Wellspring Theatre at the Epic Center, this work features a male duet not only navigating but, through real time interactivity, converting a modular set design, through video projects, into multiple geographical and architectural landscapes and memory walls that create a vibrant video landscape that “stitches” the past, present and future.
Wellspring/Cori Terry and Dancers are presenting the 13th annual Midwest RADFest in a hybrid face-to-face and virtual format on March 4-6. The event will feature the works of more than 25 different choreographers and 20 screen dance makers from Russia, Barbados, France, New York City, Chicago, and many other U.S. locations including several cities in four different concerts, two different screen dance presentations, a movement installation, and a special show. Additional, RADFest will offer master classes, workshops, informational perofmrnaues, artist talks and a Movement Installation in the form of an immersive dance film. All in person events will take place at the Epic Center and the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Midwest RADFest Tickets start at $25 for youth and go up to $80 for an all access pass. For more information about the Midwest RADFest, visit midwestradfest.org.
