STAYCEE PEARL DANCE PROJECT & SOY SOS
PRE-SHOW TALK: STAYCEE PEARL DANCE PROJECT & SOY SOS
FEB 16, 6 – 7 PM
Onyx
Join choreographer and co-artistic director Staycee Pearl in Onyx before the show for an insightful look into the company’s practice and upcoming performance!
Free, no tickets required.
STAYCEE PEARL DANCE PROJECT & SOY SOS | CIRCLES going in
FEB 16 – 17 AT 7 PM, FEB 18 AT 2 PM
RØDE HOUSE
Layering dance, visual arts, with pulsing beats and bass lines, the work presents snapshots of popular culture through choreographer Staycee Pearl’s lens as a Black woman.
$30 ($24/members, $10/students, $10/teachers)
STAYCEE PEARL DANCE PROJECT & SOY SOS AFTER-PARTY
FEB 16, 8 PM – 12 AM
RØDE HOUSE
Keep the night going at the STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos after-party!
Free, no ticket or cover charge required.
STAYCEE PEARL DANCE PROJECT & SOY SOS WORKSHOP
FEB 17, 12 – 2 PM
RØDE HOUSE
STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos has developed a progressive technique and performance training practice used to access individuality for meaningful physical expression.
$15 ($12/members, $10/students & teachers)
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Celebrating the full range of Blackness and culture, Pittsburgh-based STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos exists to create Black-centered dance works along with meaningful community engagement. Making her mark on the national touring scene, choreographer Staycee Pearl’s CIRCLES: going in is a colorful and bold new work, layered with visual arts and snapshots of pop culture. Amplified by the potent beats of music collaborator Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl’s inviting original club soundtrack, her compelling new work takes a daring path to self-reclamation.
ABOUT STAYCEE PEARL
Staycee Pearl is the co-artistic director of Pearl Arts Studios and STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos, where she creates artful experiences through dance-centered multimedia works in collaboration with her husband and artistic collaborator, Herman Pearl. In 2009, STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos debuted at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Since then, the duo has produced several works including …on being…, OCTAVIA, and FLOWERZ, and has recently premiered their National Dance Project supported CIRCLES: going in, presented by the Kelly Strayhorn Theater and the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. Staycee is passionate about sharing resources and creating opportunities for the arts community by initiating project-generating programs including the Charrette Series, the In The Studio Series, and the Pearl Diving Movement Residency.
ABOUT SOY SOS
Herman Pearl (Soy Sos) is the head engineer and owner of Tuff Sound Recording, as well as the sound designer and co-artistic director of PearlArts Studios. Through PearlArts, Herman creates soundscapes to serve as a component to contemporary dance. As a sound designer, Herman’s repertoire includes a wide variety of projects and collaborators. His work has been featured in various independent films and documentaries, video games, and advertising. He has designed soundscapes for numerous choreographers. He has collaborated with many visual artists to create installations and touring exhibits. He has recorded and produced work for a plethora of recording artists across genres and techniques. Herman has performed, created, and recorded his own music for over 25 years.