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Paul Crewes Rachel Fine SARAH CHANG (Violinist) Top Women in Newsweek Magazine’s “Women and New Trio, Mr. Elizalde has performed for leading Artistic Director Managing Director Recognized as one of the Leadership, 20 Powerful Women Take Charge” American politicians such as President Bill Clinton, foremost violinists of our time, issue. In March 2008, Ms. Chang was honored as a Condoleezza Rice, Henry Kissinger, and the late PRESENTS Sarah Chang has performed with Young Global Leader for 2008 by the World Senator Ted Kennedy. He was a featured performer the most esteemed orchestras, Economic Forum (WEF) for her professional for the soundtrack of the 2013 film Jimmy P, conductors, and accompanists in achievements, commitment to society and potential composed by Academy Award-winner, Howard an international career spanning in shaping the future of the world. In 2012, Sarah Shore. Mr. Elizalde is a passionately active educator, more than two decades. Since her debut with the Chang received the Harvard University Leadership having recently served as a Visiting Professor of LULA WASHINGTON New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, Ms. Award, and in 2005, Yale University dedicated a piano at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Chang has continued to impress audiences with her chair in Sprague Hall in her name. For the June Washington. Since 2011, he has been a member of technical virtuosity and refined emotional depth. 2004 Olympic games, she was given the honor of the faculty at the Manchester Music Festival in Highlights from Ms. Chang's recent and upcoming running with the Olympic Torch in New York, and Vermont since 2011 and has given masterclasses at seasons, have included performances with such that same month, became the youngest person ever the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Lawrence THEATRE North American orchestras as the New York to receive the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame award. University, and the Music Institute of . He Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Also in 2004, Ms. Chang was awarded the has also appeared at various summer music LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE IS A FOUNDING MEMBER Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana Prize festivals including Yellow Barn, Taos, Caramoor, OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN DANCE Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Symphony, in Siena, Italy. Other previous distinctions include Bowdoin, Kneisel Hall, and the Music Academy of Montreal Symphony, Symphony, Detroit the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Gramophone’s the West. Mr. Elizalde was a juror for the 2012 Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Vancouver “Young Artist of the Year” award, Germany’s “Echo” Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition held STAFF Symphony, Symphony, San Diego Schallplattenpreis, “Newcomer of the Year” honors at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Symphony, and New Jersey Symphony. She has also at the International Classical Music Awards in Indiana. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, FOUNDER & CO-FOUNDER & ASSOCIATE performed at the Hollywood Bowl and at the London, and Korea’s “Nan Pa” award. In 2011, Ms. Mr. Elizalde received a Bachelor of Music degree ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Aspen Music Festivals, Chang was named an official Artistic Ambassador by with honors from the San Francisco Conservatory of Lula Washington Erwin Washington Tamica Washington-Miller among others. With a career that has blossomed the United States Department of State. Music, where he studied with Paul Hersh. He holds internationally, her European engagements have Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from taken her to Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, JULIO ELIZALDE (Pianist) the Juilliard School in New York City, where he TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & WARDROBE & REHEARSAL Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and her Praised as a musician of studied with Jerome Lowenthal, Joseph Kalichstein, LIGHTING DESIGNER STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT engagements in Asia have brought her to audiences "compelling artistry and and Robert McDonald. Facebook, Twitter, and Micheal David Ricks Terri James Michael Tomlin, III in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, as well power" by the Seattle Times, Instagram: @JulioThePianist as Australia and New Zealand. As an accomplished the gifted American pianist recital and chamber musician, Ms. Chang regularly Julio Elizalde is a multi-faceted DANCERS travels the world, performing with such artists as artist who enjoys a versatile Pinchas Zukerman, Yefim Bronfman, Leif Ove career as soloist, chamber musician, artistic Joshua Joseph Alexander, Queala Clancy, Tehran Dixon, Jasmine Francisco, Andsnes, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Wolfgang administrator, educator, and curator. He has Christopher Frazier, Jack Virga-Hall, Krystal Hicks, Adama Ideozu, Saidiya Imari, Michael Tomlin, III Sawallisch, and members of the Berlin Philharmonic performed in many of the major music centers Orchestra. Ms. Chang’s most recent recording for EMI throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Classics - her 20th for the label - featured the Brahms Latin America to popular and critical acclaim. Since ASSOCIATE DANCERS APPRENTICE DANCERS and Bruch violin concertos with Kurt Masur and the 2014, he has served as the Artistic Director of the Joniece Boykins, Arlondria Sartain, Danny Guerraro, David Mitchell Dresdner Philharmonie, and was received to Olympic Music Festival near Seattle, Washington. Thomas Davis excellent critical and popular acclaim. Her recording Mr. Elizalde has appeared with many of the of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons attracted international leading artists of our time. He tours internationally PERCUSSIONIST commendation, with BBC Music Magazine stating: with world-renowned violinists Sarah Chang and Marcus L. Miller “She has never made a finer recording.” She has also Ray Chen and has performed alongside conductors recorded Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 and Itzhak Perlman, Teddy Abrams, and Anne Manson. