‘There’s a lot of laughter, a lot of joy’: Kyle Abraham on the family parties that inspired his new dance show

Best known for tackling subjects such as injustice and violence, the choreographer is channelling happier memories with An Untitled LoveGrowing up in Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 90s, Kyle Abraham was surrounded by music and dancing. “My parents are very social people. Ironically, I’m not,” the choreographer says, on a video call from his Brooklyn apartment. “They would have a lot of parties where people would come over and play cards, and my mother had birthday clubs with