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Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) is completing its 44th season with all virtual performances. In January 2021, the company will continue to capture the dance and choreography on video in natural outdoor environments across Dallas in many instances.
a??Dallasa?? Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) is completing its 44tha??season with all virtual performances. In JANUARY 2021, the company will continue to capture the dance and choreography on video in natural outdoor environments across Dallas in many instances. Additionally,a??the dance company has decided to make virtual performances a part of its offering, evena??after it goes backa??toa??performing live in venues.a??Through its virtual performances,a??Dallas Black Dance Theatre has reached new audiences across the country and worldwide,a??including Australia, England, and Norway.
"During the summer of 2020, Dallas Black Dance Theatre became the first professional dance company nationally and internationally to consistently present paid virtual performances as a new business model after the closing of live performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic," said DBDT Executive Director Zenetta S. Drew. "This new model has resulted in extending the organization's reach beyond the theatre, allowing audiences in areas the company has never traveled to physically to enjoy performances."
The DBDT Spring Season launches in JANUARY 2021 with Legacy performances of audience favorites. The artistic team has adapted the choreography of some dances from the stage, bringing the dances to life at locations across the Dallas landscape.
DBDT: Encore! | The Choreographer Experience: Established & Emerging
Saturday, JANUARY 9, 2021, 7:00 pm CST/8:00 EST Virtual Performance
Unsettled Thoughts by Richard A. Freeman, Jr., features an excerpt of the work that explores the roles of the heart and mind. Some Moan for Love, by the late Darryl B. Sneed, is a solo that expresses the sentiment of love in hopes of reciprocation. COLD, a duet choreographed by Floyd McLean, Jr., is filled with searing strength and colossal control. Weighted by Shauna Davis is a thought-provoking work that explores pushing past physical boundaries.
DBDT | LEGACY PERFORMANCE SERIES + DANCEMAKER'S DISCUSSION
Saturday, JANUARY 23, 2021, 7:00 pm CST/8:00 pm EST Virtual Performance
If you just want a good laugh, you don't want to miss Monologues choreographed by DBDT veteran dancer Sean J. Smith. The work showcases a series of satirical sketches featuring characters dealing with anxieties, like Ken and Barbie, nerdy spelling-bee contestants, the wife of an alcoholic, and a lottery winner. The audience can talk to the choreographer and dancers in a Dancemaker's Discussion that follows the performance.
News About DBDT | LEGACY PERFORMANCE SERIES + DANCEMAKER'S DISCUSSION at Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Announces Spring 2021 Performances
December 31, 2020Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) is completing its 44th season with all virtual performances. In January 2021, the company will continue to capture the dance and choreography on video in natural outdoor environments across Dallas in many instances.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Dancers Transfer Stage to Dallas Outdoor Locations
December 18, 2020Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) is completing its 44th season with all virtual performances. In January 2021, the company will continue to capture the dance and choreography on video in natural outdoor environments across Dallas in many instances.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Celebrates African American Dance Masters In a Virtual Performance
October 13, 2020Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) celebrates African American dance masters in Tribute, an inspiring work for the ages. Matthew Rushing Associate Artistic Director for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater choreographed the work.
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