Islamic Culture and Hip-Hop Spirit Join in Dance
Amirah Sackett performed at Performing Arts Center after two-week residency on Island.
Amirah Sackett performed at Performing Arts Center after two-week residency on Island.
Dance called Barzakh opened the shows.
Dance called Barzakh opened the shows.
Seven dancers from Vineyard participated in performance.
Seven dancers from Vineyard participated in performance.
Dancing along with spoken words from the poet Rumi.
Dancing along with spoken words from the poet Rumi.
“My clothes reflect my Islamic culture and my love of hip-hop,” she told the audience.
“My clothes reflect my Islamic culture and my love of hip-hop,” she told the audience.
In her solo dance.
In her solo dance.
Long embroidered robe swirled with the music.
Long embroidered robe swirled with the music.
Ms. Sackett’s final dance, Love Embraces All, is about “the barriers we put up inside ourselves and the barriers other people put around us..."
Ms. Sackett’s final dance, Love Embraces All, is about “the barriers we put up inside ourselves and the barriers other people put around us..."
Audience sat on stage with performers creating an intimate atmosphere.
Audience sat on stage with performers creating an intimate atmosphere.
Acknowledging applause from the sold out show.
Acknowledging applause from the sold out show.
Full company took its bows to the sound of James Brown’s Get Up Offa That Thing.
Full company took its bows to the sound of James Brown’s Get Up Offa That Thing.
The Performing Arts Center hosted two sold out shows by American Muslim dancer and choreographer Amirah Sackett that included everyone from seniors to children, many of whom Ms. Sackett visited with during her two-week residency on the Island.