Press Releases 

August 19, 2020 Dallas Black Dance Academy launches 47th season of classes using the virtual Zoom platform. (PDF)

August 4, 2020 Dallas Black Dance Theatre launches its 44th season with its Legacy Performance Series on a virtual platform during September. (PDF)

July 8, 2020 DBDT takes its virtual events to a new level presenting Petit Performance live across the Dallas Arts District for patrons to enjoy virtually from their homes. (PDF)

June 15, 2020 The mesmerizing, powerful words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “We Shall Overcome” speech come to life in the work Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest choreographed by Tommie-Waheed Evans. (PDF)

June 4, 2020 Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and Project Unity announce a public concert to honor those who have lost their lives to racial violence and injustice. (PDF)

January 28, 2020 DBDT Cultural Awareness series features Alvin Ailey classic “Reflections in D,” performed to live music, and a world premiere by master choreographer Hope Boykin. (PDF)

November 26, 2019 DBDT offers all-inclusive, Black on Black holiday experience including complimentary happy hour, holiday-themed performance, and after-party in DBDT Studios. (PDF)

November 13, 2019 Dallas Black Dance Theatre invites the community to take a free “Behind The Scenes” view of its five performing companies. (PDF)

November 8, 2019 DBDT Founder Ann Williams speaks at One Dance UK international conference Re-generations – Dance and the Digital Space Conference at The Lowry Theatre in Salford, United Kingdom. (PDF)

October 25, 2019 Dallas Black Dance Academy presents second annual Espresso Nutcracker, a new twist on a holiday tradition and the only Nutcracker of color in
the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. (PDF)

October 4, 2019 Director’s Choice series features classic works of master choreographers and world premiere of emerging choreographer continuing 43-year tradition of launching the careers of talented choreographers. (PDF)

September 4, 2019 DBDT kicks off its 43rd season with the 14th Annual DanceAfrica series. (PDF)

August 26, 2019 DBDT launches its 43rd season with four world premieres, including new works by Bessie Award-winner Hope Boykin of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (PDF)

July 8, 2019 Macedonia Film Premiere (PDF)

May 10, 2019 The Big Dance (PDF)

May 6, 2019 Spring Celebration (PDF)

April 30, 2019 Spring Celebration en español (PDF)

April 12, 2019 NYC Spirit of Now (PDF)

March 21, 2019  DBDT Encore! Rising Excellence April 12-13, 2019 at Moody Performance Hall (PDF)

February 8, 2019  DBDT Beyond Borders March 2018 in Fort Worth and Richardson (PDF)

January 9, 2019  DBDT Cultural Awareness at Wyly Theatre February 15-17, 2019 (PDF)

November 20, 2018  DBDT Black on Black at DBDT Studios December 7-8, 2018 (PDF)

November 7, 2018  DBDT Behind the Scenes at DBDT Studios November 19-21, 2018 (PDF)

October 11, 2018  DBDT Director’s Choice November 2-4, 2018 at Wyly Theatre (PDF)

September 27, 2018  Dallas Black Dance Theatre Board names Melissa M. Young Artistic Director (PDF)

September 19, 2018  DBDT receives funding through the Communities Connecting Heritage exchange program for project with Macedonian filmmakers (PDF)

September 10, 2018  El Dallas Black Dance Theatre Lanza el 42a Temporada con Obras Icónicas – Versión en español (PDF)

August 28, 2018  IABD $100K grant (PDF)

August 21, 2018  Dallas Black Dance Academy Program Enriches Dance Students (PDF)

August 16, 2018  Dallas Black Dance Theatre Launches 42nd Season with Iconic Works (PDF)

August 07, 2018  Target Sponsors Dallas Black Dance Academy Free Dance Integration Classes in 21 Schools (PDF)

May 4, 2018  Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Season Finale salutes grandmothers in iconic masterwork by Ulysses Dove (PDF)

March 20, 2018  Encore! Rising Excellence Series Features Japanese Choreographer Takehiro Ueyama (PDF)

January 12, 2018  Cultural Awareness Series 2018-Uses Live Brass Band (PDF)

December 19, 2017  Honorees Announced for Final Founders Luncheon (PDF)

November 8, 2017  Behind the Scenes Peek at DBDT for Holiday (PDF)

October 11, 2017  Social Media Feedback to be used in World Premiere at Director’s Choice (PDF)

September 22, 2017  DanceAfrica: Love, Peace, Respect for Everybody (PDF)

