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Webster Hall, Studio 1 (Room 117)

Nearly Sighted/unearthing the dark is a multisensory experience for the audience that delves deep into questions of what it means to see and be seen—as well as from whose lens we are doing the viewing. How do hearing and the idea of listening contrast with what is actually being heard? How is taste felt, while exploring the legacies we leave behind?

Kayla Hamilton is a movement artist, producer and educator originally from Texarkana, Texas, who now resides in Bronx, N.Y. Kayla earned a B.A. in dance from Texas Woman’s University and a master's degree in special education from Hunter College. She is a member of the 2017 Bessie-award winning collective Skeleton Architecture, or the future of our worlds, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa. In addition to Skeleton Architecture, Kayla dances with Gesel Mason Performance Projects, Sydnie L. Mosley Dances and Maria Bauman/MBDance.

Kayla has been supported by the Paloma McGregor / Angela’s Pulse Dancing While Black Fellowship, Brooklyn Arts Exchange Summer Space Grant and Dance USA Institute for Leadership Training. Under the name K. Hamilton Projects, Kayla self-produces numerous projects, organizes community events and writes arts-integrated curriculum throughout NYC. When Kayla is not dancing, she's a special education teacher at the Highbridge Green School who loves to watch Law & Order on Hulu while sipping on peppermint tea.

Part of the Spring 2019 Guest Artist Series, sponsored by the Theater and Dance Department, the Groove Fund, and the Eastman Fund. Free and open to all.

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