The Archival Highlight project was conceived as a platform for The Kitchen’s Curatorial interns to develop their own lens through which to consider The Kitchen’s vast archive and share their findings with its audiences on Instagram. From July 22–September 8, 2021, we (Maryam Rahaman and Noa Rui-Piin Weiss) formed a project thesis, researched events from The Kitchen’s history, gathered archival materials, and prepared highlights for social media..

Featuring an audio-essay by Ethan Philbrick on the colonial history of a Baroque slow dance called the Sarabande, as well as video documentation of a first meeting in an ongoing, remote collaborative research process between Philbrick and six dance artists: Anh Vo, Tess Dworman, Niall Jones, Tara Aisha Willis, nibia pastrana santiago, and Moriah Evans.

Featuring still images of Moriah Evans, Configure (2019) performed at The Kitchen; a statement written by the artist; and an excerpt from the score of movement strategies for this piece.