Move it!

AN HOMAGE TO THE SPIRIT OF BLACK MUSIC AND DANCE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020
8 - 10pm EST
VIRTUAL DANCE PARTY ON ZOOM

Black Music is American Music. We cannot imagine one without the other. This Summer we celebrated the influence of Black rhythms, movement, and spirit on all of us with MOVE IT! An Homage to the Spirit of Black Music and Dance. MOVE IT! was produced by SIREN PACK and RETRO FACTORY, theatreC’s LGBTQ+ immersive Party Series.

Get your laptop, iPad or smartphone ready, deck yourselves out, grab your favorite cocktail, bring together your Quarantine Crew, set up your dance space and boogie the night away! We showcased our astounding artists and history of music and were transported from the Harlem Renaissance to the Era of Soul and Motown to today in an interactive Zoom Party.  Bright Light Bright Light spun some great tunes of the time, interjected with impromptu performances from dancers from The Lion King led by Alia Kache (Former Rehearsal Director at Alvin Ailey), and our principle hosts, the illustrious Shay Au Lait and the fantabulous Glow Job.  

Partygoers had surprise break-out room experiences guided by our host partners, which included some of New York’s Queer Voices/Influencers, Beleza Negra, MadDa, and Egyptian Trans Artist & Performer, Iman Le Caire.  “We always strive to uplift our QPOC artist community and we are so proud to spotlight the Black talent within Siren Pack and Retro Factory again,” says Glow Job, our co-producer. “I’ve been so impressed by Retro Factory’s events and couldn’t be happier to partner with them,” says Shay Au Lait of Siren Pack.  “As companies that proudly champion the art of marginalized communities, we couldn’t be more aligned in such a cool project,” says theatreC Artistic Director, Carlos Armesto. 

“MOVE IT!” took place Friday, August 21 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Free admission, but a minimum donation of $10 was suggested, all of which went towards supporting our QPOC performers, as well as, to G.L.I.T.S., a grass-roots support organization devoted to the BIPOC trans community. (glitsinc.org).