© 2016

Choreography by Reggie Wilson

Lighting Design by Chris Kuhl
Video Collaboration with Aitor Mendilibar
Costumes by Enver Chakartash
Cast:  Yeman Brown, Raja Feather Kelly, Clement Mensah, Anna Schon, and Annie Wang. 
Music: Rev. Olsie Cowan; Baaba Maal; Aster Aweke; Tchad Blake; The La Drivers Union Por Por Group; Fist & Heel Performance Group; The Singing and Prayer Bands of Maryland and Delaware; “Young Tikar Woman”; Gonga Sarki Birgui and Hamadjam Sarki Siyawa; Local musicians from the Border Area of the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
Choreographic Advisor: Phyllis Lamhut

All performances of CITIZEN are performed in loving memory of our Carrie Wood and Thomas French. 

WORLD PREMIERE
Philadelphia Fringe Arts 
September 8-10 2016

NY PREMIERE 
2016 Next Wave Festival
BAM Harvey Theater
December 14-17 2016

SELECTED REVIEWS

"Wilson and his dancers beautifully articulate humankind’s desire to belong." -Phindie
(full review) 

"deeply felt, stinging solos" - Philadelphia Inquirer
(full review)

"CITIZEN, Wilson's exploration of group and individual identity, history, and belonging, proceeds with mesmerizingly virtuosic solos and groupings." -THINKing Dance
(full review) 

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Photos: © Aitor Mendilibar