For All Your Life
photo by Maria Baranova
The Chocolate Factory Theater
Curated by Brian Rogers
Creation and performance by Leslie Cuyjet Dramaturgy and Co-Direction by Sean Donovan
Set design by Neal Wilkinson
Sound design by Max Ludlow
Lighting Design by Amanda K. Ringger
Film Direction by Daniele Sarti
Co-direction and Tour Management by Brian Maschka
Stage Management by Tess Dworman and Randi Rivera
Co-produced by Jennifer Castro Song and Sweat Variant
For All Your Life is an ongoing performance project and installation that examines the value of black life and black death, and launched at The Chocolate Factory Theater April 2024.
The presentation includes live performance and a short film that exhibits the history and mechanism of life insurance, to offer a complication between proprietorship and legacy.
-> Two Blistering Solos Raise the Stakes at Live Artery by Gia Kourlas/NY Times
-> Impressions:” by Sarah Cecilia Bukowski/Dance Enthusiast
2025 ◼ Next Wave Festival at BAM
-> 25 Best Dance Performances of 2025 by the NYTimes
2025 ◼ ICA Boston
-> More information, including an interview with Leslie, here
2025 ◼ Krannert Center Tour
-> Studio Theater at Krannert Center for Performing Arts in Urbana, IL
2025 ◼ Live Artery Festival at CPR
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