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 live with the He has collaborated with artists such as violinist MEMBERS OF THE LWDT YOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE & Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Sir Pamela Frank; composers Osvaldo Golijov and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Simon Rattle; Fire and Ice, an album of popular Stephen Hough; baritone William Sharp; and Taylor Agbonkpolor, Juquari Baskin, Sania Benton, Malcolm Dunbar, Zenmarah Duruisseau, Siara Gabourel, shorter works for violin and orchestra with Plácido members of the Juilliard, Cleveland, Kronos, and Ishaun Jackson, Jolyn Lambey, Kayla Anais McPherson, David Mitchell, Giselle Perez, Solea Powe, Domingo conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker; Brentano string quartets. Mr. Elizalde is a founding Mayumi Lyn Rhone, Niya Rae Sheppard, Tyler Wilkins the Dvořák Violin Concerto with the London member of the New Trio, with violinist Andrew Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis; as well as Wan, co-concertmaster of L'Orchestre several chamber music and sonata discs with artists symphonique de Montréal and Patrick Jee, cellist Program A - African-American Male Voices - JANUARY 11, 7:30 pm including pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Lars Vogt. of the New York Philharmonic. The New Trio was Along with Pete Sampras, Wynton Marsalis, and Tom the winner of both the Fischoff and Coleman Program B - with a Meaning - JANUARY 12, 7:30 pm Brady, Ms. Chang has been a featured artist in National Chamber Music Competitions and is the Program C - Movement for the Soul - JANUARY 13, 7:30 pm Movado’s global advertising campaign “The Art of recipient of the Harvard Musical Association's Bram Goldsmith Theater Time.” In 2006, Ms. Chang was honored as one of 20 prestigious Arthur W. Foote Prize. As part of the

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P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Program A Program B Program C TEMPORARY SPACES (2017) THE LITTLE ROCK NINE & GLOBAL VILLAGE (2010) THE LITTLE ROCK NINE & “WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY” THE MESSAGE (2017) DANCERS: Jack Virga Hall, BY: Anthony Burrell THE MOVEMENT (2004) CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington THE MOVEMENT (2004) CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTION BY: Jasmine Francisco, Christopher Frazier MUSIC: Primacy of Numbers – Phillip Glass The Little Rock Nine is a tribute to the nine MUSIC: Fela Kuti The Little Rock Nine is a tribute to the nine Lula Washington and the Dancers African-American students who integrated African-American students who integrated (Alternate: Thomas Davis) and YoYo Ma COSTUME DESIGN: Lula Washington MUSIC BY: Kamasi Washington COSTUME DESIGN: Anthony Burrell & Central High School on September 25, Central High School on September 25, “ROSA PARKS” 1957. The Movement recalls the civil rights LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks 1957. The Movement recalls the civil rights COSTUME DESIGN: Lula Washington Evan Wilson DANCER: Saidiya Imari struggles of such notables as Rosa Parks and DANCERS: The Company struggles of such notables as Rosa Parks and (Alternate: Tehran Dixon) LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This work was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This work was DANCERS/SOLO CREATORS: DANCERS: Saidiya Imari, Krystal Hicks “DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” commissioned by the University of Central commissioned by the University of Central Tehran Dixon, Christopher Frazier, Christopher Frazier, Michael Tomlin, III INTERMISSION DANCER: Michael Tomlin, III Arkansas at Conway, for the 50th anniversary Arkansas at Conway, for the 50th anniversary Krystal Hicks, Michael Tomlin, III of the Little Rock 9. Lula Washington was of the Little Rock 9. Lula Washington was LOVE IS… (2010) born just outside Little Rock. SEARCH FOR HUMANISM (2015) born just outside Little Rock. PAUSE CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Christopher Huggins CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington Humanism is a belief system that stresses CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington OPEN YOUR EYES (2016) MUSIC: Sigur Ros and Wong Kar-Wai MEDIA: “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in the value and goodness of human beings. Too MEDIA: “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington COSTUME DESIGN: Natasha Guruleva SNOWY DAY (2016) Peace” – The Princely Players; “Traditional often, we are killed, as if we were not human Peace” – The Princely Players; “Traditional MUSIC: Earth, Wind & Fire LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks Prayer” – The Blue Spring Missionary Baptist