Threads Dance Project (TDP) is proud to present its Fall season performances IMPRESSIONS, excavating how our perceptions of the world shape our understanding of space, place, and identity. Artistic Director Karen L. Charles continues to explore how movement can spark a new abolitionist movement with the premiere of Part 2 of its Abolition in Evolution triptych – Shoes. Alongside this is a reimagined staging of Objet de Désir Inaccessible, which originally premiered at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) in 2019.

Shoes is an allegory using feet and the shoes that adorn them to represent journey, judgment, and individuality. “Our gait can reveal us to be buoyant or bullish, dispirited or steadfast” (Cicely Tyson). What if we could walk uniquely yet together towards Utopia?

Objet de Désir Inaccessible explores racism, feminism, and identity through Charles’ interpretation of the renowned painting Portrait of Madeleine (formerly Portrait of a Negress), examining the relationship between the artist, the subject, and societal notions of beauty.

What: IMPRESSIONS: Threads Dance Project’s Fall Performance Series
When: Friday, November 8 | 7:30p | Saturday, November 9 | 2:00p & 7:30p
Where: Luminary Arts Center, 700 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tickets: $30/general admission, $25/Students & Seniors