Blur


Commissioned by The Shed (NYC) as part of Open Call 2021
June 4, 2021
The Shed
New York, NY
sound design by Brandon Wolcott
costume design by Miodrag Guberinic
curated by Tamara McCaw & Solena Chehtman

Blur is a solo performance that experiments with visibility and invisibility, and the relationship between performer, audience, and object. Viewers are invited to navigate a phonetic landscape of Cuyjet’s voice and text, through the lens of race and objectification. Her costume is composed of close-up images of her own skin.

Blur earned Leslie a 2022 New York Dance & Performance “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Choreographer/Creator.


Being Seen: An Interview with Leslie Cuyjet by Tara Aisha Willis

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