and as if our lives do not matter. Our lives DO Prayer” – The Blue Spring Missionary Baptist CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Tamica Washington-Miller COSTUME DESIGN: Evan Wilson & Lula Washington Association; “It Had To Be You” – Song by Association; “It Had To Be You” – Song by MUSIC BY: Liz Story “AT FIRST SIGHT” matter. We are human! Ray Charles; “I Dream A World” – Poem Ray Charles; “I Dream A World” – Poem LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks DANCERS: Jack Virga Hall & Tehran Dixon CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington SETS & PROPS: Tamica Washington-Miller by Langston Hughes; “The Long Shadow of by Langston Hughes; “The Long Shadow of MUSIC: Marcus Lamar Miller DANCERS: Jack Virga-Hall, Danny Guerra, “NEW WORLD SYMPHONY” “FLEETING” Little Rock” – Book by Daisy Bates; Speech Little Rock” – Book by Daisy Bates; Speech Joniece Boykins, Jasmine Francisco, DANCERS: The Company DANCERS: Joshua Joseph Alexander, Michael from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. COSTUME DESIGN: Lula Washington from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Saidiya Imari, David Mitchell Tomlin, III & Krystal Hicks (Alternates: DANCERS: Tehran Dixon, Christopher Frazier; “FANTASY” “LOOK WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM” “LOOK WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM” Thomas Davis & Jasmine Francisco) Jack Virga-Hall, Krystal Hicks, Michael DANCERS: Krystal Hicks, DANCERS: The Company DANCERS: The Company Tomlin, III (Alternates: Saidiya Imari & Jasmine Francisco, Saidiya Imari “PAIN” “JEFFERSON THOMAS” Jasmine Francisco) “JEFFERSON THOMAS” REIGN (2010) DANCERS: Queala Clancy “DEVOTION” DANCER: Christopher Frazier DANCER: Christopher Frazier CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Rennie Harris (Alternate: Saidiya Imari) DANCERS: Christopher Frazier MUSIC MIXED AND PRODUCED BY: “ERNEST GREEN” PAUSE “ERNEST GREEN” & Michael Tomlin, III “THE SAME OLD STORY” James “JT” Wilconson DANCER: Jack Virga Hall DANCER: Jack Virga Hall “SEPTEMBER” DANCERS: The Company LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks “MINNIE JEAN BROWN” “MINNIE JEAN BROWN” DANCERS: Krystal Hicks, WE WORE THE MASK (2006) DANCERS: The Company, Apprentices & DANCER: Krystal Hicks This work celebrates the removal of old DANCER: Krystal Hicks Jasmine Francisco & Jack Virga-Hall PAUSE Youth Dancers OPENING SOLOIST: Krystal Hicks “ELIZABETH ECKFORD” masks that were once needed to survive “ELIZABETH ECKFORD” “KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY” in America. Once removed, a new face COMMUNION (1994) DANCER: Tehran Dixon DANCER: Tehran Dixon DANCERS: The Company is revealed full of the vivacity, energy, INTERMISSION CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Donald Bryd “WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY” sensuality, soul, spirit, fire and true beauty RECONSTRUCTED BY: Jamal Story, DANCERS: Jack Virga Hall, that lies within us. Assistant to Donald Byrd Jasmine Francisco, Christopher Frazier CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington AIDED BY: Nabachwa Ssensalo (Alternate: Thomas Davis) TRADITIONAL MUSIC COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY: MUSIC: Mio Morales “ROSA PARKS” Marcus Lamar Miller LIGHTING & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: DANCER: Saidiya Imari COSTUME DESIGN: Lula Washington About Lula Washington Dance Theatre Micheal David Ricks (Alternate: Tehran Dixon) LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks DANCERS: Queala Clancy, Tehran Dixon, Founded in 1979 in inner-city Los Angeles by Lula “DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” Jasmine Francisco, Krystal Hicks, POEM BY: Paul Laurence Dumbar Washington and her husband, Erwin Washington, DANCER: Michael Tomlin, III Saidiya Imari POEM READ BY: Tamica Washington-Miller this vibrant troupe is known for powerful, high- OPENING SINGER: Krystal Hicks energy performances, unique choreography, and INTERMISSION PAUSE DANCERS: The Company works that are rooted in African-American culture OPENING SOLOIST: Queala Clancy THE MOVEMENT (2004) THERE IS ALWAYS and history. Lula Washington Dance Theatre (EXCERPT) TOMORROW (2016) (LWDT) celebrates its 38th Anniversary in 2018. The Movement recalls the civil rights struggles During its first three decades LWDT danced across "Sometimes people wear rose colored of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders. glasses without even knowing it. Sometimes the globe, from the United States to Russia, China, CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington it is an escape from reality. When the glasses Brazil, Kosovo, Germany, and other countries. SPEECH FROM: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. come off, they must face the truth of the real “LOOK WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM” world that they are part of." In addition to performing, the company has - Tamica Washington-Miller. DANCERS: The Company a passionate commitment to education and CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Tamica Washington-Miller “DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” community outreach both at home and on tour. MUSIC: Marcus Lamar Miller DANCER: Michael Tomlin, III LWDT operates its own dance school and studio COSTUME DESIGN: Evan Wilson in South Los Angeles, where 100 inner city youth REIGN (2010) LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks study dance all year long. The students perform in CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Rennie Harris DANCERS: Krystal Hicks, Tehran Dixon, LWDT’s Youth Dance Ensemble and in an annual Youth Dance Recital in June; a Summer showcase in August; a Christopher Frazier, Michael Tomlin, III MUSIC MIXED AND PRODUCED BY: Dance All Day Festival in October; and an annual Kwanzaa Festival in December. Many LWDT Company dancers James “JT” Wilconson received their start in dance at the LWDT school. Lula grooms her young dancers through local performances, LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks PAUSE sometimes with the professional company. DANCERS: The Company, Apprentices & Youth Dancers OPENING SOLOIST: Krystal Hicks

