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Walter’s World: Dance 2.0 Part 3

Posted on November 3, 2010 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

The third studio showing of works in progress for the Dance 2.0 Series was on many levels a nostalgic look into the future. Artistic Director Virginia Johnson charged choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie with the task of creating a work that embodied the spirit of Arthur Mitchell’s pas de duex The Greatest. Mitchell’s ballet is an inspirational duet set to the music of George Benson; Moultrie was asked to create a contemporary ballet work to popular music.

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Walter’s World: Harlem Dance Works 2.0 Part Two (update)

Posted on October 26, 2010 by | 1 Comment

By Walter Rutledge

An overflow crowd attended the second studio showing of Dance Theatre of Harlem 2.0 on Thursday October 21. This week an excerpt from a work in progress by Robert Garland was presented. Mr. Garland’s duet was set to four of the Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Misty Copeland (Soloist American Ballet Theatre) and Matthew Prescott performed the yet untitled duet. Garland was asked by Dance Theatre of Harlem Artistic Director Virginia Johnson to create a work classical in design. Continue reading →

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