With a strong lineup of performances from T&T and across the globe, the COCO Dance Festival 2021 is on and online. Covid-19 restrictions on the ability to return to live stage performances, but COCO was determined to continue to give dancers a platform for expression. Its two-day line up, in keeping with its goal to nurture up-and-coming dance artists as well as highlight established ones - will include dance-on-video works by seasoned artists who have become skilled in crafting dance performances for the digital domain, alongside those now entering the arena. The pandemic can’t stop the dance.

The festival’s 2021 incarnation will feature exciting works of major international choreographers such as Reggie Wilson and Rena Butler, both from the United States, as well as Trinidad and Tobago contemporary visual artist Akuzuru who has an international reputation for her site-specific performances. Also on the list of guests is Amir Denzel Hall, a young artist also from Trinidad and Tobago, who will present a multidisciplinary work.

Rena Butler, who appears on the current issue of the world-renowned Dance Magazine, is a recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Award for Choreography, has presented work around the world, including at The New Orleans Museum of Modern Art and CHTV Stories in Switzerland. Reggie Wilson has performed and conducted workshops and community projects throughout Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. His choreography is heavily influenced by the spiritual traditions of the African diaspora, blending the ritual style movement with contemporary dance. His work has been featured several times in the New York Times and other major journals.

The festival also boasts choreographer participation from Barbados, the UK, Mexico, Sint Maarten and Zimbabwe.

The festival is run by four choreographers from Trinidad and Tobago – Sonja Dumas, Nancy Herrera, Nicole Wesley and Dave Williams who comprise the Contemporary Choreographers’ Collective. The festival has been presented annually since 2009. Please support our quest to support Caribbean dance productions and to keep dance alive and well – regardless of the domain.

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