Dissonance Dance Theatre Shawn Short, Producing Artistic Director

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“There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.”- Vicki Baum

Life is a stage

Rachel Bade and Taurean Barber in Ryan Tuerk’s Scars On My Memory

Dissonance Dance Theatre refines and presents stories based in and of the experiences of human interaction. From loss, triumph, conflict, laughter, joy or love, we blend classical technique with popular dance convention to bring sophistication and style.

Chanel Smith and William Wilson in rehearsal for Adam Sage’s Baroque Fantasy

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Dissonance Dance Theatre is pleased to annouce the 2014 -2015 Repertory Season...won’t you join us?

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Dance NoirBurana World Premiere

Exodus World Premiere

Rowdy World Premiere Testament Dance With The V World Premiere

Guest Choreographer - Ryan Tuerk World Premiere

WINTERSTEPSGuest Choreographer - Michelle Sloan World Premiere

Guest Choreographer - Johnnie Mercer World Premiere

Plyo World Premiere

Bedtime Stories The Road Unrest On The FifithBaroque Fantasy - G. Choreo. - Adam Sage World Premiere PlyoBurnStitch World Premiere

Black To SilverZeroFirst TimeGio’s Room World Premiere Unrest Parchment Opacity World Premiere Stepping on Eggshells World Premiere The Stone Keeps Turning World Premiere Let/Dure Pas Coucher du Solelil ** Repertoire subject to change.

Dance Noir The Jack Guidone Theater October 18th - 19th, 2014 Dance Noir is an evening of dance works built around dark, dramatic classical scores. These works tell narrative stories through a blend of contemporary and modern dance styles.

Performances Saturday Sunday

October 18th, 2014 8pm October 19th, 2014 7pm

Dance Noir will feature new works from Ryan Tuerk, and director Shawn Short.

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WINTERSTEPS is new DDT programming that brings new artists to D.C.’s dance audience. Established and emerging artists are carefully selected to produce new works or present in this co-produced concert. WINTERSTEPS goal is to strengthen and build the community by providing it with a shared concert experience that will bring deeper awareness of local and national dance companies.

DDT will present the new works by D.C. dance artists Torens Johnson, Johnnie Mercer and Michelle Sloan.

WINTERSTEPS The Jack Guidone Theater

January 24th, 2015 8pm

Johnnie Mercer Michelle SloanTorens Johnson

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On the Fifth Lang Theatre March 1st, 2015

Pointe shoes, pop music and contemporary still adorn the stage in DDT’s new production, On The Fifth.

With a title inspired by a musical composition, On the Fifth is a two-part program that immerses the audience in classical ballet and contemporary dance styles. Like the top note of a musical triad, On the Fifth Like the top note of a musical triad, One the Fifth layers classical and current dance styles to create harmonious movement. Part one of the program features DDT’s first work by former Nashville Ballet master/school director, and current Missouri Ballet Theatre Founder/Director Adam Sage titled Baroque Fantasy.

Part One also features the world premiere of Short’s new urban contemporary ballet, Plyo. Plyo is an observation of classical pas de deux structure married to urban trap musical score that meets at the crossroad of classical and urban sophistication.

Part two of the program is Short’s 30 minute dance, Stitch. This composition refines the high art aesthetic of classical ballet through a multicultural cast, raw-and-real humanistic stories and baroque music blended with industrial sound bites and score. A large cast of dancers fills the stage blending space, time and human choreographic architecture.

“We are really excited to bring Adam into our family. Also, I feel On The Fifth will aid in connecting the ballet and modern dance communities in Washington, D.C.” - Shawn Short Producing Artistic Director

Presented as part of INTERSECTIONS at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, Feb 20 - Mar 7, 2015

Performance Sunday March 1st, 2015 5:30pm

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Black To Silver:A Black LGBT Experience The Jack Guidone Theater April 11th -12th, 2015 Experience the beauty and heartfelt energy of Dissonance Dance Theatre latest production, Black To Silver: Sons of Baldwin Black to Silver (now in its 3rd year), is a multidisciplinary arts production that examines and explores interpersonal relationships, identity and love within the African-American LGBT community.

