Deeply spiritual and kinesthetically invigorating, the dances of Ronald K. Brown tend not to be politically explicit. But “The Equality of Night and Day”—performed at the Joyce, Jan. 17-22, by Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE (Demetrius Burns, a member of the company, appears above)—is partially set to speeches by Angela Davis. A score by the jazz pianist Jason Moran threads the activist content with a subdued ritual of grief. For balance, Brown’s “Open Door,” with live accompaniment by the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, offers joy.
Ronald K. Brown Gets Political
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