Alternate Title Dance Africa 1985

Production Language English

Country of Origin United States, Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana, Haiti, Senegal, Gambia

Description Subtitled “The Grand Celebration,” 1985’s DanceAfrica festival was the first year with Chuck Davis acting as artistic director. The festival included many DanceAfrica regulars, such as Charles Moore, Dinizulu, and Ko-Thi Dance Company, and introduced the DanceAfrica audience to Sabar Ak Ru Afriq.
 

Identifier 1985s.00369

VenueOpera House

choreographerBaba Chuck Davis, Thuli Dumakude, DeAma Battle, Mama Ella Thompson Moore, Abdoulaye Camara, Charles Moore

companyIzulu Dance Theatre, Arthur Hall's Afro American Dance Ensemble, International Afrikan-American Ballet, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Bernice Johnson Dancers, Sabar Ak Ru Afriq Dance Theatre, Touch of Folklore and More, Calabash Dance Theatre, Women of the Calabash, Chuck Davis Dance Company, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, Dinizulu and his African Dancers, Drummers and Singers, Charles Moore Dance Theatre, The Art of Black Dance and Music

dancerWelcome Msomi, Thuli Dumakude, Jabu Butler, Pat Gittens, Rani Monro, Sunshine Achee, Akilah Wright, Makeda Webster, Rabiah Gaynor, Denise Dowers, Zimbabwe Nkenya, David Pleasant, Stanley Bullock, Abena Gaynor, Swell Greenidge, Pamela Naomi, Welcome Msomi, Jr., Mandla Msomi, Kehinde Gaynor, Taiwo Gaynor, Duma Ndlovu, Eno Washington, Bamidele Osumarea, Dorothy Murphy, Jeannine Lee, Rumas Barrett, Hafiz Shabazz, Noel Staples, Darryl Barbee, Jah Amen Mobley, Nafisa Sharriff, Anita McBeth, Cynthia Showard-Humphrey, Kavena Coaxum-Smart, Eddie McDonald, Kevin Rainey, John Flynn, Mama Ella Thompson Moore, Ramona Candy, Marie Gourdin, Louisa Harris, Audrey Madison, James Martin, Stanley Mathis, David Pace, Carl Riley, Eric Vives, Denise Williams, Valerie Smith

directorWelcome Msomi, DeAma Battle

director assistant/associateNitanju Bolande, Mama Normadien Woolbright, Mama Ella Thompson Moore

lighting designerBaba N'Goma Woolbright, Mary Jo Dondlinger

musicianJalal Sheriff, Bradley Simmons, Philip Williamson, Abu Shabazz, Warren Smith, Baba Chief Bey, Louis Celestin, Richard Byrd, Carl Riley

performerAfua Yanice Teague, Aisha Rael, Chaveecah Diagne, Jendayl Uwymana, Joan Grey, Kimonsha Atiba, Nahgeree Sutton, Babu Atiba, Eli Hoe Nai, James Jones, Torukwase Hotep, Asante Oshosi, Manu El Washington, Enoch Williamson, Nunulu Latham, Imani Amoatemaa