As part of Paloma McGregor/Angela’s Pulse residency with VCUarts Dance + Choreography, Paloma and collaborators Christine King, Kayla Hamilton, and Nina Angela Mercer have been developing a new, community-specific iteration of Building a Better Fishtrap / A’we deh ya (All of Us Are Here).

Throughout this process, we’ve been listening, learning, and creating alongside Richmond Cultural Bearers, Community Leaders, and VCU students.

As a culmination of this developmental period we will gather this April with VCU and Richmond community members for a week of process and an evening of performance and dialogue, where food and conversation will come together to explore what it takes to nourish and sustain a healthy community.

[Featured Image Description: A photograph of four Black artist with four white lawn chairs lined up horizontally. They are outside in a grassy area during a sunny day. From left to right: Christine King is standing facing back. Nina Angela Mercer is sitting with her hands in fists. Paloma McGregor stands looking up while her palms are to the sky. Kayla Hamilton is sitting, with her eyes closed and hands in fist.]