Jennifer Archibald, On the Pulse
Jennifer Archibald’s choreography credits extend from ballet companies to commercial work, reflecting her signature ability to blend classical dance with hip hop.
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Jennifer Archibald’s choreography credits extend from ballet companies to commercial work, reflecting her signature ability to blend classical dance with hip hop. The busy Brooklyn-based, Toronto-born choreographer has a new commission for BalletX, which blends these dance languages and also twines the psychology of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs with themes from William Golding’s 1950s novel, Lord of the Flies. Archibald titles it “Maslow’s Peak.”
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Jennifer Archibald’s choreography credits extend from ballet companies to commercial work, reflecting her signature ability to blend classical dance with hip hop.
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