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Reggie Wilson’s Citizen at BAM’s Harvey Theater

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 15 December 2016
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“Wilson ... is trying to inspire you to imagine”
Reviewed at BAM: Harvey Theater, New York City on 14 December 2016
Programme
Citizen (Reggie Wilson)
Performers
Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group
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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.