This, That, and the Third

“The origin of this piece came from the idea of code-switching,” says Rena Butler, "… [the opening section] has each dancer in a square box, and they're just trying to break out of it and find freedom and find a voice — beyond the barriers or confines that are outlined by outside forces." 

Hubbard Street’s Rena Butler invited 15 dancers located around the world to come together virtually with Hubbard Street to explore an excerpt from her work, This, That, and the Third, originally debuted in November 2019. 

“Speak out when you see injustice. Your voice matters.” —Rena Butler

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Choreography: Rena Butler 

Company: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Video Editing: Jonathan Alsberry 

Music: “Drum & Drone” by Justin Hurwitz

Dancers:

Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Adam McGaw, Alysia Johnson, Alyssa Allen, Andrew Murdock, Asha Benjelloun, Connie Shiau, Craig D. Black Jr., Jacqueline Burnett, Kevin J. Shannon

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