She never dances alone

Dance, dance evolution

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A joyful dance-celebration of Indigenous matriarchy

Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers.

Since 2012, the video billboards in Times Square have synchronised each night – with the exception of New Year’s Eve – to showcase video artworks for the three minutes between 11:57 pm and midnight, transforming the intersection into a massive open-air art gallery. When the artist Jeffrey Gibson, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, was invited to present his work in March 2020, he used the opportunity to celebrate the strength of Indigenous women.

The result is She Never Dances Alone, which features an........

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