Patrycja Humienik: In Rhythm and Words

Local artist Patrycja Humienik, along with more than a dozen other local musicians and dancers, took the stage at Evanston’s Levy Center Friday evening and performed In Rhythm and Words; a show choreographed by Humienik in collaberation with some of the show's other dancers. The performance contained multiple forms of dance ranging from hip hop to belly dancing. Here are a few photos from the performance which lasted just under an hour:

While the dance portion of the performance contained an eclectic mix of choreography, the highlight for me came at the show’s introduction. Before the dancers took the stage, Humienik played an original song she wrote herself and recorded with other local musicians. The song, like the performance that followed it, contained a wide range of genres including soul, hip hop, and spoken word.

To hear a preview of the original song, Abandon the Material visit the show’s official website HERE.

In Rhythm and Words was certainly a first for me. As a huge fan of local arts, I have never before seen such a creative and unique hybrid of dance, music and spoken word. By combining multiple art mediums, In Rhythm and Words successfully bends the “laws of art” and forces the viewer to rethink how they interpret various genres of music and dance.

For those of you who missed Friday evening’s performance, you can still see the show in its final day Sunday at The Levy Senior Center located at 300 N. Dodge Ave. in Evanston. Sunday's show will also feature a special performance by Evanston's own Lars Kohlman!