#hello barbara

there a few artists that i will drop everything to go and see - and musicians aren't the only ones. tonight, i got to see a brand new dance piece from the ever brilliant kyle abraham of abraham.in.motion. i can't even begin to describe how amazingly stunning his new work, live! the realest mc is; and no video does it justice. the thing i love about kyle is his ability to master a feeling, and to use the juxtaposition of modern dance with modern hip hop; all the while going against the rules and previous notions of each dance genre. having seen him work firsthand a few years ago as he choreographed a piece for the dance company i was running at the time, i can straight up tell you that he is brilliant, and i am glad to have known him. not many people can stun me every time they put together a new work, but this dude can. no matter what. the video above is three years old. and let me tell you... kyle kills it even more now. beautiful fucking work.