
There Is a Ladder is an interdisciplinary performance experience that pulls history forward while reimagining Black womanhood through choreography, video, photography, and sound.
Directed by Chania Wilson, the work centers Black women’s embodied knowledge as a living archive, where movement becomes a way of remembering, reframing, and imagining futures. Through tightly composed choreography and layered media, There Is a Ladder explores lineage, inheritance, and the quiet labor of becoming.
CHOREOGRAPHY: CHANIA WILSON IN COLLABORATION WITH DANCERS
Live at Bay 7 Dancers: Asha Chinfloo, Andrea Dula, Jess Holloway, Jasmine Powell, Stazia Ritch
NCDF Dancers: Asha Chinfloo, Andrea Dula, Emma Little, Jess Holloway, Jasmine Powell, Stazia Ritch
Duke Premiere Dancers: Kahlila Brown, Andrea Dula, Emma Little, Jasmine Powell, Stazia Ritch, Safa Salahaldeen
ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY WEST DOCUMENTARY.
ALL PHOTOS BY CLARA ZHU
“They can try to take away DEI but, they cannot erase us.”-Anonymous
“I am moved beyond words. I wish I could take the feeling in my chest and put it on paper. I am inspired and in absolute awe.”-Anonymous
“Will be thinking about this for a while.” -Anonymous
“Speechless—powerful, raw, and innovative work. Thank you.” -Anonymous
“I enjoyed seeing how you moved energy through space. I felt a lot in my body while watching. Thank you for your art.” -Anonymous
“Words cannot encapsulate the beautiful, thought-provoking choreography.”-Anonymous
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