Gallery: Black Movements Dance Theatre In Motion
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The Black Movements Dance Theatre explored love, peace and politics through dance during the troupe's Black History Month program on Feb. 4 and 5.
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The program, which took place at the Royden B. Davis Performing Arts Center, featured nine short works by faculty members, guest choreographers and students.
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Artistic director Alfreda Davis said she wanted to balance honoring and celebrating history while lending a voice to the current state of affairs.
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Davis says she trains the troupe in a diverse range of genres and encourages her students to "use their movement to start a movement."
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Black Movements Troupe 'Tells Stories' Through Dance
February 7, 2011
February 7, 2011 – The Black Movements Dance Theatre performed its Black History Month program at Georgetown on Feb. 4 and 5 at the Royden B. Davis Performing Arts Center.
The contemporary modern dance troupe, which was founded by African American students in 1981, selected works for the program that expressed emotion, struggle and beauty, according to student director Jasmine Morton (C'12).
“It’s about pressing forward – resilience, power and the ability to press through and come out on top,” she explains. “This is not just about dancing – this is supposed to be an experience that challenges you, and enables growth as an individual.”
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