Work in Process Showing: Tropical Depression by Rosie Herrera

Date and Time

• Saturday, Mar 1, 2025  12pm - 1pm

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Join NCCAkron for a work-in-process showing of Tropical Depression, a dance theater work by Rosie Herrera (Miami, FL) that celebrates the unique glamour and humor of the Caribbean.  It will be the culmination of many years of research into the deconstruction of Cuban iconography and the oppressive nature of nostalgia. The Akron community is invited to an intimate look into the creative process of this developing work for Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre, which embraces her classical vocal training alongside her dance theater movement aesthetic.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Guzzetta Hall Studio 194

228 E Buchtel Ave, Akron, OH 44325

*ages 18+ (includes adult themes, sexual language, and partial nudity)

Herrera was the inaugural recipient of the Knight Choreography Prize. Made possible by Knight Foundation, this award is designed to support the artistic experimentation and career longevity of choreographers in the United States. Each year the award will honor a living choreographer whose body of work is distinguished not only for their artistry but also for their originality of thought and impact. The award celebrates choreographers who provide significant contributions to the dance field, expand audiences for dance, and ensure the artform has a prominent place in U.S. culture.

About the Artist

Rosie Herrera is a Cuban-American dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Rosie Herrera Dance Theater in Miami. She is a graduate of New World School with a BFA in Dance Performance. She has been commissioned by The Miami Light Project, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ballet Hispanico, José Limón Dance Company, The Ringling Museum, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Santa Barbara Dance Theater, New Dialect, GroundWorks Dance Theater, Houston Met Dance, Boston Dance Theater, Orchestra Miami, New World Symphony, and the American Dance Festival (ADF) in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2022.  Her company, Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre, has been presented by the Northrop Dance Series, New World Symphony, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami Light Project, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Texas A & M University, Duncan Theater, The Annenberg Center, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Dance Place, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, The Yard at Martha's Vineyard, Alys Stephens Center, Wilson Center at Cape Fear University, The Rialto Center, Gotham Dance at Skirball and Focus Dance at The Joyce as well as by The American Dance Festival at the Joyce NYC in 2016 and 2018. 

Rosie Herrera is a 2016 USArtist Sarah Arison Choreographic Fellow, a 2010 and 2018 MANCC Choreographic Fellow, a 2014 Bates Dance Festival Artist in Residence, a 2016 Bessie Schoenberg Fellow, and a 2011 and 2016 Miami Dance Fellow. She was awarded a Princess Grace Choreographic Fellowship for her work with Ballet Hispanico in 2013 and is a recent 2024 Guggenheim Choreographic Fellow.

Pictured: Artists of RHDT in Various Stages Of Drowning (photo by AdamReign)