In The Community
DDT Dancer Damon Foster, dances for the Former Mayor Vincent Gray, at a Kwanza Celebration.
The Ngoma School, with teaching artists from Dissonance Dance Theatre, provide free classes to youth and perform in conjunction with other non-profits throughout the Washington, D.C. area.
Ngoma has sponsored performances at:
* Channel 9 Health Expo
* DC DOH/Black Aid Institute Conference
* United States Conference on Aids (’15, ’17)
* Mandate: Male Wellness Conference (’13, ’14, ’15)
*Rayceen Pendarvis Show (MLK Library)
* Bohemian Caverns
*DCCAH Annual Report at Lincoln Theater
*Black Boys Scholarship Fund at Blackburn Ballroom (Howard University)
* Kwanza Celebration at MCC (’13, ’14)
Ngoma Center for Dance announces its first community production ME (March 3, 2018), featuring Dissonance Dance Theatre, students, and community dancers – special performances from hip-hop dance ensembles Culture Shock and Phunktions Dance Company.
Diversity In Motion: Black Ballerinas
Image: Ja’Kylah Lewis, Ngoma School Student
In keeping with its mission of developing a diverse community of artists, Dissonance Dance Theatre is now a member of the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD).
IABD will host its 30th annual conference in Los Angeles (January 23-28th, 2018). During the conference, DDT will be scouting for dancers of color (male and female) at the ballet dancer and summer student auditions.
Health & Movement Go Together
DDT performed in its second USCA conference, using dance to help the HIV community to reset, refuel, and retool. The company performed to over 1,000 attendees who attended Gilead’s main event luncheon.
The 2017 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held on September 7 – 10 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington, DC. USCA’s return to DC was important as Americans navigate expected changes in the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, and service delivery.
NMAC (formerly known as the National Minority AIDS Council) is a 501(c)3 organization. NMAC leads the race to urgently fight for health equity and racial justice to end the HIV epidemic in America. NMAC presents the United States Conference on Aids – which is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States (2,871 attended in 2017 ( two hurricanes impacted the final numbers).