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Yellow caution tape dangles from the doorway to the Jerome Robbins Theater and ropes off every row of seats.
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When Camille A. Brown appears out of the dark upstage and into the light, it prompts an unironic version of the question: “To what do I owe this honor?”
There is intention and clarity in every move of the solo she dances in her latest work, “I Am.” Her arms pull apart, one elbow bending way back as if pulling the string of a bow. Her focus is sharp, yet she maintains a sense of play with whatever is in her sights. A reverberating voice says, “You are not in a prison . . . for being yourself.” A knowing look flashes across her face.
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Yellow caution tape dangles from the doorway to the Jerome Robbins Theater and ropes off every row of seats.
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