The Aisha Of Is

…reminding us of the many unexpected ways to be seen.

Aisha Sasha John begins her three-year residency with Dancemakers by remounting an entirely revised version of her first full-length solo performance “the aisha of is”—a show whose previous presentations include the Whitney Museum (2017), MAI (2018) and SummerWorks Festival (2018).

In this latest iteration of an essentially mutable work, live musical environments created by collaborators Victoria Cheong and Amy Manusov provide the atmosphere wherein Aisha Sasha John is both Wizard and Dorothy—here the wizardry is one of reception, and the home being sought is perpetually found: “the aisha of is” has and continues to be a laboratory for arrival. Welcome to is. Where arrival has a sensual imperative—rhythm.

Team

Victoria Cheong & Amy Manusov | Music

Adam Kinner & Justine A. Chambers | Outside Eyes

Tina Fushell | Curatorial Support

Yehuda Fisher | Lighting Design