Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful | World Premiere—Commissioned by The Park Avenue Armory

Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful | World Premiere—Commissioned by The Park Avenue Armory

Featuring a large ensemble of dancers with whom he has collaborated from across the country, plus Abraham himself, this Armory commission includes an innovative visual design created by Cao Yuxi (JAMES) and an Armory-commissioned score composed and performed live by the critically acclaimed new music ensemble yMusic to explore the growing sensitivities of life and transition, and nature and humanity, in our chaotic world. The underlying choreography employs layers of counterpoint to find intimacy and evoke ideas of empathy and constant change, fueling an evocative new dance work that migrates through the fragility of time and an ever-changing ecology.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Kyle Abraham

Direction

Kyle Abraham

Composition

yMusic

Visual Design

Cao Yuxi (JAMES)

Lighting Design

Dan Scully

Costume Design

Karen Young

Sound Design

Sam Crawford

PREMIERE
Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY