Alternate Title Dance Africa 2012, DanceAfrica 2012: 35 Years, DanceAfrica 2012: One Africa / Many Rhythms

Production Language English

Country of Origin United States, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Nigeria

Description Celebrating its 35th anniversary, DanceAfrica 2012 kicked off with a program featuring some of its classic ensembles, including the Charles Moore Dance Theatre, Chuck Davis Dance Company, Dinizulu, and the International Afrikan-American Ballet. On Memorial Day weekend an expanded lineup took the stage, with ensembles from Ghana, Queens, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and beyond.  In addition to the master classes, film, and community offerings, an exhibition of Nigerian female artists was presented in the Diker Gallery.
 

Identifier 2012s.01106

VenueOpera House

artistic advisorAbdel R. Salaam, Joseph Ingram

choreographerBaba Chuck Davis, Charles Moore, Yao Ababio, Brandon "Peace" Albright, Jamel Gaines, M'Bemba Bangoura, Odukwe G. Sackeyfio, Catherine Ochun Soliz-Rey, Danys "La Mora" Perez, Abdel R. Salaam, Mama Ghizamboule Patricia Robinson

companyDinizulu and his African Dancers, Drummers and Singers, Farafina Kan, BAM/The Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble at the Youth Arts Academy, Chuck Davis Dance Company, United African Dance Troupe, Asase Yaa African-American Dance Theatre, Hamalali Wayunagu Garifuna, Illstyle & Peace Productions, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Company, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Company, Arthur Hall's Afro American Dance Ensemble, Charles Moore Dance Theatre, Adanfo Ensemble, International Afrikan-American Ballet

costume designerDanys "La Mora" Perez, Abdel R. Salaam, Brandon "Peace" Albright, Jewel Love, Hopie Lyn Burrows, Iusaset Bakr, Karen Thornton, Olabamidele Hart-Husbands, Jeannie Mitchell

dance captain/répétiteurZakiya M. Harris, Ajarbo Waldron, Carol Lonnie, Daaimah Taalib-Din

danceafrica elderBaba Lee Abramson, Mama Carol Awolowo, Mama Rahkiah Abdurahman, Baba Yomi Awolowo, Mama Jacqueline Coban Martin, Mama Dr. Lynette White-Mathews, Mama Linda Evans, Baba William Mathews, Mama Kumali Abramson, Baba Jonathan Robinson, Baba Al Carter, Mama Dr. Doris Green, Mama Sandra Burton, Baba Mensah Wali, Mama Akua N. Ishangi, Baba Leslie Gray, Baba Chuck Davis, Mama Katunge Mimy, Mama Rahkiah Abdu Rahman-Eason, Mama Adwoa Brown, Mama DeBorah Davis-Gray, Baba Neil C. Clarke, Mama Amma Oloriwaa! Bernard, Mama Amma Wiles McKen, Baba Nathaniel Boyd Hakika, Mama Esmerelda Simmons, Mama Madelyn Yayodele Nelson, Baba Obara Wali Rahman Ndiaye, Mama Andara Koumba Rahman

