Today is National Ballet Day (pictured: Members of Syracuse City Ballet in Thornden Park, circa 2014)
The Dance Theater of Syracuse/Brandon Ellis Dance Works performed The Black Swan at the NYS Fair last summer.
Posts Tagged ‘Dance Theater of Syracuse’
Pas de deux
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016NYS Fair (Day 3): DTS
Saturday, August 29th, 2015
The Dance Theater of Syracuse performs again at the Pan African Village later today. The piece above was choreographed by Amber Schermerhorn. Below hear a brief except from the Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell, DTS School Director.
Stage Wright
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
The Dance Theater of Syracuse opened the Mark Wright Stage at the Pan African Village earlier today. Director Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell explained the student performance to the audience. The group will perform again on Saturday.
More than a Game of Dance
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Melanie Littlejohn, regional executive for National Grid
Melanie Littlejohn of National Grid led a discussion yesterday on the science behind movement and dance with Carol Charles, Yolanda Mitchell and Dr. Mary Reidy. The special guest for the program was DanceAfrica founder Baba Chuck Davis. A dance demonstration was conducted by the Dance Theater of Syracuse.
Dr. Baba Chuck Davis, founder of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Dance Africa
Dance Instructor Carol Charles (left) and Dancer/Engineer Yolanda Mitchell participate in the panel discussion. Hear their comments in the sound clip below.
Dance for the City
Saturday, August 31st, 2013
Members of the Dance Theater of Syracuse, under the direction of Brandon Ellis, showed some of their warm-up routine at the Pan-African Village on Friday.
Children of the Dream (the next generation)
Sunday, January 27th, 2013
Professor, Martial Arts Champion and Entrepreneur El-Java Abdul-Qadir gave the keynote address and discussed sacrifice, education and character as some of the keys to build leadership for the next generation.
Bomba y Plena Dance Troup from La Casita
Syracuse University Break Dance team
Spoken word artists, including Signature MiMi, from the Verbal Blend Poetry Program at Syracuse University, also participated.
Yesterday’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Promise
Dance Theater of Syracuse performs “Even Time Takes Time.”
Black Celestial Choral Ensemble (BCCE)
Dream to Destiny
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Hon. Dave Bing, Mayor of Detroit, gives the keynote address at Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.
The theme for this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University was “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” The event featured performances by Dance Theater of Syracuse, BCCE, and a keynote address by the Hon. Dave Bing, the Mayor of Detroit, who graduated from SU 2 years before Dr. King’s assassination.
Dance Theater of Syracuse
