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Dallas Black Dance Theatre to host 29th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance in 2017
D
allas BlackDance Theatrewill host theAnnual International Conference and Festival of Blacks inDance on January 25- 29. The InternationalAssociation of Blacks inDance (IABD)
is an international organization that promotes dance by people of African descent. IABDis a recognized political forumthat pro- vides an opportunity for dancers, educators, choreographers and others to network together and address issues surrounding cre- atives of color in dance.
Each year IABDholds a conferencewhich features classeswith master artists ofAfrican descent, provides networking opportuni- ties,workshops and panel sessions. Therewill also be perform- ance dance presentations fromrenowned dance companies like PHILADANCO! LulaWashingtonDance Theatre, Cleo Parker RobinsonDance,Dayton ContemporaryDance Company and Dallas Black Theatre. If you are a professional or pre-professional level dancer, the IABDconferencewill have scholarship auditions for summer programs and college/university programs and com- pany auditions in the style of ballet,modern and contemporary dance. This is not a conference to bemissed!
For registration and additional conference information, please visit
http://www.iabdassociation.org/conference/
Pictured: IABDclass. Photo:AdrianVincent DANCE!NORTHTEXAS
a publication of the dance council of north texas
vol. 19 • no. 4
www.thedancecouncil.org
November-January 2017
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