Tickets are available 8/5 for members and 8/7 for nonmembers.
Rough Drafts, a program of MIDDAY Movement Series, is a choreographic lab and teaching residency that supports three emerging Boston-based artists working in contemporary dance. “Braiding Futures,” the artists’ culminating showcase presented at the ICA, explores the themes of cultural resistance and resilience through contemporary movement practices. This year’s Rough Drafts cycle features artists Mira Göksel, Aiden Marshall, and Simon Montalvo, who will each present new and reimagined work developed throughout their residency period.
Mira Göksel (they/them) is an Interdisciplinary Movement Artist from Izmir, TR, currently existing on the land of the Massachusett and Pawtucket Peoples, colonially referred to as Boston, MA. Their work is an ode through movement and song to the ongoing revolutionary acts done by journalists, protestors, and artists alike in Türkiye, fighting for autonomy.
Aiden Marshall (he/him) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Boston, MA. Marshall’s choreography is inspired by West African and Afro-diasporic techniques and aesthetics, and their influences in Western concert dance. His movement research extends into portraying Black American experiences, sharing queer narratives, and using somatic-based practices for collective healing and liberation.
Simon Montalvo (they/them) is an interdisciplinary movement artist, researcher, and collector of stories born on the land once nurtured by the Coahuiltecan and Karankawan peoples. Simon’s choreographic works investigate bounding athleticism, nourishing emotional offerings, and sobering truths laid against abstracted realities.