Dallas black dance theatre history. Williams founded dallas black dance theatre in 1976. Hope boykin a 20 year. Founded in 1976 by ann williams the mission of dallas black dance theatre is to create and produce contemporary modern dance at its highest level of artistic excellence through performances and educational programs that bridge cultures and reach diverse communities.
Dallas black dance theatre celebrates its 43rd season as the oldest continuously operating professional dance company in dallas. Washington high school for the performing and visual arts and the international association of blacks in dance. The dallas black dance theatre will perform beams from heaven to the contemporary gospel music of artists like aretha franklin nina simone and patti labelle.
It didnt start as a big dance company though. The ensemble a contemporary modern dance company consists of 12 professional full time dancers performing a mixed repertory of modern jazz ethnic and spiritual works by nationally and internationally known choreographers. Effective may 11 2020 dallas black dance theatre performances and events have been canceled through the end of the 43rd season may 31 2020 due to the current public health crisis.
Dallas black dance theatre receives 1998 invitation from south africas minister of arts culture and sports as featured guest for south africas largest festival and to perform educational programs in the cities of johannesburg capetown pretoria and soweto. If you purchased tickets to a dallas black dance theatre performance that has been canceled in fort worth richardson dallas or new york through april 30 2020 we ask that you consider exchanging or donating your tickets. The result is captured in this video shadow within.
2008 celebrated the opening of dallas black dance theatres new headquarters in dallas downtown arts district. She is a founding member of the dance council of north texas the advisory board of the booker t. The dallas museum of art asked dallas black dance theatre to create a dance inspired by two works phase of nothingness cloth and stone by nobuoi sekine and chandelier by albert cheuret.