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1231 Lafayette Ave Unit 4
Bronx,New York 10474-5368


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CONTEMPORARY BALLET THEATRE - STUDIO INFORMATION

Styles:
Ballet, Contemporary

Also Offers:
Group Classes


About CONTEMPORARY BALLET THEATRE

VISIONS Contemporary Ballet, established in 2007 under the direction of Ranardo-Domeico Grays, is an ethnically diverse contemporary ballet company, exuding strength and passion in every piece. Choreographically VISIONS' repertory takes audiences on a self-reflective journey. Rooted in African American heritage with multicultural influences, it relays universal messages of the human experience and can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages, abilities, communities and backgrounds. The company has performed in New York and Michigan. It has been awarded the Riverside Church Sharing Fund Grant 2023, the West Harlem Development Corporation (WHDC) 2023 CBG (Community Benefits Grants), the NoMAA (Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance) Small Grant for Individual Artists made possible with the support of NewYork-Presbyterian and the Hispanic Federation in 2023, the UMEZ (Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone) Arts Engagement grant from the LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) in 2023, 2022, 2019 and was an inaugural grantee in 2018, the LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) Creative Engagement grant in 2023, 2021, and 2019 for Grays’ original choreographic works set on the company. With funding in part from these grants VISIONS will present Humility and Faith in 2023 at The Riverside Church and has presented fully produced concerts; Redemption in 2022 at The Riverside Theater, In Truth and In Light in 2021 at the Flea Theater, Traces (of what makes us who we are) in 2019 and Healing Works II in 2018 at The Riverside Theater

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