OF MOVING COLORS PRODUCTIONS, SWEATT DALLAS DANCE FESTIVAL & BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY
FLEE DANCE HAS A COUPLE PERFORMANCES COMING UP & WE HOPE YOU’RE ABLE TO ATTEND A SHOW NEAR YOU! THERE ARE THREE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS TO WITNESS THREE PREMIERES. ONE PIECE WILL BE PERFORMED IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, ONE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AND ANOTHER IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
1) “DESCENDANTS,” A PIECE CHOREOGRAPHED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DANCERS OF “OF MOVING COLORS PRODUCTIONS,” WILL BE A PART OF OMC’S EVENT, EXPOSED. FLEE DANCE WILL ALSO BE PERFORMING AS A GUEST ARTIST WITH OMC IN EXPOSED AND IN OMC’S PRODUCTIONS, “KICK IT OUT …AROUND THE WORLD” IN LATE JANUARY (MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KICK IT OUT COMING SOON).
BELOW IS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EXPOSED:
DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: MANSHIP THEATRE
100 LAFAYETTE STREET BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
PRICE: $15.00+ FEES
https://manshiptheatre.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0S4o00000A1cNcEAJ
SPONSORED BY: LOCKE MEREDITH, SEAN FAGAN & ASSOCIATES, ATTORNEYS
EVENT DESCRIPTION: FOUNDED IN 1987, OF MOVING COLORS PRODUCTIONS IS LAUNCHING OUR SEASON WITH AN EVENING OF SPECIAL DELIGHTS. EXPOSED TAKES A “PEEK BETWEEN THE CUSHIONS” WITH EXCERPTS FROM SOFA STORIES, WHICH PREMIERED IN 2018. FROM FOLDING LAUNDRY TO FALLING IN LOVE, COME SEE WHY THIS WORK HAS BEEN CALLED ONE OF THE MOST DELIGHTFUL IN ALL OF OMC’S HISTORY. THE AUDIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE PREMIERE OF A WORK-IN-PROGRESS CHOREOGRAPHED BY OMC’S GUEST ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, FRANKIE LEE PETERSON III. FRANKIE HAS PERFORMED WITH ZION DANCE PROJECT, IS A COMPANY INSTRUCTOR FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE, AND IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF FLEE DANCE. TO HELP TEAR THE WALLS DOWN BETWEEN AUDIENCE AND PERFORMER, THE COMPANY IS HOSTING A SHORT Q&A SESSION NEAR THE END OF THE PROGRAM AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM AT STROUBES FOR WINE AND CHEESE FOLLOWING THIS OPEN SHOWING OF WORK. AS ALWAYS, THE FALL PERFORMANCE IS A FANTASTIC WAY TO MEET THE PROFESSIONAL DANCERS THAT LIVE IN YOUR CITY.
CREDIT STATEMENT: THE PRESENTATION OF EXPOSED IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MARGARET GOODWIN MEMORIAL FUND, WITH LEAD FUNDING FROM LOCKE MEREDITH, SEAN FAGAN & ASSOCIATES, ATTORNEYS.
https://www.ofmovingcolors.org
2) “WARRIOR,” A SOLO REPRESENTING A WORSHIP WARRIOR’S JOURNEY & THE MULTIPLE WAYS OF WARRING IN BATTLE FROM ATTACKING, PRAYING, DEFENDING, WORSHIPING, ETC. THIS SOLO WILL BE PERFORMED AS A PART OF THE “SWEATT DALLAS DANCE FESTIVAL: TOGETHER WE RISE.”
BELOW IS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SDDF 2021: TOGETHER WE RISE!:
DATE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021
TIME: 7PM
LOCATION: SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER
3400 S. FITZHUGH AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75210
PRICE: TICKETS ARE $20, BUT $10 FOR SENIORS, STUDENTS, MEMBERS OF DANCE COUNCIL & STAR SYSTEM
http://www.ticketdfw.com/whats-on/2021/sweatt-dallas-dance-festival/
EVENT DESCRIPTION: SDDF IS THE ANNUAL EVENT FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SOUTH DALLAS DANCE FESTIVAL. THE FESTIVAL’S NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO HONOR MARY LOIS HUDSON SWEATT (1939-2016), WHO WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VISION OF THE SDDF FOR MANY YEARS. (ML) SDDF IS PRODUCED BY BECKLES DANCING COMPANY IN COLLABORATION WITH SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER. THE 2-DAY FESTIVAL INCLUDES MASTER CLASSES, YOUTH DANCE SHOWCASE, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION, AND EVENING PERFORMANCES. THE GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN AREA ARTISTS AND COMPANIES AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER’S GROWTH AND IMPACT ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. (ML) SDDF SEEKS TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE LARGER COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP THE AUDIENCES AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO MAKE SOUTHERN DALLAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY FOR THE CREATION, PRESERVATION, AND PRESENTATION OF DANCE WORKS.
IT IS PRESENTED BY BECKLES DANCING COMPANY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER, CITY OF DALLAS OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
SAFETY MEASURES INCLUDE A MASK REQUIREMENT, SOCIAL DISTANCE SEATING, NO-TOUCH RESTROOMS, AND THE CENTER PROVIDES MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER.
FOR MORE INFO: becklesdancingco.org
3) “WARRI-HER,” A PIECE CHOREOGRAPHED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STUDENTS OF “BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY,” WILL BE A PART OF THE UNIVERSITY’S FALL DANCE CONCERT. BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY’S FALL DANCE CONCERT 2021 WILL SHOWCASE NEW CHOREOGRAPHY AND INCLUDE WORKS FROM GUEST ARTISTS KEVIN JENKINS, FRANKIE LEE PETERSON III, AND CALEB MITCHELL.
BELOW IS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY’S FALL CONCERT:
DATE: NOVEMBER 5, NOVEMBER 6, NOVEMBER 12, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
TIME: 7PM
LOCATION: BITSY IRBY VISUAL ARTS AND DANCE CENTER STUDIO
1500 PEACHTREE STREET, JACKSON, MS 39202
PRICE: GENERAL ADMISSION IS $10 AND $5 FOR SENIORS AND NON-BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. ADMISSION IS FREE FOR ALL BELHAVEN FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
EVENT DESCRIPTION: CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF DANCE KRISTA BOWER NOTES, “THE 2021 FALL DANCE CONCERT FEATURES BALLET AND MODERN/CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKS WHICH HIGHLIGHT THE STRENGTH, ATHLETICISM, AND ARTISTRY OF BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY’S DANCE ENSEMBLE AND MEMBERS OF DOXA. AUDIENCES WILL ENJOY AN INSPIRING EVENING OF DIVERSE CHOREOGRAPHY AND CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES.”
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/567913600942243/
