The Era releases “The Testament” Short Footwork Film

"We footwork for justice and equality."

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"I feel like we have to continue creating pieces like The Testament that reflect the realities around us. Create non-stop, produce until you can’t anymore because too often we feel as dancers we don’t have a voice, and in times like these,* it causes your voice to be utilized even more than normal. It may be uncomfortable but we must act and speak to what’s happening around so we can be counted on, and play our part in the history happening right in front of us.

Through dance, our voices and energy can be limitless which in turn forms community amongst one another. We know how oppression can divide us but in the face of negativity, dance brings positivity, awareness, and furthermore brings us closer together. Coming together through dance inspires that same community to work on strategies that best serve their needs and the needs of others that many forms of oppression negate. I think dance helps us all release feelings that may be pent up from past experiences or speak on issues that may be uncomfortable for many but most definitely need to be said for the greater good of humanity." - Litebulb

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The Testament film premiered at Physical Theater Chicago.

*The Testament film directly references George Floyd, Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor, whose deaths sparked a summer of racial reckoning in America.