2015-2016 Season
NextNOW Festival
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
September 10 at 8:30pm
September 11 at 7pm
Christopher performs his critically acclaimed solo Rice in The Clarice's annual season opening festival.
Velocity DC Dance Festival
Sidney Harman Hall
Washington, DC
October 15 at 8pm
October 16 at 8pm
CKM&A returns for our 4th appearance in Washington DC's biggest annual dance festival to Morgan's 2013 work Selective Sync.
CKM&A's 5th Anniversary Concert
American Dance Institute
October 9 at 8pm
October 10 at 3pm
October 10 at 8pm
Join CKM&A as we celebrate the first 5 years
of the company with this special evening looking
back at some of the company's most beloved
works and a sneak preview of Christopher's
upcoming world premiere solo Pōhaku.
The program includes Assistant Director
Tiffanie Carson's 2014 work Deprivation,
Morgan's Selective Sync, Inconstancy, Selling Out
and his acclaimed solo Rice, which first
premiered 10 years ago
American Dance Institute
1570 E. Jefferson St.
Rockville, MD 20852
$30 General Admission
$15 Student price
DanceNow NYC 20th Anniversary Festival
Joe's Pub
New York, NY
September 12 at 7pm
Christopher performs the touching and poignant solo
For Becky in the special 20th anniversary celebration of this annual Downtown Dance Festival.
Winter Workshop
American Dance Institute
January 4 - 6, 2015
Join CKM&A for its third annual Winter Workshop with three days of technique classes and repertoire, designed to inspire and challenge serious pre-professional and professional students. The Workshop is a fantastic way to refresh your practice as a working professional, or get back into your body after the holidays.
SOLD OUT!
APAP Showcases
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre’s Joan Weill Center for Dance
January 15 & 17, 2016
Join CKM&A for their 2016 APAP Showcases. The company will present excerpts of Christopher's upcoming solo Pohaku. Performing live with Morgan are Kumu Hula (hula master) Elsie Kaleihulukea Ryder of Kaimikaua’s Hālau Hula o Kukunaokalā, and classically trained electric cellist Wytold.
Pōhaku
Dance Place
Washington, DC
March 19, 2016 at 8pm
March 20, 2016 at 7pm
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, HI
April 14, 2016
ODC
San Francisco, CA
June 3, 2016
Join Christopher for the world premiere of his evening length solo Pōhaku at Dance Place, and tours to Maui and San Francisco.
Inspired by Morgan’s late cousin, Kumu Hula (hula master) John Kaimikaua (1957-2006) Pōhaku premieres one decade after his cousin’s passing, and nearly as long since the piece was first conceived. Performing live with Morgan are Kumu Hula Elsie Kaleihulukea Ryder of Kaimikaua’s Hālau Hula o Kukunaokalā, and classically trained electric cellist Wytold. Collaborators also include projection designer Sareen Hairabedian, scenery by Kapa maker Dalani Tanahy, lighting and technical direction by Brian S. Allard, and rehearsal direction by Tiffanie Carson.
Summer Intensive
American Dance Institute
May 30 - June 10, 2016
Join CKM&A for two weeks of technique, repertoire, and seminars designed to inspire and challenge serious pre-professional students. The Intensive includes a professional photoshoot and a culminating intensive performance free and open to the public.