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Showing Out: Contemporary Black Dance

Showing Out: Contemporary Black Dance

Will feature Sadiqua Iman, Dani Tirrell, and Markeith Wiley, Jade Solomon Curtis and Alex Crozier

Seattle has been home to a host of Black creative cultural producers/artists that have exploded on the national and international arts scene. Taking the temperatures of what's happening now, Donald Byrd will take the pulse of Seattle's local Black creative arts scene while taking a look at what's happening beyond our geographic boundaries.

Destined to surprise audiences near and far, this project will serve as a catalyst for sharing with the world just how impactful a place can be on content and voice.

About the Curator:
Since 1976, Donald Byrd has created over eighty works for his former and present companies, Donald Byrd/The Group and Spectrum Dance Theater, and for major modern and classical dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Joffrey Ballet. However, he is probably best known for The Harlem Nutcracker, his re-visioning of the classic ballet. Byrd is the Tony-nominated choreographer for the hit Broadway musical The Color Purple and has choreographed at San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, and Nederlandse Opera. He choreographed Julius Caesar for his debut at Seattle Opera in 2007 and returns to the company in 2008 for Aida.