Sankofa, choreographed by Adrienne Hawkins (Boston Conservatory)

Adrienne Hawkins's choreography "Sankofa: The Temptation to Look Back while Going Forward" was performed at Boston Conservatory at Berklee's Winterworks. Winterworks is an annual live performance featuring original choreography by Boston Conservatory at Berklee guest artists and dance students.

Choreography by Adrienne Hawkins
Music by Edward Holland, Ken Ishii, Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Reich, Barrett Strong, the Temptations, Norman Whitfield
Costume Design by Marian Bertone
Lighting Design by Paul Marr

PERFORMED BY
Isabella Ball, Brianne Bischoff, Demi Brown, Isabella Constantino, Esther Farley, Hailey Green, Adia Hollist, Ashley Johnson, Annika Montalvo, Tyreri Morrison, Regan Raczynski, Melissa Ray, Alice Stearn, Kianna Thoreson, Jennifer Wienner, Henry Winslow, Simone Wolfhorst


ADRIENNE HAWKINS, choreographer. Credits: Holds an M.F.A. in dance from Connecticut College; served as artistic director of Impulse Dance Company of Boston; taught, choreographed, and performed the art form of concert jazz in Japan, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States.; serves on the faculty of the Harvard summer dance program and the American Dance Festival in Connecticut, North Carolina, and Japan; set choreography on the National Ballet of Iceland Repertory, Ballet Plus, and Dance Express in Denmark, Northwest Florida Ballet, and the Portland Ballet; created choreography for rock musicals, music videos, commercials and industrials; served as an adjudicator for the Presidential Arts and Talent Search (Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island State Cultural Councils); served on the board of directors of the Boston Dance Alliance, McCormick Center for the Arts, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and the Piano Guild; recipient of the Boston Dance Alliance Dance Champion Award.

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Production Credits:
Producer: Jeannie Greeley
Editor: Peter Xiong
Cameras: Angel de Jesus Irizarry Almonte, Jeannie Greeley, Yichen Qian
Steadicam: Kevin Greene