My Story: An Unapologetic Body is a evening-length dance-theater work currently being developed by Francesca Harper in response to recent global events regarding diversity, inclusion, and empathy (or the lack thereof). After creating, The Look of Feeling, Harper’s acclaimed show about her mother, she realized that her own story needed to be told, but in its own way and on its own terms. The story of the (still unfolding) life of an African-American woman living in the predominantly white worlds of ballet, modern dance, and Broadway, while facing challenges, heartbreaks, and triumphs as she attempts to shatter the stereotypically classical mold and celebrate her evolution into an unapologetic body. (thefrancescaharperproject.org)

Choreography and performance by Francesca Harper
Original Music by: Daniel Bernard-Roumain

Collaborators: Tuçe Yusak (lighting design)

Premiered in Austria in May 2019 and presented at New York Live Arts in June 2019. 

Photos are from NYLA in June 2019

https://criticaldance.org/nyla-women-create-2019-edition/

https://moversandshaperspodcast.libsyn.com/2019/06