in the spotlight Dancing for theGold T DallasBlackDanceTheatreGets 2012Olympic Invitation
he perfect gift to end a 35th Season Anniversary came wrapped in a neat package for Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT)—an invitation to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Thismost recent invitation is DBDT’s second invitation to per- format Olympic celebrations. In 1996, DBDT was the first and only arts organization to be an official participant in a Cultural Olympiad and this year, it remains the only arts organization in Texaswith such a distinction.
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural cele- bration in the history of themodern Olympic and Paralympic Movements. Spanning four years withmore than 16million people participating to date, the 2012 Cultural Olympiad is being held in cities throughout the U.K. The Olympic Festival includesmusicals, operas,music, comedy, art exhibitions and dance and features the best artists and performers fromaround the world.
DBDT will present a total of 7 concert performances August 15- 19, 2012 at the state of the art Venue 150 and will provide edu- cation and outreach activities includingmaster classes and lec- ture demonstrations for local students and international festival attendees. Venue 150 is the center for the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) as well as the hub for the festival gala events.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s invitation to the 2012 Olympic Festival came with a bonus: the opportunity to performin New York City at Bryant Park on June 29, 2012 at a preview per- formance to showcase the American artists participating in the Cultural Olympiad. The Bryant Park showcase performance drew an estimated audience of 25,000 including the general public, local businesses and broadcast exposure reachingmil- lions.
“Dallas Black Dance Theatre is thrilled to once again serve as Cultural Ambassadors for the State of Texas and the nation,” said AnnWilliams, Founder and Artistic Director. “Festival pre- senters saw us in New York and raved about our wonderful repertory, creative choreography and high quality dancers,” said Williams. The Company received the invitation after its inaugu- ral season in New York at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre in January 2012.
In its 35 year history, Dallas Black Dance Theatre has performed for 3million arts patrons and 2million students in 14 countries and on five of seven continents.
Sponsors for the tour include: Clear Channel, Yellow Cab Drivers and their families, Charley Pride, Sharon King, Joleen and JimChambers, Harry Rogers, Dr. Ann Stuart, the Edward W. Rose III Family Fund of The Dallas Foundation, the Embrey Family Foundation and others.
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