“there… in the sunlight.” is a project heading for my independent choreography. I describe it as a moving autobiography, a platform to express my connection, respect and response to movement, music, and thought. It is the place where I challenge myself as a choreographer to honestly articulate my personal experience. At times it looks like a dance company, but mostly it’s a place to reflect, a place to move from the inside out, revealing what is truly understood, known, and felt. Visit the Repertory page for information on the work of jhon r. stronks and “there ... in the sunlight.” Contemporary Dance Repertory.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
“Too long silenced, Stronks sometimes tries to say too much, but his shockingly original choreography speaks a burning vitality into the peace he seems to be finding.” “The dancers from "there ... in the sunlight," mix African roundness with balletic lines .... They embrace their past, their present community, their communal space, and still all add movement only their own bodies could accomplish.” Tom Bell, Creative Loafing Atlanta, GA
Photo Credit: Cheryl Kennedy
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Dancers Nicole McNeil and jhon r. stronks
GOING FOR A WALK NOW There’s a part of me, with acid, that heals the sound. My body feels the pressure of the Facilities management. I could tell you... there in the sunlight with flowers and stems the petals are lost... they are lost. Here in acid sounds, fields where stems are found, there’s a part of me there... in the sunlight, with flowers and stems L. Ghahreman