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Black Queer Dance: Gay Men and the Politics of Passing for Almost Straight

Location:

Bruno Walter Auditorium
111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Event:

Mark Broomfield’s new book, Black Queer Dance, examines one of the most visible crucibles for masculinity—the male dancer—and illuminates the contradictory and conditional acceptance of Black gay men’s contributions to American modern dance. The book questions the politics of “coming out” and situates a new framework of “doing out” for understanding marginalized black LGBTQ people in the 20th and 21st century. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in New York City, Black Queer Dance features contributions by acclaimed dancer-choreographers Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden Co-Artistic Directors of Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Ronald K. Brown, Artistic Director of Evidence, who offer an expansive vision of masculinity.

Looking at imagery, video footage, live performance, and readings, this program features Broomfield in conversation with Duane Cyrus, Carlos Jones, and Aubrey Lynch, as they discuss nuanced perspectives of how Black masculinity functions in the lives of professional male dancers that expose the illusions of gender performance.











When: Thu., Apr. 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
212-870-1600
Price: Free
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Location:

Bruno Walter Auditorium
111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Event:

Mark Broomfield’s new book, Black Queer Dance, examines one of the most visible crucibles for masculinity—the male dancer—and illuminates the contradictory and conditional acceptance of Black gay men’s contributions to American modern dance. The book questions the politics of “coming out” and situates a new framework of “doing out” for understanding marginalized black LGBTQ people in the 20th and 21st century. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in New York City, Black Queer Dance features contributions by acclaimed dancer-choreographers Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden Co-Artistic Directors of Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Ronald K. Brown, Artistic Director of Evidence, who offer an expansive vision of masculinity.

Looking at imagery, video footage, live performance, and readings, this program features Broomfield in conversation with Duane Cyrus, Carlos Jones, and Aubrey Lynch, as they discuss nuanced perspectives of how Black masculinity functions in the lives of professional male dancers that expose the illusions of gender performance.

Buy tickets/get more info now