About The Showing
Midday Movement Series presents Rough Drafts Artist, Aiden Marshall, in an in-studio informal showing of their current work-in-progress, Be No Rain.
Be No Rain is a collection dance pieces that explore a range of aspects of grief, motivation, and responsibility. The movement works in modern/contemporary techniques and is inspired by multiple Afro-Caribbean and Black American aesthetics. The pieces selected here explore ancestral guidance, vulnerability, and imagination.
Aiden Marshall (he/him) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Boston, MA. Marshall’s choreography is inspired by West African and Afro-diasporic techniques and aesthetics, and their influences in Western concert dance. His movement research centers Black American experiences, queer narratives, and using somatic-based practices for collective healing and liberation.
About Rough Drafts
Rough Drafts is a choreographic development lab and teaching residency in support of the development of new and reimagined work for MA-based movement artists. Produced by Midday Movement Series (“MIDDAY”), Rough Drafts values iterative creative processes, with a focus on bolstering potential for success and career longevity, especially for BIPOC, low-income, and other marginalized artists.
Rough Drafts would like to thank our partner organizations, including The Boston Center for the Arts, The Hive, Harvard Office for the Arts, and ICA/Boston.