Dow-Dance Company Repertoire
"What I absolutely love about this company is its authenticity sharing black stories by black performers in its vast casting of descendants from the diaspora"
Hommage au Negre
"Hommage au Negre" is an immersive performance experience that investigates the similarities and differences in the African and African American experiences.
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IYA-ORISHA
IYA-ORISHA is the fictional journey through the tales of West African divinities. The performance is composed of a Hip-Hop cypher, a sculpture and painting installation, WHAT SLITHERS BENEATH THE BAOBAB TREE by Dow-Dance Company, and the solo ANANSI by Binge Dance Festival Artist in Residence, Arouna Guindo. This performance is a journey inspired by West African spirituality of the past, present, and future.
Presented by: Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Cultural Ties Dance Festival, International New Orleans Dance Festival
Portrait of a Free Woman of Color
Through an exploration into the identity of the African continent and the African diaspora, this work analyzes the intersection of race and gender, with a focus on control, power structures, and value systems within marginalized communities.
Presented by: Binge Dance Festival + The Borna Solo Gallery
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"What does radical Black love look like in a racist world? How do we find love when we have to fight to simply exist? This dance/media work explores how Black people continue to find happiness and joy even in the predominantly white spaces of Sundown Towns, where our very presence makes us unsafe. A kinetic, visual representation of Black stories celebrating how radical Black love has and always will flourish, even in the midst of violence." Presented by: The New Ohio Theatre |
