Algorithm ocean true blood moves

In his work artist, film-maker and poet Julien Creuzet explores the history of trade and displacement. His first foray into dance, Algorithm ocean true blood moves draws on the movements and gestures that have been passed down through generations of the African diaspora over time, now reconnected through social media. 

The moves are inspired by Creuzet’s personal archive of gestures and dances amassed online, revealing unexpected similarities between steps, such as Sudanese clerics moving in squatting positions during a ceremony and American teenagers duck-walking in the aisles of a supermarket. In his performance, Creuzet weaves his collection of gestures into an enchanting tapestry of movement. 

Creuzet conceived the production in collaboration with French-Brazilian choreographer, visual artist and educator Ana Pi. It is performed to the vibrations of Shatta, a new genre of electronic Caribbean dancehall music from Martinique. And features talented young dancers from the Ailey School, founded by Alvin Ailey, an influential African-American choreographer and activist who celebrated Black cultural heritage in his work.