By Ally Tayag Ricarte
PearlArts Studios
In this month’s PearlArts Round-Up, we’re sharing a recent interview by True T Pittsburgh of contemporary dancer Joy-Marie Thompson. Joy-Marie and collaborator Sherah Shipman were PearlDiving Movement Resident Artists in Spring 2019 developing a new work called “LINKt: A Dance Film”. This month’s recommended read comes from our co-executive and artistic director Staycee Pearl and explores the latest on LINKt and representation of queer, black artists today.
We work together to really heal because black people have been waiting for permission to come to terms with what happened to us. And it’s not going to happen, no one is going to give it to us. We have to start hunkering down on our people and making sure we are there for each other.
Joy-Marie Thompson
About PearlDiving Movement Residency: PearlDiving Movement Residency supports professional artists/choreographers making movement-based work by providing rehearsal space, technical support, mentorship, and a stipend during a 4-week-long residency. The dual-track program serves both local and visiting artists and offers time in an environment where research, play, and risk-taking are encouraged in order to create and present new work.*PearlDiving Movement Residency is on a hiatus and will return in 2021. Join our mailing list to receive updates.