Justine A. Chambers

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series

Justine A. Chambers
The Brutal Joy

The Brutal Joy unfurls Black line dancing and sartorial expression as intellectual discourse, reverie, and devotion to Black-living. Created by the acclaimed Vancouver-based choreographer Justine A. Chambers, the work is rooted in her childhood memories and is a collaboration with her Black matrilineal heritage. It centers dance and fashion as living counter-archives, and considers how movement and personal style are tools for self-determination and the reclamation of Black humanitarian value.

A dazzling scored improvisation for dance, lighting, and sound, The Brutal Joy draws from the Electric Slide and Black dandyism as embodied knowledge sources for self-actualization in the present through a dance of future possibilities.

• Duration: 45 minutes
• Post-show artist talkback February 6
• Includes flashing lights and haze
• Justine A. Chambers is Associate Artist with The Dance Centre
• Presented with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
• Please note that we are not able to admit latecomers after the show has started, to ensure the safety of the performers.

Accessibility: This performance takes place in the Faris Family Studio, our intimate black box theatre space, which is wheelchair-accessible. When booking tickets, patrons who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids should select the ‘accessible’ seat type to ensure seating in the front row which is stair-free: limited spaces available. There are wheelchair-accessible washrooms in the theatre lobby. Please contact us if you require any assistance.

Photo: Rachel Topham