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'The Opulence of Integrity'

Courtesy of Robert Mayer

Friday through Saturday, March 15–16, 8 – 10PM at Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College in Middlebury. $6-20.

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  • 802-443-3168
Seven Days Says:

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, Christal Brown incorporates boxing, hip-hop and martial arts into choreography for her company INSPIRIT. A discussion follows.

Meditations on Masculinity

When asked to describe his unorthodox fighting style, boxer Mohammed Ali famously replied, “I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.” The former world heavyweight champion’s penchant for poetry and social activism inspired choreographer Christal Brown’s Opulence of Integrity. Set to an original score by Farai Malianga, elements of hip-hop, boxing and martial arts punctuate a suite of dances performed by her New York City-based company, INSPIRIT. Brown muses that portraying Ali’s “turmoil of a life infused by divinity, yet misinterpreted by humanity” mirrors the struggle for identity faced by men of color today.

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  • Dance
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