Location
Orpheum Theater
409 South 16th Street
Omaha, NE 68102

Created and performed by members of the company with special guest artists from New York City's underground scene, Asherie's newest work, UNDERSCORED, is inspired by the intergenerational memories of club dancers. EAD invites audiences to join them on an exhilarating journey through the ever-changing physical landscape of New York City's underground dance community; the cast ranges in age from 28-80.

Rooted in African American and Latinx street and social dances, Ephrat Ashereie Dance (EAD) explores the expansive narrative qualities of various street and club styles highlighting breaking, hip hop, house and vogue as a means to tell stories, develop imagery, and find new modes of expression.

UNDERSCORED was developed in Works & Process LaunchPAD residencies at Catskill Mountain Foundation (2022), Bridge Street Theatre (2021), Kaatsbaan (2020), and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Additional residency support provided by CUNY Dance Initiative, Lumberyard, and The Yard. Past performances have taken place at Harlem Stage, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum, The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, and The Yard.

Photo: Courtesy the artist