Momentum is an evening of two distinctive dance works by Princeton seniors Tierra Lewis and Sophie Main.
“Sync” by Lewis considers what it means to dance together. Blending club, street, and screen dance styles, the work highlights the connections between hip-hop’s past, present, and future. It calls on the audience to reflect on their engagement with Black art forms—examining reactions of enjoyment, bias, and appropriation—while navigating the boundaries between physical and virtual spaces of collective movement. Through this journey, “Sync” serves as a reflection and a challenge, questioning our awareness of both how and why we move. Lewis’ cast, in addition to herself, includes Andrew Hwang ’25, Phia Dennis ’28, and Sam Yamashita ’26.
“Tank,” a new work by Main, investigates the constraint and catharsis of stage performance. Across an exhilaratingly arduous movement score, four dancers challenge their bodies, the audience, and each other, confronting at once the value and detriment of virtuosity. A celebration of exhaustion, “Tank” captures the will to perform—to see and be seen—through pain, sweat, fear, and joy. Main’s cast includes Azariah Jones ’25, Madison Qualls ’25, Maya Sessions ’26, Renata Suárez ’28.
Tickets & Details
The performances are free and open to the public; free tickets required.
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Directions
Get directions to the Hearst Dance Theater, located on the Forum level of the Lewis Arts complex.
Accessibility
The Hearst Dance Theater is an accessible venue equipped with assistive listening devices. The performance on February 20 will include open/live captioning (CART). Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information about the arts complex. Guests in need of access accommodations are asked to contact the Lewis Center at LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week prior to the event date.