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LULA WASHINGTON Music Center Moves After Dark Program at Disney the Western Arts Alliance and the Dance Resource MTV Music Awards (2016), Country Music Awards Donald Byrd/The Group, a critically acclaimed Theatre: Joy Joy (1988, his first ever); On The (Founder/Artistic Director/ Hall. Tamica serves on the Board of Directors for Center of Los Angeles. Erwin has been a public (2016), The Formation World Tour, and countless company, founded in Los Edge (2005); and Love Is… (2010). Originally from Choreographer) grew up in the the International Association of Blacks In Dance. speaker; a grant panelist; and a frequent mentor for music videos. He has won an MTV Video Music Angeles and later based in New York, that toured Boston, Massachusetts, Huggins trained under Nickerson Gardens Housing She collaborates with her husband, composer and people working in the arts. Award for ‘Best Choreography’ in Beyonce’s extensively, both nationally and internationally. He Andrea Herbert Major, Danny Sloan, and Martha Projects in Watts, CA. She was musician Marcus L. Miller, to create artistic projects ‘Formation’ and was also nominated for ‘Best has created over 100 modern and contemporary Gray. He attended SUNY Purchase and The Julliard inspired to dance after a teacher that include spoken word, vocals, and social MARCUS L. MILLER Choreography’ in Beyonce’s ‘Sorry’. Anthony’s dance works for his own groups as well as for the School, and was a fellowship student at The Ailey took her to see the Alvin Ailey commentary with jazz, world, and audio- (Resident composer/ recent film credits include Lemonade, Bad Grandpa, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dayton School. Huggins has worked as a guest artist, dance company at UCLA. She later applied to study engineered music. Washington-Miller’s movement Percussionist) is a multi-talented Jack Ass 4, and Leave It On the Floor. Anthony has Contemporary Dance Company, and Philadelphia master teacher and choreographer for dance dance at UCLA but was rejected for being too old, at style is an organic blend of traditional modern and artist/percussionist based in danced with Philadanco, Eleone, Koresh, Prism Dance Company (Philadanco), among others; and companies throughout the United States, Europe, age 22, to start dance training. She appealed that jazz dance, with hip-hop and vernacular flavors and Southern California. Artistic Dance Theater and Lula Washington Dance Theatre. has choreographed for classical companies, Japan, and Korea. He has taught countless master decision and was admitted. She earned a Bachelors the traditional dances of the African diaspora. She director of the Afro-Persian Anthony was also a two-time gold medalist and the including , The Joffrey classes and workshops at universities and dance and Masters degree in dance at UCLA and became was nominated by the 2008 NAACP Local Theater Experience; the Marcus L. Miller 1998 National Gold Medalist for the NAACP ACT-SO Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Aterballetto, Maggio institutions including , Spelman one of UCLA’s most successful dance graduates. After Awards committee for best choreography on Ensemble; and the performance art ensemble competition in the category of Dance. While Danza di Firenze, and Oregon Ballet Theater. College, and University of the Arts in Philadelphia. graduation she formed her successful international “Gilgamesh” at the Boston Court Theatre. She Freedom Jazz Movement and band leader of the attending University of the Arts, Anthony was hand Huggins has created for the Alvin Ailey touring dance company and her inner city dance choreographed Hippolytos, the inaugural percussion ensemble Project World Drum, Marcus selected by Artistic Director Emeritus Judith RENNIE HARRIS American Dance Theatre, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, school. Her choreography moved one prominent production at the Barbara and Lawrence also serves as musical director for Lula Washington Jamison to join Ailey II and The Alvin Ailey (choreographer) Ailey II, Philadanco, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, New York Times dance critic to call Lula “a gifted Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa in Malibu. Dance Theatre and is president of his record label, American Dance Theater. As a principle dancer, he choreographed Reign for Lula Broadway Dance Center of Tokyo, Oslo Dance original.” Her choreographic work is known for its She assisted Lula Washington in the staging and Universe Soul Records. Miller is the founder and has performed in the Master Work Revelations for Washington Dance Theatre in Ensemble in Oslo, Norway and many others. He is a passion, its bold willingness to tackle important choreography for James Cameron’s film Avatar and director of the Young Drummers of Los Angeles. He President Barack Obama and the first family. In 2010 to celebrate the 2002 and 2008 recipient of the Ira Aldridge Award