Details
Famous as America s first culturally diverse neo-classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) was founded in 1969 by African American Arthur Mitchell and the late Karel Shook. The company is now widely acclaimed as a major cultural institution encompassing a world-class ballet company, a school of dance, and a national and international arts education and community outreach programme.
Twist - A dynamic ballet choreographed by Dwight Rhoden in tribute to Dance Theatre of Harlem's work in reinvigorating neoclassical ballet.
New Bach - explores Robert Garland's choreographic synthesis of classical technique and natural urban dance styles in three movements of Bach's Violin Concerto in A Minor. The Company also presents George Balanchine's
The Four Temperaments, regarded as one of the greatest translations of music into dance and hailed as Time Magazine's 'Best of the Century'.
Dance Theatre of Harlem - Programme 1 - Twist/New Bach/The Four Temperaments website.
Creatives/Company
Choreographer(s):
Dwight Rhoden,
Robert Garland,
George BalanchineDirector:
Arthur Miller
