Hearts of Men 2024
All events are at The Ailey School and
performances are at The Ailey Citigroup Theater.
Shannel J. Resto during Hearts of Men 2018 (Heptahedron, choreographed by Alrick Thomas)
Fredrick Earl Mosley, together with Dudley Williams, Clifton Brown, Matthew Rushing, and Brian Harlan Brooks, created Hearts of Men as a safe space where men and nonbinary/gender-nonconforming individuals could come together to share life experiences through the power of movement.
As the late, great Dudley Williams, a dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, said about this uplifting program, “I can’t explain it, you just have to feel it and see it, but it’s extraordinary.”
Hearts of Men creates a space for participants to build together while forging life-long, healthy, and supportive relationships as a dance community. We highly encourage families and friends to participate together—the program is open to men and nonbinary/gender-nonconforming individuals ages 13 and up of any dance level. This unique opportunity allows participants of all ages and from all walks of life to experience the transformative power of dance and performance. Hearts of Men brings us together in joy, creativity, and love, showcasing how movement can foster unity and community.
2024 CHOREOGRAPHERS:
Clifton Brown, Patrick Coker, Avree Walker
2024 TEACHING ARTISTS:
Clifton Brown, Alexander Diaz, Freddie Moore, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Jeremy Pichardo, Matthew Rushing, Avree Walker
2024 ARTIST SPEAKERS:
Winston Dynamite Brown, Abdul Latif, Daniel Moore, Matthew Rushing, Michael Snipe
Join us at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on Sunday, September 1st at 2 PM and 6 PM for the culminating performances of Hearts of Men, in partnership with Ailey Extension! Witness our program participants perform in choreography set by workshop choreographers Clifton Brown, Patrick Coker, and Avree Walker alongside works from guest choreographers Nick Alselmo, Justin Bowen, Winston Dynamite Brown, Juan Carlos Franquiz II, Sharron Jones, Abdul Latif, Jeremy Pichardo, and Robert Redick! The performance will also feature repertory created by Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance founder and artistic director Fredrick Earl Mosley, including the iconic Hearts of Men staple, “Breaths”, set to “Pass Me Not” by Eddie James, and archived footage of “Never Dreamed”, a solo set on the late Dudley Williams.
Tickets went on sale on Tuesday, August 26th to feel the power of the Hearts of Men community!
"My goal was to create a community where men of all ages and backgrounds could play, create, share, and ultimately come together to speak to the Hearts of Men... where men, young and old, brought everything they had and left it on the dance floor."
- Earl Mosley, Founder and Director of Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance
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Photo of Founder/Director Earl Mosley by Tara Bellardini
(Photographer credits; From left to right, top-down) JP O'Donnell, Tara Bellardini, Rebecca Marcela Oviatt, Nicole Washington
Finances for
Hearts of men 2024
Full Week:
Tuition
$265
Listen below to a podcast featuring Founder and Director Earl Mosley discussing Hearts of Men (2016) with the National Endowment for the Arts