dancerAfia Akoto, Aimee Graham, Ajarbo Waldron, Akosua Akoto, Akwesi Munir Asante, Alexis Johnson, Alicia Pegues, Amadoma Bediako, Amma Hyland-Wilson (Dinizulu), Angela Pope, Ashley Victoria Brown, Audrey Madison, Ayanna Donavon, Beverly Moore, Bintou Kouyate, Brittany Grier, Bruce Heath, Caliaf St. Aubyn, Camille Bailey, Colby Myers, Cara Maldonado, Carol Lonnie, Charmain Wells, Clyde Wilder, Daaimah Taalib-Din, Danion Lewis, David Pace, David Williams, Dierdre Brock, Deon Sass, Diamond Roach, Donna Tait, Efeya Sampson, Elexus Knox, Fabiola Plasir, Fatima Logan, Fatouseck Primus-Rahman, Faye Moore, Fofie Akoto, Hadiya Hyppolite, Iusaset Bakr, Jackie Martin, Jae Ponder, Mama Dr. Lynette White-Mathews, Jah'Meek Williams, Jamal Callendar, Mama Carol Awolowo, Tara Barnard-Williams, Janice Braithewaite-Hart, Mama Jacqueline Coban Martin, Mama Denise Ola Dejean, Jasmine Poole, Jerbean Gilkes, Mama Linda Evans, Johari Mayfield, Karisma Jones, Karla McFarlane, Keisha James, Kevin Rainey, Kevin Tate, Kianna McKoy, Kishana Flenory, Kiyana Clarke, Kofi Brown, Kourtney Charles, Kweku Ofori, Lacine Wedderburn, Larry Johnson, Lashanda Talbert, Lesina Martin, Leslie Brothers, L. Mimi Woods, Maimouna Kane, Makini Niliwaabieni, Marie Rosenberg, Marilyn Banks, Martial Roumain, Melissa Mack, Nabowire Stokes, Nadia Dieudonné, Nailah Walthour, Natasha Diaz, N'dack Fleming, Nikoli Pierre, Nkenge Cunningham, Sequoia Harris, Shaniya Hyndman, Nyomie Torres, Shoniah Torres, Qahirah Kibler, Quynn Johnson, Ramona Candy, Taeler Cyrus, Talijha Lezama, Raquel Kibibi Haynes, Raven Mcrae, Nafisa Sharriff, Tamara Jolly, Thea Grier, Rita Victor, Tianna Thomas, Rubie Inez Williams, Ryan Rankine, Tyrone Monroe, Sandra Fela Wiles, Watkins Smith, Tricia Tait, Yao Ababio, Zakiya M. Harris, Zakiya Huntley, Zakiya Torbert, Henderson Arzu, Minerva Bermudez, Edna Yassenia Blanco, Michelle Figueroa, Ivette Guerrero, Jorge Martinez, Darling Moreira, Vanessa Moreira, Stanasia Richardson, Darwin Roches, Catherine Ochun Soliz-Rey, Luz F. Soliz, Marilin Suazo, Italo Tarallo, Rolando Zapata, Bianca Albright, Alonzo Carter, John Connor, Phil Cuttino, Jr., David Dingle, Robert Durkson, Milly Elvis, Marty Galbavy, Steven Gates, Damon Holley, Saloua Ibaline, Joseph Ingram, Donna Kearney, Victor Lewis, Jr., Annabelle Paez, Jason Poleon, Alfonso Robinson, Jr., Andrew Thomas, Jayson Vasquez, Simmon Wilcox, Mama Denise Tima Fann Baker, Hazel Starkes Bryant, Ayanda Clarke, Baba Neil C. Clarke, Gregory Ince, Iyedun Ince, Lauren Dunner Ince, Rosa Connors Kincaid, Mama Amma Wiles McKen, Rhonda Morman, Obayana Olumide, Amaniyé Payne, Baba Obara Wali Rahman Ndiaye, Sulé Wilson, Melisa Bande, Maikel Castellanos, Isabel Estrada, Momoko Hanyuda, Alexander La Rosa, Jesus La Rosa, Elieser Mendoza Pérez, Valerie Merosier, Deadra Nelson, Natalie Pardo, Liethis Y. Hechavarria Perez, Freddy Ruiz, Fatima Walker, Malong Bayo, Patricia Gittens, Kim Bailey, Akua Brabham, Sharon Elcock, Jacqueline Francis, Cyre Irby, Sarai Kearse, Noelle Pigott, Safiya Price, Thandiwe Price, Rasheeda Rhodes, Shanna Rizos, Lenea Stevens, Sophia Walsh, Sarah Ward, Brittney Burgess, Kassandra Burgess, Raylana Ciceron, Kaitlyn Cox, Hadiya Edwards, Jadiyah Henry, Tyler Jarrett, Olivia Miller, Ehiosa Oni, Osarieme Oni, Ashonte Rhodes, Jennyka St. Laurent, Zaire Taylor, Revah Ward, Deborah Garrett, Nicole London, Virna Springer, Jacquelin Jardine, Malik Camara, Omari Contaste, Lindia Dugue, Nuse Deka Franklin, Baba Leslie Gray, Mama DeBorah Davis-Gray, Mama Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diop, Arisa Ingram, Francie Johnson, Mayetha Johnson, Joy Karaimu, Mama Katunga, Daryl Lobban, Claudia Lopez, Foluso Mimy, Naima Penniman, Aisha Starr, Nakia D. Vieira, Marcus Williams, James Yarborough, Kianna Bowers, Kaisa Brown, Teanna Chin, Amanda Flynn, Deandra Johns, Mia Jones, Bria Knox, Catherine Lorisme, Aziza Pope, Tianna Smith, Keturah Stephen, Eric Ansuade, Isaac Bentum, Peace Elewonu, Leslie Adjetey Klufio, Rebecca Korley, Yesutor Kotoka, Comfort Tetteh

