Where She Once Stood: The Women of the Crane House & Historic YWCA Alive Through Dance Film Screening
NJCH Director of Programs Gigi Naglak will chair a panel discussion following a screening of Where She Once Stood: The Women of the Crane House & Historic YWCA Alive Through Dance on May 21 at Montclair Film Cinema 505.
The film brings to the screen what was originally presented as a live, site-immersive dance performance. Created in partnership with the Montclair History Center and funded in part by an NJCH grant, the work transforms the Crane House & Historic YWCA into a living historical site where movement and music make visible women’s lives.
Those represented in the work include the Crane family, the enslaved women and domestic workers who were part of the household, and the Black women, girls, and boarders connected to the building during its time as a segregated YWCA. The original on-site dance performances proved immensely popular, selling out eight times.
In addition to NJCH’s Naglak, the panel will include Erin Carlisle Norton of The Moving Architects dance company, Angelica Diggs of the Montclair History Center, and artists from the project. The evening will conclude with a reception to continue the conversation.
In-Person and Online. The event will include a short live dance performance, film screening (35-minutes), panel discussion, and reception. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online here. To request specific accommodations, please contact TMA 2 weeks prior to performance.
