Rounding out the season will be a performance by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, which has toured throughout the U.S. and globally on stages in Bermuda, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, and South Korea. The event will take place in Peoples Bank Theatre at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, with doors open to the public starting at 7:00 p.m.
Founded in 1968 to create performance opportunities for dancers of color, DCDC is now the 10th largest modern contemporary dance company in the nation. It remains rooted in the African American experience and is committed to developing diverse movement artists on the global stage. A co-recipient of one of the dance world’s highest honors, the 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Revival, DCDC has been presented by American Dance Festival, Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and supported by National Endowment for the Arts and New England Foundation for the Arts among others. The culturally diverse company is dedicated to exceptional performance and quality community engagement.
Free tickets for this performance can be reserved starting at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 31, at The Peoples Bank Theatre’s Box Office, online at www.peoplesbanktheatre.com, or by calling (740) 371-5152.