FEBRUARY—MARCH 2013
This cutting-edge Seattle-based contemporary company led workshops and performed alongside local companies in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
FEBRUARY—MARCH 2013
This cutting-edge Seattle-based contemporary company led workshops and performed alongside local companies in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
As a company, Spectrum Dance Theater focuses on the power of contemporary dance to foster civic life, so the dancers and artistic director Donald Byrd were thrilled to discover the vitality of dance cultures abroad through their residency. In Nepal they danced with b-boys and b-girls, in Dhaka they worked with established company Shadhona, and in Sri Lanka they worked with Sinhalese and Tamil groups to develop a Sri-Lankan-American dance fusion.
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
As a company, Spectrum Dance Theater focuses on the power of contemporary dance to foster civic life, so the dancers and artistic director Donald Byrd were thrilled to discover the vitality of dance cultures abroad through their residency. In Nepal they danced with b-boys and b-girls, in Dhaka they worked with established company Shadhona, and in Sri Lanka they worked with Sinhalese and Tamil groups to develop a Sri-Lankan-American dance fusion.
FROM THE TRAVEL BLOG
“I think Dhaka changed me. But not the place, or the hotel, or the beautiful rickshaws… The people of Dhaka. The 40 some-odd students who showed me that dancing is still so beautiful.”
—Shadou Mintrone on the family she met in Bangladesh
FROM THE TRAVEL BLOG
“I think Dhaka changed me. But not the place, or the hotel, or the beautiful rickshaws… The people of Dhaka. The 40 some-odd students who showed me that dancing is still so beautiful.”
—Shadou Mintrone on the family she met in Bangladesh
SPECTRUM DANCE THEATER
SPECTRUM DANCE THEATER
Image courtesy: Gabriel Biencjzcki
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Spectrum Dance Theater was founded in Seattle in 1982.
Its mission is to produce and present contemporary dance of a global caliber that challenges expectations and calls forth strong emotions and thoughtful responses; to provide expert dance instruction in diverse dance forms to all; and to educate the community about dance as an art form and a social/civic instrument. Under Donald Byrd’s visionary artistic leadership, Spectrum has emerged as a company of regional and national significance. The organization attracts world-class dancers and produces thrilling and challenging works in contemporary dance to critical acclaim.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Spectrum Dance Theater was founded in Seattle in 1982.
Its mission is to produce and present contemporary dance of a global caliber that challenges expectations and calls forth strong emotions and thoughtful responses; to provide expert dance instruction in diverse dance forms to all; and to educate the community about dance as an art form and a social/civic instrument. Under Donald Byrd’s visionary artistic leadership, Spectrum has emerged as a company of regional and national significance. The organization attracts world-class dancers and produces thrilling and challenging works in contemporary dance to critical acclaim.
DanceMotion USASM was a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, administered by BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) to facilitate cultural exchange while showcasing the best in contemporary American dance abroad.
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