social issues and to advocate for the humanistic played the motion capture body for the film’s has recorded and released eleven CDs for his label addition to his successful career, Anthony dedicates company’s 30th anniversary. for Best Choreography from the Black Theatre treatment of all people. While still a student, Lula Queen mother Mo’at. She set choreography on and written music for several independent films himself to dance education and Philanthropy as the He is a pioneer in performing, Alliance in Chicago for his work Enemy Behind the danced in the telecast and in the Cuttin’ Da Mustard starring Keisha Knight Pulliam, and documentaries including Movement With a Founder and Director of Breaking Barriers Summer choreographing, teaching and bringing the Gates and Pyrokinesis. He also worked on several films Funny Lady with Barbra Streisand, Sgt. Pepper "Moesha," "," and "The Steve Harvey Meaning, Beyond the Echo of the Drum, Love and Dance Intensive and Project AB. He continues to African-American dance form hip-hop to a projects for Disney in Orlando, Florida. Huggins is a with the Bee Gees, and King Kong. Lula later Show." Tamica holds a Bachelor’s in dance from Other 4-Letter Words, and My Girlfriend’s Back. He build his artistry and work towards creating a legacy worldwide audience. Raised in an inner-city silver medalist from the Seoul International choreographed The Little Mermaid movie and James UCLA. She studied at the Alvin Ailey American has written tracks for the 20th Century Fox DVD in entertainment, arts, and education. community on the north side of Philadelphia in the Contemporary Dance Competition, resident Cameron’s film, Avatar, along with the Mission To Dance Theatre and with scores of prominent artists. release of "Avatar the Last Airbender.” Since United States, Harris started dancing hip-hop at a choreographer at Duke Ellington High School for the Mars project for NASA. Along with her dance She danced leading roles with LWDT as a company beginning his professional music career in 1995, DONALD BRYD young age. He began teaching classes and Arts in Washington, D.C., and Artist-in-Residence for company, Lula maintains a community-based dance dancer and now performs leading character roles, Miller has toured internationally and nationally with (choreographer) 's career has workshops at age 15, and has since taught at The Ailey School. In 2009, Huggins choreographed school in South Los Angeles that offers affordable some of which involve singing or spoken words. such artists as Ben Harper, The Watts Prophets, been long and complex and his schools and universities across the United States. the 50th Anniversary Opening Night Gala for the dance training year round for inner-city youth. Her Sheila E., Ashanti, and BoujouBumBastick. As of choreographic and theatrical Harris toured internationally with the Fresh Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Huggins has work was honored by the Minerva Award, given by ERWIN WASHINGTON 2006, Marcus has performed with the Lula interests are broad. The New Festival, the first organized hip-hop tour in the been a faculty member at The Ailey School. former California First Lady Maria Shriver; the UCLA (Co-founder/Executive Director) Washington Dance Theatre. This collaboration of York Times describes him as “a United States, starring Run DMC, Fatboys, Curtis Chancellor’s Award in Community Service; and the co-founded Lula Washington Black American music and Black choreographer with multiple Blow and Whodini. He has also worked with Kool JAMAL STORY Delta Sigma Theatre Trailblazer Award at their 2015 Dance Theatre with his wife, continues to redefine and reflect a unique “Black personalities … an unabashed eclectic.” It Moe Dee, West Street Mob, Salt'n'Pepa and other (choreographer & dancer) 's national convention in Houston, Texas. In June Lula, and has served as the American cultural perspective.” In 2015, Marcus continues, “Yet he does more than hop like a noted hip-hop stars. In 1992, Harris founded dance beginnings came under 2018, Lula Washington and her husband, Erwin, will organization’s executive leader and Freedom Jazz Movement headlined the 12th magpie from style to style, taking any subject Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), a troupe Adrian Wilson and the Oui share the Dance USA/Los Angeles Conference Host since 1980. Erwin holds a annual Vladivostock International Jazz Festival in matter and imagery he finds along the way that made up of young African-American male dancers. Geometer Company in Los Committee’s Champion Award for the impact of their certificate in Executive Leadership for Non-Profit Vladivostock, Russia. During 2015 he also worked strike his fancy. His unruliness is accompanied by a RHPM was Harris' way of bringing to Angeles. At age 15 he began company and its work in Los Angeles and across the Organizations from Stanford University; a Master of with Panoply, a collaboration of musicians, dancers, love of order. Mr. Byrd, like him, is preoccupied the concert stage, and to a broader audience. The studying under Lula nation. Lula Washington is a member of the Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from UCLA; a poets, and visual artists, to develop new technology with harmony and disruption." Yet he is also known company has toured internationally and offers Washington, who ushered him into her adult Founding Five women who established the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Playwriting that bridges and advances the presentation of these for creating lovely valentines to 19th Century workshops, classes, lecture-demonstrations, dance