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IRTIJAL
Irtijal is a Moroccan dance company working with Contact Improvisation and public space. I've been documenting its growth this year. The first nine photos are stills from a video we produced called "Corporalité Urbaine." The rest are from public performances.
Irtijal is a Moroccan dance company working with Contact Improvisation and public space. I've been documenting its growth this year. The first nine photos are stills from a video we produced called "Corporalité Urbaine." The rest are from public performances.
Festival Taragalte is a celebration of local music and culture in a Moroccan oasis town, at the end of the asphalt and the edge of the Sahara. I covered it for Afropop Worldwide
Carnival Masquerade
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
Eyes of God, a masquerade band designed by the legendary Peter Minshall, traded in technicolor pomp for minimalist symbolism. The band's slogan: "All men are equal in the eyed of God. Would that all Gods were equal in the eyes of Men."
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad, 2018
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
Color, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
'Balrog: Bringer of the Apocalypse,' a competitor for King of Carnival at Dimanche Gras in the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Competitors spend months and thousands of dollars to construct these behemoth costumes, competing for a nearly $200,000 top prize.
A "Red Devil" breathes fire during the Panorama steelpan competition, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2018
The "Black Indian" mas tradition is deep, with a distinct culture, language, and songs. These masqueraders at a competition in Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2018
91-year-old Nari Approo keeps the Black Indian tradition alive.
A "Fancy Indian" masquerader at the same competition, Trinidad, 2018
A Moko Jumbie in Port of Spain, Carnival, Trinidad, 2018
A masquerader during Carnival, Trinidad, 2018
A "fancy mas" masquerader dances during the Carnival Day Parade (A.K.A. West Indian American Carnival Day Parade, A.K.A. the Labor Day Parade) in Brooklyn, NY, 2017. This parade marked the 50th year of Carnival in Brooklyn.
Masqueraders at the Carnival Day Parade in Brooklyn, NY, 2017. The neighborhood hosts around 2 million revelers every year on Labor Day weekend. Carnival lovers from the Caribbean fly up to Brooklyn to attend.
Masqueraders on Eastern Parkway, for the Carnival Day Parade, Brooklyn, NY, 2018. The predominately Caribbean neighborhood is changing with recent gentrification, and Carnival is feeling the pressure.
Masqueraders at the Carnival Day Parade, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
Eyes of God, a masquerade band designed by the legendary Peter Minshall, traded in technicolor pomp for minimalist symbolism. The band's slogan: "All men are equal in the eyed of God. Would that all Gods were equal in the eyes of Men."
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad, 2018
Eyes of God, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
Color, Carnival, Trinidad 2018
'Balrog: Bringer of the Apocalypse,' a competitor for King of Carnival at Dimanche Gras in the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Competitors spend months and thousands of dollars to construct these behemoth costumes, competing for a nearly $200,000 top prize.
A "Red Devil" breathes fire during the Panorama steelpan competition, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2018
The "Black Indian" mas tradition is deep, with a distinct culture, language, and songs. These masqueraders at a competition in Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2018
91-year-old Nari Approo keeps the Black Indian tradition alive.
A "Fancy Indian" masquerader at the same competition, Trinidad, 2018
A Moko Jumbie in Port of Spain, Carnival, Trinidad, 2018
A masquerader during Carnival, Trinidad, 2018
A "fancy mas" masquerader dances during the Carnival Day Parade (A.K.A. West Indian American Carnival Day Parade, A.K.A. the Labor Day Parade) in Brooklyn, NY, 2017. This parade marked the 50th year of Carnival in Brooklyn.
Masqueraders at the Carnival Day Parade in Brooklyn, NY, 2017. The neighborhood hosts around 2 million revelers every year on Labor Day weekend. Carnival lovers from the Caribbean fly up to Brooklyn to attend.
Masqueraders on Eastern Parkway, for the Carnival Day Parade, Brooklyn, NY, 2018. The predominately Caribbean neighborhood is changing with recent gentrification, and Carnival is feeling the pressure.
Masqueraders at the Carnival Day Parade, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
Carnival Music
In Trinidad, steelpan is life.
Shell Invaders Steel Band, Panorama, Trinidad 2018
In Trinidad, steelpan is life.
Shell Invaders Steel Band, Panorama, Trinidad 2018
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