Mind in Motion: New Vision, New Horizon (2026 Newsletter)
Photo by Hisae Aihara (@Hisae_AI) New Premiere for New York Theatre Ballet The creation of Noi-Tar-Gim (“migration” backward) for New York Theatre Ballet, which premiered at Judson Memorial Church on April 10–11, 2026, was deeply meaningful and moving. The work is an abstract meditation on the energetic currents of my father’s life—his contradictions, his tenderness, […]
Mind in Motion: Iega’s Celebration (2025 Newsletter)
Photo by Michelle Reid Iega was recently presented the Legacy Award for See Chicago Dance. Here are some of Iega’s remarkable words from his acceptance speech. “Dance has shown me that legacy is not a destination. It is a living journey—what we practice, preserve, and pass on. When treated with entitlement or disconnected from its […]
Mind in Motion: Witness the Unfolding (2025 Newsletter)
On the Importance of Legacyby La Mar BrownProducing Director I have known Iega for several years and admire him as both an artist and a leader. When he asked me to join iegaMOVES as Producing Director, I excitedly accepted. At the start of this year, I departed from Chicago Dancemakers Forum, a service organization that […]
Mind in Motion: Critique and Cultural Literacy (2025 Newsletter)
Dancer: Adji CissokoPhoto By: Alexander Antonijevic Why publish my response to Lauren Warnecke’s Chicago Tribune review now? By Kevin Iega Jeff I wrote my response a week after reading Lauren Warnecke’s November 2024 review, but chose to sit with it, reflecting on whether—and when—to share it. So why release it now? In light of my […]