company during his late teens. He toured with Lula International Association of Blacks In Dance. She from UCLA; and an Associate of Arts degree in artistic mediums. Currently, Marcus is working on a classical repertory including The Harlem Nutcracker residencies, mentoring programs and public Washington Dance Theatre for several years. remains a Board Member and hosted the annual Journalism from Los Angeles City College. Over a new world music project with Mehdi Bagheri. The (1996) and The Sleeping Beauty Notebook (2005), performances. RHPM premiered Harris's creation, Undecided about his career path, Jamal began IABD conference four times, most recently Jan. period of 20 years Erwin worked as a staff writer at duo, M&M, features the Persian Kamanche and as well as imaginative choreographic tributes to Rome and Jewels in 2000. The work re-envisions earning two degrees at Southern Methodist 23-28, 2018 in Los Angeles. Time Magazine; the Washington Post; the Los Miller’s unique percussion kit. jazz legends and composers including In A Different Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in a hip-hop University, in both Dance Performance and TV/Radio Angeles Times; the Daily News and a number of Light (2000) set to the lesser known piece of Duke context, combining dance, theatre and rap. It won Communications. While there, Dallas Black Dance TAMICA WASHINGTON- other publications. In 1988 he shifted his focus to ANTHONY BURRELL Ellington, Burlesque (2002) created to early a 2001 Bessie Award (officially the New York Dance Theater and Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet opened up MILLER (Associate Director/ the dance company where he writes grants, books (choreographer) is a recordings of Louis Armstrong, and Jazz Train and Performance Awards) for choreography. their doors for replacements and guest artists. choreographer) is Associate tours, and handles financial management, general Philadelphia-born Creative (1998) to commissioned scores by Vernon Reid, Never one to leave his roots behind, Jamal Director and designated Next administration, and media relations, among other Director, Choreographer, and Geri Allen, and the late great Max Roach. These CHRISTOPHER L. continued his close ties to Lula by joining the Generation leader of the Lula things. Erwin has written a half dozen stage plays Actor. He is seen as the creative works along with The Harlem Nutcracker with its HUGGINS (choreographer) company for various touring dates. After college, Washington Dance Theatre and musicals which have been produced and he force on E! Entertainment for score by Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn and David is a former member of the Jamal danced with Donald Byrd/theGroup, (LWDT). She serves as LWDT’S has seen just as many of his television scripts Mariah’s World, Mariah Carey’s Berger were critical and audience successes and Alvin Ailey American Dance Madonna's 2001 "Drowned World Tour," Director of Programs and Community Outreach. produced on network television. He has won Vegas Residency 1 to Infinity, Sweet Sweet Fantasy toured extensively. Mr. Byrd, a TONY-nominated Theater. After leaving Ailey, he Complexions and as an aerialist and dancer with She also helps oversee the Lula Washington Youth numerous awards for writing. He co-founded Los Tour Un-Silent Night Christmas, and All I Want for (The Color Purple) and Bessie Award-winning (The danced briefly with Lula 's "Living Proof: The Farewell Tour." Ensembles and its’ Company Training Group. Angeles Black Playwrights and was active in the Christmas at the Beacon Theater. Anthony is part of Minstrel Show) choreographer, became Artistic Washington Dance Theater Immediately thereafter, he was called back into the Tamica is a resident choreographer for LWDT. Her Black Writers Committee of the Writers Guild of the artistic team behind Beyonce’s 2017 Grammy's Director of Spectrum Dance Theater in December before turning to choreography. Christopher has studio with Donald Byrd to help discover the work, Message For My Peeps, was chosen for the America. He served on the Boards of Directors for Performance, her Super Bowl 50 halftime show, 2002. From 1978 – 2002, he was Artistic Director of created three ballets for Lula Washington Dance movement for the history-making Broadway show,

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The Color Purple; where he spent the duration of its leaving that production she returned to Lula His credits include dancing in a commercial for the KRYSTAL HICKS (Dancer) giving them a chance to express themselves DANNY GUERRA (Dancer) run as a dancer and assistant dance captain. An Washington Dance Theatre. Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team, the was born in Norfolk Virginia through the arts. Jack also worked as a teacher started his training at 19, in avid choreographer, Jamal has set works on several independent film Frankie and the Pirate and in and was raised in Cleveland with Star Education, a long established non-profit Denver Colorado, through the companies, has taught as a full time professor and TEHRAN DIXON (Dancer) is Oklahoma’s Six Flags production Red Hot Country. Ohio. She began dancing at the organization where he sharea his love of dance, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance interim at the University of Missouri Kansas City, a Chicago native. A graduate of Christopher has choreographed numerous age of 5 years old. She started music, and martial arts with young impressionable Training Group. He went on to and sits on the NY Board of SAG-AFTRA as co-chair The Hartt