Mission
Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater seeks to diversify the contemporary dance landscape with untold stories and under-told perspectives from communities of color. Grounded in values from the African Diaspora and using our art as activism. Rejoice! celebrates and cultivates community through artistic engagement, performances, and dialogue, weaving our stories of hardship and triumph.
Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater seeks to diversify the contemporary dance landscape with untold stories and under-told perspectives from communities of color. Grounded in values from the African Diaspora and using our art as activism. Rejoice! celebrates and cultivates community through artistic engagement, performances, and dialogue, weaving our stories of hardship and triumph.
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About 'Been Ready'
Introducing our newest creation and upcoming production - Been Ready. For us in the Black community, we’ve always been told “stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.” Ready as in ready for the discrimination, ready for the prejudice, ready for the racism. Well… we are ready, we’ve been ready and now its time to galvanize. Been Ready brings together our five personal experiences navigating conflicts that are inherently imbued with layers of race, gender and bias. With an inward focus we find what makes us ready. Collaborators
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February 14-16, 2020
Premiering at the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art Free Preview
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Community Ensemble Program
This program provides professional dance training and performance opportunities to individuals in our community through inclusion in our productions. In addition to providing performance and training opportunities, our program seeks to catalyze artists as agents of change in our political climate. Participants are expected to discuss issues of social justice, community building and activism.
This program provides professional dance training and performance opportunities to individuals in our community through inclusion in our productions. In addition to providing performance and training opportunities, our program seeks to catalyze artists as agents of change in our political climate. Participants are expected to discuss issues of social justice, community building and activism.
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