A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

To create a body of dance-based work that is galvanized by Black culture and history. The work, informed by and made in conjunction with artists across a range of disciplines, entwines a sensual and provocative vocabulary with a strong emphasis on music, text, video, and visual art. While grounded in choreographer Kyle Abraham’s artistic vision, A.I.M draws inspiration from a multitude of sources and movement styles.

Since A.I.M’s founding, Artistic Director Kyle Abraham has made more than 15 original works for and with the company.

Prior to 2020, the company anticipated 25 weeks of touring each calendar year, making it one of the most active touring dance companies in the United States. The company has toured domestically to over 50 cities in 32 states and internationally to over 25 cities in 11 countries.

New York City Center, David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Joyce Theater, The Los Angeles Music Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Théâtre de la Ville, Sadler’s Wells, Maison de la Danse, Tanz Im August and The Kelly-Strayhorn.

A.I.M’s inclusive audience base experiences the company’s artistic philosophy through performance, workshops, and discourse.The audience is as diverse as A.I.M’s movement vocabulary, which ranges from hip-hop to ballet. 

“I’m interested in a really wide range of folks from the brother who owns the corner store to the woman who has never even heard of a corner store. I want those people to interact, andI want them to be sitting next to each other sensing the other person’s experience."

"Lush movement, infectious music and magnetic dancers (the choreographer included)..." -Siobhan Burke

"It's been a long time since I've seen a group of virtuoso dancers look as natural, as human, as Abraham's company." - Joan Acocella

"The movement vernacular is mercurial amalgam that morphs through numerous genres - modern, contemporary, ballet, hip-hop. It is a crazy, sexy, cool fusion of elite/street/afro-punkism that is a visual feast, a delicious 'post-modern gumbo' as he calls it." - Theresa Ruth Howard

A.I.M performs post-modern choreographer’s 1994 work Strict Love, set to popular music by the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross. 

state is a new trio created by the “marvelously daring” choreographer Andrea Miller (Deborah Jowitt), commissioned for the dancers of A.I.M.

Habits of Attraction was Bebe Miller Company’s first foray into a creative process that merged dancing developed through partnered improvisation with set material.

A.I.M company dancers perform the acclaimed Trisha Brown’s 1976 work Solo Olos, an example of the searing intellectual rigor and intricate craftsmanship for which Brown is known, focusing on Brown’s explorations of the dynamic between movement and structure.

Big Rings is an A.I.M commissioned dynamic, team-based group work by company member Keerati Jinakunwiphat that premiered at The Joyce Theater in October 2019.