Eleven black dancers from historically white ballet companies were commissioned by èßäAVto create and perform a brand new ballet in just two weeks. This is their story...
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Guest curator Theresa Ruth Howard facilitated a two-week creative process through Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency Program with renowned choreographer Donald Byrd, using the music of Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, to birth this stunning piece that premiered on the Reframing the Narrative program in the Kennedy Center Opera House alongside works presented by Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballethnic Dance Company, and Collage Dance Collective.
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CREATIVE TEAM
Choreographer
Donald Byrd
Composer
Carlos Simon
Curators
Theresa Ruth Howard
Denise Saunders Thompson
Dancers
Portia Adams
Precious Adams
Katlyn Addison
Joshua Bodden
Corey Bourbonniere
Jenelle Figgins
Claudia Monja
Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Gian Carlo Perez
Jonathan Philbert
Miranda Silveira
Raquel Smith, Apprentice
VIDEO
Executive Producer
Regis Vogt
Producers
Tony Donghyuk Yoon
Ryan Nichols
Director / Director of Photography
Tony Donghyuk Yoon
Editor
Ryan Nichols
Graphics
Georgia Bergin
Camera Operators - Story
Tony Donghyuk Yoon
Josh Rodriguez
Camera Operators - Performance
Stella Sharpe
Josh Rodriguez
Harry Oakes
Rick Burks
Ayal Subar
Camera Assistants
Harry Oakes
Ben Janusz
KENNEDY CENTER DANCE PROGRAMMING
Director, Dance Programming
Jane Raleigh
Manager, Dance Programming
Julie Akerly
Coordinator, Dance Programming
Malik Burnett
From Other Suns was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Reframing the Narrative (2022) and is made possible with support from the Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency program.
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2:39 - Dancer Othella Dallas is mistakenly identified here as Katherine Dunham. Katherine discovered and trained Othella, and Othella taught Katherine Dunham's technique into her 90s.