directorBrandon "Peace" Albright, Hopie Lyn Burrows, Johari Mayfield, Diallo Sumbry, Catherine Ochun Soliz-Rey

director assistant/associateTyrone Monroe, Jorge Martinez, Ivette Guerrero

executive directorJamel Gaines, Kofi Osei Williams, Olabamidele Hart-Husbands, Fayrce Moore, Marcelle Agard-Willis

lighting designerKathy Kaufmann, William H. Grant III, Tameshia Johnson

musical arrangerDarrin Ross, Calvin Booker, Darryl Scott

musical directorBaba Obara Wali Rahman Ndiaye, Abdel R. Salaam, Ron McBee, Mahiri-Fadjimba Keita, Walter Ince, Kofi Osei Williams, Diallo Sumbry, Kenzel Waller

musicianAkinwale Awolowo, Amadou Kouyate, Ayanda Clarke, Baba Kino, Baba Wesley Gray, Bassanio Clark, Calvin Booker, Carlos Francis, Clifford Johnson , Daoude Woods, David Alston, David Williams, Tra-Bi Lizie, Dellwyn Gilkes, Diallo Sumbry, Diane Taylor, Edwi, Eugene Armstrong, Foluso Mimy, Ibrahima Kolipe Camara, Iyedun Ince, Jabari Exum, James Roberts, John Pollard, Baba Yomi Awolowo, Kofi Dinizulu, Kofi Handon, Kofi Osei Williams, Kwabena Dinizulu, Kwaku Payton, Kwesi Nkroma, Mahiri-Fadjimba Keita, Malari Moore, Menes Yahudah, Nana Kimati Dinizulu, Nathaniel Bettis, Nyemba Seales, Osie Ababio, Stephan Litzsey, Talu Green, Ricky Payton, Ron McBee, Frank W. Malloy III, Ryan Greenidge, Frank W. Malloy IV, Abdel R. Salaam, Uasuf Gueye, Senfuab Stoney, Willie White, Yao Ababio, Raymond Graham, Yao Dinizulu, Michael Wimberly, Juan Alberto Avilez, Oscar Chavez, Fernell Clotter, Feliciano Gamboa, Lazaro Garifuna, Fidel Guerrero, Jose Guerrero, Jr., Jose Asterio Guerrero, Fernando Medina, Laidy Peri, Roman Diaz, Pedro Martinez, Rafael Monteagudo, Abraham Rodriguez, Kirov Briggs, Jahreem Henry, Darian Jones, Frank Malloy, Jr., Fareed Muhammed, Zykeiah Muhammed, Bruce Tyler, Malik Ross, Paul Lucas, Ernest Borketey, Christian Kutte, Kwame Letsa, David Loko, Atsu Nyadedzor, Joshua Williams

performerBalla Kouyate, Lakai Worrell, James Colter, Clyde Evans, Jr., Duane Lee Holland, Les Rivera

production assistant/coordinatorBaba Obara Wali Rahman Ndiaye, Mama Dr. Lynette White-Mathews, Norva Alleyne, Lauren Walton, Ozzie Simmons, Safiya Price, Jacquelin Jardine, Eugene Niles, Walter Ince, Ramon King, Dyane Harvey, Ian DaSilva, Deborah Garrett, Nicole London, Virna Springer, Matt D'Amato, Christina James

singerAfia Akoto, Akosua Akoto, Bintou Kouyate, Fofie Akoto, Lashanda Talbert, Lesina Martin, Makini Niliwaabieni, Nkenge Cunningham, Quynn Johnson, Sandra Fela Wiles, Albertina, Liduvina Guerrero, Martha Soliz, Danys "La Mora" Perez, Sandra Harper, Susan Rapalee

stage managerBaba N'Goma Woolbright, Mary Sue Gregson, Stephen Petrilli, Sandra Bell

teaching artistShaneeka Nicholson, Lydia Yearwood

understudyCrystal Dabady, Cimone Graves, Artrese Reid, Kimberly Mhoon, Morgan Griffin, Vaughn Subra

wardrobeEugene Niles, Rose Mitchell, Elaina Lanier, Simone Knox, Karen Bennett, Cynthia Norton, Charles A. Moore, Juanny, Noelmy