4:20

This score was inspired during what I will refer to as my Sunday movement explorations aka Dancing Thru the Rona. 4:20 was inspired by my solitude throughout the quarantine. I had been searching for grounding within my African Americaness with many members of the community and greater diaspora pointing to the church I decided to channel that into a moving solo dance party that played on the pun of 4:20 as a time to get high. Instead I decided to get lifted through movement and meditation to find freedom in response to biblical scripture that seemed binding. I was interested in spiritual release and vibes to the r&b/gospel blends if singer/songwriter Durand Bernarr.

THE SCORE

You can engage with this score through movement, through writing, through witnessing and reflecting, or by engaging in any other way that moves you.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My name is Alexandria Davis. I am a dancer, choreographer, screendance artist, moving activist and improviser. I received my BFA in dance in addition to a certificate in dance in medicine from the University of Florida. I recently received my MFA in Dance choreography from the University of Michigan in the summer of 2020. Dance is how I communicate, a literal manifestation of the three dimensional conversations of my soul.