School, she received productions at Oklahoma University where he was a out at her church doing praise minds. Jack joined Lula Washington Dance Theatre apprentice the company before of the union’s National Dance Committee. In her BFA in dance performance frequent lead dancer in numerous theatrical and dancing. She began her formal in 2009. relocating to Chicago to work addition to his dance captainship on Cher’s with an emphasis in ballet dance productions. He joined Lula Washington training at the Cleveland School of the Arts under with Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre's E.M.A. Then "Dressed to Kill Tour," Jamal continues his advocacy pedagogy. Tehran has also Dance Theatre in 2015. the direction of Terence Greene. There, she trained ASSOCIATE DANCERS worked with Joel Hall's Dancers before coming to for educating young artists about the changing branched into musical theatre in Modern, Ballet, Jazz, and Hip-Hop. After Los Angeles. He began as an apprentice with Lula landscape of dance. Jamal has written two books. performing in Troubled Island with the South Shore ADAMA IDEOZU (Dancer). graduating High School, Krystal continued her JONIECE SORAYA Washington Dance Theatre in 2016. Opera Company & Brigadoon with Chicago's was born in Los Angeles, CA and training with the August Wilson Center Dance BOYKINS (Dancer) attended JOSHUA ALEXANDER Goodman Theater. Tehran was also affiliated with began dancing at age 4 at the Ensemble in , PA. While there, she LACHSA, Los Angeles County ARLONDRIAH "LONNIE" (Dancer) was born and raised in Chicago Dance Crash and performed as a soloist Lula Washington Dance Theatre. continued her dance training. In July of 2013 High School for the Arts and LENYÉA SARTAIN (Dancer) Columbia, SC, where he began with Joel Hall Dancers. Tehran joined Lula She joined the company after Krystal moved to Los Angeles to study with Lula graduated in June 2014 with is a professional, dancer, dancing at his local elementary Washington Dance Theatre in 2014. In addition to high school and went on to tour Washington, whom she had admired since middle honors as a gold seal bearer actress, and a published print, school. To further his education dancing with the Company, Tehran teaches dance with the company internationally school. In 2014 Krystal became a company member achieving a 3.5 and above runway, & underwater model and passion for dance, he in the LWDT School and she has been an assistant and stateside. She’s a graduate of the L.A. County of Lula Washington Dance Theatre. While with Lula, grade point average, and earning achievement hailing from New Orleans, LA. auditioned for Columbia City to Lula in teaching dance at the Santa Clarita School High School for Performing Arts and SUNY Purchase Krystal has also done commercial dancing awards in math and science. She has danced at She has extensive training in Jazz Dance Company at the age of seven and was District and other locations. Tehran has danced in College where she obtained her BFA in Dance with including a commercial for Old Navy; a video with LWDT, Lula Washington Dance Theater since the ballet, tap & jazz, horton, contemporary/modern, accepted with open arms. At age 17, he began China with Daniel Ezralow and in numerous videos a minor in Psychology. Her additional training artists Remy Ma and Chris Brown; and tours to age of 11, first as a member of the Youth Dance hip hop African & silks. Arlondriah has performed at choreographing for his studio and became a and special projects. includes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, China and across US with rising singing stars. Ensemble, then the Professional Dance Intensive the Lincoln Center in New York, the Shrine regular part of the teaching staff as Assistant Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet and Hubbard Street and now as an Apprentice. During her high school Auditorium, Ford Amphitheater, Orpheum Theater, Choreographer. Alexander graduated from Dreher JASMINE FRANCISCO Dance, Chicago. Adama has been seen in MICHAEL TOMLIN III years she had the privilege to dance at the Ford Globe Theater, and Club Nokia in Downtown Los High in 2011 and received a full scholarship to the (Dancer) was born and raised in Nutcracker Swings by Donald Byrd, excerpts from (Dancer) is a California native. Theater, Rose Bowl Parade, the Emmys, Angeles. Diving into the musical theater world University of South Carolina’s dance program. After Houston, Texas, where she Sweet Fields by , Angelitos Negros by He first began dancing with Lula Netherlands Dans Ballet pre-show, Space Shuttle Arlondriah performed in 3D Theatrical's 2015 college, Joshua toured with the Bad Boys Of Dance; started her dance training at the Donald McKayle, Casa De La Secas & Beloved by Washington Dance Theatre Endeavor showcase, APAP/NYC, IABD Conferences production of Disney's Tarzan the musical, and was and danced in Season 6 of the "Glee" Television age of three in various art Lester Horton as well as a few industrial National (LWDT) in 2007 after initially and in Hangzhou, China. Joniece studied at the a performing Jewel in the cabaret dinner theater Series and for NBC’s "Hairspray Live". Joshua magnet schools. There, she Commercials and smaller independent films. training at the Debbie Allen Ailey Summer Intensive 2014. She is a student at show, Teatro Martini in Buena Park, CA. Arlondriah teaches gymnastics at the Fox Studio of Dance and began training in ballet, Adama is an NAACP Act-so Silver place National Dance Academy. He left LWDT in SUNY Purchase, New York, working toward a BFA has worked as a company apprentice and