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 creation, White Space, and his creation River Without Banks for the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève. Dance Reflections is also supporting NUY Skirball for the presentation of Cassette Vol.1 by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and is supporting la Maison de la danse and Théâtre de la Ville for the presentation of White Space.
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NYU Skirball
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival is supporting the NYU Skirball for the presentation of TOTEM: Void and Height by Sankai Juku.