Bringing together a majority African-American LGBT cast, Black to Silver provides Washington, D.C.’s first ever theatrical platform for African-American LGBT dance artists to express personal themes through choreographic narrative. And now we bring the show to you! The goal of Black to Silver is to showcase unique, untold intimate experiences of LGBT African-Americans through text and contemporary styles of dance. This year’s show Black To Silver: Sons of Baldwin, inspired by James Baldwin focusing on, homoeroticism, acceptance, affirmation and more.

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Performances Saturday Sunday

April 11th, 2015 April 12th, 2015

8pm 7pm

* NYC April 2014 - Date Coming Soon!

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Season & Tickets

Dissonance Dance Theatre hopes you will join us for a world of dance that awaits you as part of our season. DDT is pleased to announce its 2014-2015 Season presenting another exciting line-up of programs. Group sales are encouraged to purchase online where they will see discount in cart balance.

Ways to Order Tickets:Due to multiple venues, please observe the “ticket purchase dates” next to season productions.

Purchase tickets by phoneFor our Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival production “On the Fifth”, tickets can be purchased at the Atlas Performing Arts Theatre by calling 202.399.7993, Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm.

There are no phone ticket sales for “Dance Noir”, “Black to Silver”.

Production Ticket Prices:

Dance Noir

Wintersteps On the Fifth Black to Silver

$15, $18 Online/$25 Door Admission $15, $18 Online/$25 Door Admission $22, $27.50 General Admission $15, $18 Online/$25 Door Admission

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Purchase tickets in person:Tickets for all performances are available for purchase starting one hour prior to performances.

Purchase tickets onlineOnline ticket sales for Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival performances are at Atlas Performing Arts Center , tickets can be purchased four hours before show time.

Online tickets sales for “Dance Noir”, “Wintersteps” and “Black to Silver” performances can be purchased for Joy of Motion’s Jack Guidone Theatre the day prior by 8pm.

Theatre Venues:Atlas Performing Arts Center1333 Hst NE, Washington, DC 20002www.intersectionsdc.org

Joy of Motion Dance Center, The Jack Guidone Theater5207 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015www.joyofmotion.tix.com

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Shawn Short, Founder/Director

NR Magazaine March/April 2014

Christopher Morgan in NR Story

Dancers backstage at Intersections

Ngoma Center for Dance (Ngoma) is a Washington, DC 501(c)(3) arts organization that provides minority youth, adults, and their enthusiasts, with a deeper understanding of dance as an art form and a discipline. Initially a project titled Dissonance Dance Theatre under New York Foundation for the Arts’s Fiscal sponsorship program. Dissonance Dance Theatre (founded in 2007) gave rise to Washington, DC’s only African American-managed dance company. Dissonance has joined its new parent organization as a program at Ngoma. What Do We Do:Our mission is to produce and refine competitive level dance artists in a multicultural environment through its resident dance company Dissonance Dance Theatre, African-istic influenced dance training, in house professional career coaching, Ngoma Reader Magazine, and artist professional development. We have begun to provide an essential host institution for minority performing arts activity interested in classical ballet and contemporary dance.

Achievement Snapshot: - DC’s Only African American-managed contemporary ballet company providing apprentice and trainee programs.

-Now in its eighth year of operating, DDT has performed over 50 performances. With 45 dances in its repertoire catolouge; DDT has performed in DC, MD, NYC, Ohio and Wisconsin; performing works of Founder Shawn Short and notable contemporary and classical choreographers from Philly, MO, and NYC.

- Launch D.C. first minority-focused dance magazine Ngoma Reader Magazine.

We Need You! Ngoma is a growing company that is impacting the lives of competitive dancers. With your support, you can ensure our mission’s success through programs such as Dissonance Dance Theatre, artist development, and Ngoma Reader. Please contact us at 202-540-8338 or info@ngoma-center-for-dance.org to join us as we make a difference.

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