Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Programme
Evidence of Souls Not Seen (1989)
A moving piece in which an all male trio offers a beautiful elegy. Mourning the deaths of young artists to AIDS.
Choreography: Lloyd Whitmore
Music: Elgar and Mahler
Costumes: Maurice Smith
Lighting: Milton Tatum
Dancers:
DeMarcus Williams, Jerome Stigler, Armando Silva
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair (1991)
This jazz work features a unique blend of lyrical and street styles. Its fast pace portrays scenes of action and excitement.
Choreography: Talley Beatty
Music: Earth, Wind, and Fire
Costumes: Christ O'Conner
Lighting: Milton Tatum
Dancers:
Katherine Biggs, Algernon Campbell, Darrell Cleveland, Dale Flemming, Chantel Marrow, Nycole Merritt, Erin Printy, Nellesa Walthour, William Gill, Milissa M. Young
Mouner's Bench (1990)
Choreography: Tally Beatty
Music: Fisk Jubilee Singers
Lighting: Milton Tatum
Dancer:
Jerome Stigler or DeMracus Williams
Pass It On (World Premiere 1999)
A dynamic dance expressing Dallas Black Dance Theatre's strength and versatility.
Choreography: Earl Mosley
Music: Collage of Contemporary Artists
Lighting: Milton Tatum
Movement I
Katherine Biggs, Darrell Cleveland, Dale Flemong, Chantel Marrow, Nycole Merritt, Erin Printy, Armando Silva, Jerome Stigler, Nellesa Walthour, DeMarcus Williams, Melissa Young
Movement II
Nellesa Walthour & Darrell Celveland
Movement III
Melissa Young
Movement IV
Katherine Biggs, Nycole Merritt, Erin Printy
Movement V
Darrell Cleveland, Armando Silva, Jerome Stigler, Nellesa Walthour, DeMracus Williams, Melissa Young
Pass It On was underwritten by a grant from Chase Bank