2009-2010 ACTIVE REPERTORY:
...AND NOW MARVIN (1994)
Choreographer: Darryl B. Sneed
This work pays tribute to the legendary artist Marvin Gaye. He was an extraordinary singer, composer and arranger. Through his music he expressed despondency over key issues of his generation: politics, the war in Vietnam, the ecology ad human conditions.
ABSOLUTE RULE (1994)
Choreographer: Elisa Monte and David Brown
Absolute Rule examines the sexual power and intensity of male and female relationships. Each dancer manipulates the other to create sensuous human sculptures.
Absolute Rule was made possible by a grant from IBM.
AWASSA ASTRIGE/Ostrich (1932)
Choreographer: Asadata Dafora
A warrior imitates the graceful but powerful movements of the ostrich, King of the birds.
BROTHER TO BROTHER (1999)
Choreographer: Allyne D. Gartrell
Dedicated in memory of Gary L. Harrison.
CAMOUFLAGE (1983)
Choreographer: Ben Stevenson O.B.E.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
ESSENCE (2005)
Choreographer: Christopher Huggins
"This piece is dedicated to the women in my life, like Ann Williams, who have inspired me with their strength, passion, humor, commitment, and unconditional love."
ETUDES AND ELEGY (1990)
Choreographer: Gene Hill Sagan
Choreographed by the late Gene Hill Sagan, this modern classic clearly shows the lyrical style behind the motif of Mr. Sagan's ballets.
EVIDENCE OF SOULS NOT SEEN (1989)
Choreographer: Lloyd Whitmore
A moving piece in which an all male trio offers a beautiful elegy, mourning the deaths of young artists to AIDS.
JAZZ COURSE 101 - Dallas Black University (2009)
Choreographer: Christopher Huggins
Jazz Course 101 embodies traditional and classic jazz dance with red, hot energy…DBDT style!
JOURNEY TO THE ONE, A TANGO (2003)
Choreographer: Nejla Y. Yatkin
This work was featured by Ms. Yatkin in Alpha to Omega: A Five Year Retrospective and is considered by critics as one of her best works.
LAMBARENA (2002)
Choreographer: Troy Powell
Mr. Powell takes us on a personal journey with him to Alaska where he was highly inspired by the way eagles survived-how similar their actions were to human beings. In creating Lambarena, he uses his dancers' forms and shapes to capture the images.
LOVE TRI-TANGO (2003)
Choreographer: Nycole Ray
The game of love; there are no rules.
MALAGUEÑA (2002)
Choreographer: Chung-Lin Tseng
Malagueña is a fast-paced, dynamic classical ballet work; infused with a contemporary edge.
PIGS AND FISHES (1982)
Choreographer: Elisa Monte
A powerful, driving piece focusing on the coming together of opposing forces in a communal triumph over society and culture. Pigs and Fishes is one of the most popular works from the repertoire of over forty works created by Elisa Monte. This full company piece was the first major commission for Elisa Monte – commissioned by Alvin Ailey for his legendary troupe.
NIGHT RUN (2003)
Choreographer: Christopher Huggins
Choreographer's Asst: Kayoko Amemiya
"Night Run is a look at the interaction of social forces and their transformation as night falls and the run for time."
Night Run was made possible by a grant from The All State Foundation.
PHOENIX (2008)
Choreographer: Zach Law Ingram
Phoenix is based on the different trials and tribulations of life; but one thing is for certain, the phoenix will come before it's too much to bare.
SMOKE (2001)
Choreographer: Bruce Wood
"After working with the dancers from Dallas Black Dance Theatre for a while I noticed that they all have their own personal elegance; and as a company, they have a great sense of humor. I decided to take those two elements and put them in a dance for them to inhabit and for you to enjoy." -Bruce Wood
THE COVENANT (2008)
Choreographer: Edmond Giles
We all inhabit mystical creatures for some its dragons, fairies, mermaids, or elves. For me, I like the passion, the mystery and the romance of the vampire. This is the covenant.
NEW WORK (2009)
Choreographer: Richard A. Freeman, Jr.
NEW WORK (2010)
Choreographer: Camille A. Brown
NEW WORK (2010)
Choreographer: Christopher Huggins