On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died during a chokehold in police custody.
Ten days later, Peter Sellars started rehearsals on his new show Flexn, an angry, pulsating, extraordinary showcase of African-American dance.
Then – on the first Monday of workshops – Michael Brown was shot dead in Missouri, sparking the Ferguson riots.
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