UnderScored is a multi-faceted project rooted in the intergenerational stories and memories of NYC underground club heads. Created in collaboration with legendary elders from the underground dance community, Archie Burnett, Michele Saunders, Louis “Loose” Kee, and Brahms “Bravo” LaFortune, the cast ranges in age from 25-77. This project takes shape as a series of performances, community based events and an oral history archive. In this work and progress showing audiences peak into the creative process and the shared conversations that inspire this work.
The work is commissioned by ArtPower at UC San Diego along with Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum, the Momentary at Crystal Bridges, and the Yard. The complete work will be performed as part of ArtPower’s 2021–22 season.