Alice Sheppard jumps lightly over a small balloon in her wheelchair, balancing momentarily on crutches. Alice is a multiracial Black woman with coffee-colored skin and curly blonde hair pulled atop her head; she wears an iridescent black jumpsuit. A sculpture of lit balloons wink and glimmer to one side, and green curtains back the black marley stage.
An Intimate Night

In this intimate mixed repertory performance, Laurel Lawson and Alice Sheppard perform stunning solos, reset fan-favorite excerpts of Kinetic Light’s signature work, DESCENT, sensual duets from the company’s newest work, The Next T.i.M.es, and more. The performance is set in a dynamic and flexible new lighting design by Annie Wiegand.

Laurel Lawson is upside down, weaving through the bridge that Alice Sheppard’s body creates. Laurel’s legs are on Alice’s back, her head tucked as her torso wraps around Alice’s torso. The curves of their bodies mirror the curves of their wheels. Laurel is a white person with cropped hair and pale freckled skin and Alice is a multiracial Black woman with coffee-colored skin and blonde curly hair piled atop her head; they both wear dark shimmery sleeveless bodysuits. The background is a soft cream.
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An Intimate Night

Available for 2025-26 season. Flexible staging. Runtime 70 minutes plus intermission

Accessibility

Performances will include ASL interpretation of musical and sonic elements; depending on venue, there may or may not be speaking within the show. Haptic interpretationmay be available at some seats. We work with all venues to create expanded accessible seating. Audio Description will be available through live description and/or through Audimance.

There are no strobe lighting effects. Onstage light sources change color and are moved during the performance.

Audience members are welcome to exit and reenter the space at any time during performances. Depending on venue, quiet space and sensory kits will be available before, during, and after performances.

Alice flies, arms wide, balancing atop Laurel's shoulder. Laurel looks slyly to the camera, one arm low on their wheel. Alice is a multiracial Black woman with coffee-colored skin and blonde curly hair; Laurel is a white person with cropped teal hair and pale freckled skin. They wear bright jewel tones and sparkling black mesh; around them is a cityscape of brick and glass. Photo Yael Malka // A Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance

Alice Sheppard balances: feet planted, lifting her wheels slightly off the ground as she reaches her arms high overhead. Laurel Lawson mirrors her lower embodiment, and leans over, placing her hands on Alice’s knees and looking up toward Alice’s raised hands. Laurel is a white dancer with cropped blue hair and Alice is a multiracial Black woman with short curly orange hair; they both wear shimmery sleeveless costumes. Their shadows dance behind them on a blue screen. Photo Christopher Duggan / Lincoln Center


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