later as an Gymnastics. He began working with Lula modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, pointe and award winner. Actress, dancer, singer and aspiring 2009 to pursue his college degree and graduated in dance. She studies ballet, modern, associate dancer for Lula Washington Dance Theatre Washington Dance Theatre in 2017. composition until she graduated from The High psychologist, Adama teaches dance at the Lula from California Institute of the Arts with a BFA in contemporary, dance production, and acting. since 2015. School of Performing and Visual Arts in 2012. She Washington Dance Theatre school and shares love Dance and a minor in Math. After graduation, "JoJo" as she is adorningly known, is striving to QUEALA CLANCY (Dancer) also participated in Westbury High School’s Blue through her art! Michael moved to Japan and worked for Tokyo pursue a career as a Dancer. is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. Diamonds Drill Team in her senior year. Jasmine Disney in the stage production Mystic Rhythm. After Queala studied dance at The attended Point Park University in the Conservatory SAIDIYA IMARI (Dancer) living in Japan for 3 years, he began a new chapter THOMAS DAVIS (Dancer) Pittsburgh High School for the of Performing Arts receiving her B.F.A. with a danced as a company member back in the states and returned to dance with LWDT. was born April 12th, 1992. He Creative and Performing Arts concentration in the Modern Dance. During her with Cleo Parker Robinson for In addition to dancing, Michael teaches in the LWDT grew up in Estes Park Colorado (CAPA), Civic Light Opera of time at Point Park, she had the opportunity to train nearly six years where she school. He gives honor to Jesus Christ and thanks his where he started performing Musical Theatre (CLO), under teachers such as Garfield Lemonius, Jason performed leading roles by family for their love and support. from a very early age. Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (PBT) and Dance Alloy as a McDole, Ruben Graciani, Dana Arey, Susan Stowe, world famous choreographers Throughout the 18 years that scholarship recipient. She is a graduate of Wright Doug Bentz, Judith Leifer-Bentz, Maria Slutiak, Ron including Donald McKayle, JACK VIRGA-HALL he spent there he studied State University holding a B.F.A. in Liberal Arts and Tassone and performed works by Garfield Lemonius, Milton Myers and Rennie Harris. Saidiya is a dance (Dancer) started out training as acting, singing, and dance which was the dearest has performed with X-pressions Dance Company Ori Flomin, Bennyroyce Royon, Troy Powell, Ron lover who grew up in South Carolina before traveling a martial artist, but early on to him. He trained mainly in tap dancing and and The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Hudson, Terrance Marling and MADBOOTS and as to the Midwest to become an apprentice at Dayton discovered musical theater. He clogging. In 2010, Davis moved to Los Angeles to (DCDC I & II), and in Don Arden’s Jubilee. She an understudy for Jessica Lang. Jasmine began Contemporary Dance Company for a year, and then soon honed his skills for study at AMDA College and Conservatory of the made her debut with Lula Washington Dance work with Lula Washington Dance Theatre in 2016. relocating to Denver. She is a graduate of Howard dancing, singing, and acting. Arts where he received his BFA in Performing Arts Theatre (LWDT) in 2007. Queala co-directed the University where she earned a degree in dance Working for an entertainment Dance Theater. While at AMDA, he studied Youth Ensemble at Jeraldyne’s School of the Dance CHRISTOPHER FRAZIER performance. She joined Lula Washington Dance company throughout high school, Jack decided to modern, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary, in Dayton, Ohio. She has taught at Omega Baptist (Dancer) holds a BFA in Modern Theatre in 2016. She performs with the company and continue his education with the California Institute and broadway styles of dance. After graduating he Church, DCDC I & II, Wright State University, Smag Dance Performance from the works as a substitute teacher in the school. of the Arts, founded by Roy & Walt Disney. His continued studying dance over the summer at the Dance Collective, the Ohio Dance Festival, South University of Oklahoma, OK. He studies focused on dance and music, introducing Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Davis was than cast Dayton Dance Theater and at The Rock Center for has performed as a dancer with him to the director of Ken Dance Company, the first in the interactive horror show Delusion the Mask of Dance. She is a 2004 recipient of the MCACD the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance professional company he toured with. After Mortality where he did stunt work for 3 of the Individual Artist Fellowship, the 2005 OAC Ensemble, the Dallas Black working with several companies and performing characters in the show. Davis joined the Lula Choreography Fellowship and the 2007 Josie. Dance Theatre, the Hartel Dance Group, the across the country, Jack started a non-profit of his Washington Dance Theatre as an apprentice at the Queala spent nearly two years in Las Vegas dancing Kalidescope Dance Company and the R.A.C.E. own, Our Dancing Stars Productions (ODSP). ODSP end of 2013. He is excited to be part of LWDT and with Cirque de Soleil’s Zumanity show. After Company at the University of Central Oklahoma. aims to bring the joy of dance to affected youth, can’t wait to see where this next chapter of his career leads him.

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