DraftWork: Victoria Lynn Awkward + JOYBOY
About This Event
DraftWork at Danspace Project pairs New York–based dancer Victoria Lynn Awkward with JOYBOY, a Caribbean deity figure associated with joy, revelry and liberation expressed through dance and music. Awkward—whose work has appeared at Danspace Project and in programs like Conversation Without Walls—draws on collaborative settings, shifting between solo presence and ensemble listening and favoring clarity of gesture and timing; the lineup foregrounds exchange and proximity alongside JOYBOY’s celebratory resonances.
About the Artists
Victoria Lynn Awkward
Victoria Lynn Awkward is a New York City–based dance artist whose work appears in performance contexts such as Danspace Project. She has performed in Conversation Without Walls alongside artists including Jasmine Hearn, Myssi Robinson, and Charmaine Warren, in programs that foreground exchange and proximity rather than polish.
JOYBOY
Joyboy is a Caribbean deity, who embodies concepts like joy, revelry, and liberation, and symbolizes dance, music, and celebration.