Cassette Vol. 1
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting NYU Skirball for the presentation of Cassette Vol.1 by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham.
Nostalgia isn’t just a feeling, it’s a rhythm, a groove, a dance that lives in the body. Weaving together the pop, R&B, and New Wave sounds of his youth, Kyle Abraham crafts a work that moves between camp and critique, honoring the influences that shaped him, from M/A/R/R/S to Prince, from Trisha Brown to Bill T. Jones. Ballet technique meets release-based articulation in a hybrid movement language that speaks to the non-monolithic Black experience and the cultural collisions of the 1980s and 1990s. Equal parts joy and reflection, Cassette Vol. 1 invites us to laugh at the extremes, mourn what’s lost, and move with the music that made us.
Kyle Abraham
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Kyle Abraham for his upcoming creation. Dance Reflections is also supporting NUY Skirball for the presentation of Cassette Vol.1 by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham.
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NYU Skirball
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0 by Jan Martens, EXIT ABOVE, after the tempest by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and WE WEAR OUR WHEELS WITH PRIDE... by Robyn Orlin, in collaboration with NYU Skirball. Dance Reflections is also supporting NYU Skirball for the presentation of Cassette Vol.1 by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham.