August 24, 2017  40 Years Forward Exhibit Phase 2 (PDF)

August 18, 2017  41st Season (PDF)

August 11, 2017  Featured in Bloomberg Philantropies (PDF)

August 1, 2017  Summer Enrichment (PDF)

June 5, 2017  Former Dancer Katricia Eaglin named Academy Director (PDF)

May 10, 2017 All That Jazz and Romance – 40th Anniversary Season Grand Finale (PDF)

April 21, 1017 Spring Celebration (en español) (PDF)

April 20, 2017 DC Native 7th Season at Publick Playhouse (PDF)

April 10, 2017 DBDT Performs Easter at St. Paul (PDF)

April 10, 2017 Texas Medal of Arts Award (PDF)

March 31, 2017 Target Sponsors In-School Dance Residency Program (PDF)

March 23, 2017 Encore! showcased in Rising Excellence (PDF)

January 17, 2017 – Wells Fargo celebrates Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) during its 40th anniversary season as presenting sponsor of DBDT’s Cultural Awareness Series for the 7th consecutive year. (PDF)

January 12, 2017 – Three dozen premier and emerging dance companies from across the nation will dazzle Dallas audiences during a three­night showcase of the 29th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance. (PDF)

December 12, 2016 – Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) celebrates the 40th anniversary season of the dance company during its annual Founder’s Luncheon Wednesday January 18, 2017 (PDF)

December 15, 2016 – National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017 (PDF)

December 13, 2016 – The 29th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance is honoring dance industry trailblazer Robert Battle, the Artistic Director for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater when it meets in Dallas, Texas January 25-29, 2017. (PDF)

December 2, 2016 – Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) returns to New York City for a sixth consecutive year. (PDF)

November 29, 2016 – Dr. Jane Chu, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) visited Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) as part of a two­-day tour of arts organizations in Dallas. (PDF)

November 23, 2016 – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu To visit Dallas Black Dance Theatre November 28, 2016.  (PDF)

November 18, 2016 – The community is invited to take a peek Behind the Scenes of Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s five performing companies (PDF)

October 10, 2016 – DBDT Commissions Unique Audience Experience Using Wireless Headphones (PDF)

September 9, 2016 – 10th Annual DanceAfrica Festival and Performance (PDF)

August 17, 2016 – DBDT Celebrates 40th Season (PDF)

August 12, 2016 – DBDT Academy Fall Classes (PDF)

June 9, 2016 – Dance/USA Honors Ann Williams with ‘Ernie’ Award (PDF)

May 31, 2016 – Zenetta Drew Honored by Tx A&M-Commerce (PDF)

May 23, 2016.- Academy Spring Recital at Majestic Theatre 2016 (PDF)

May 4, 2016 – Spring Celebration 2016 (PDF)

April 8, 2016 – DBDT Collaborates with The Dallas Opera in SHOW BOAT  (PDF)

March 3, 2016 – DBDT Performs in Easter Service at St. Paul 2016 (PDF)

March 15, 2016 – 5th NY Season with 3 NY Premieres 2016 (PDF)

March 14, 2016 – DBDTII Presents Spring Fiesta (PDF)

February 8, 2016 – Dancing Beyond Borders 2016 (PDF)

February 3, 2016 – Cultural Awareness Series 2016 3 World Premieres (PDF)

February 1, 2016 – Cultural Awareness 2016 DBDT Alumni among Choreographers (PDF)

January 1, 2016 – DBDT Performing in IABD Denver, CO 2016 (PDF)

December 16, 2015 – Founder’s Luncheon Honorees Announced 2015 (PDF)

December 11, 2015 – Founder’s Luncheon Marks 20 Years general (PDF)

November 13, 2015 – Behind the Scenes of Dance Performance 2015 (PDF)

November 11, 2015 – Holiday & Dance Experience Black on Black 2015 (PDF)

November 11, 2015 – Touring Belize and Mexico November 2015 (PDF)

November 2, 2015 – DBDT Gives Supporters Standing Ovation 2015 (PDF)

October 23, 2015 – Director’s choice Choreographer Hope Boykin 2015 (PDF)

October 16, 2015 – Director’s Choice Master Choreographers Open 39th Season 2015

September 15, 2015 – DBDT Selected as grantee of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management Program

September 2, 2015 – Dallas Organizations Announce Local Project Plié Initiative with American Ballet Theatre (PDF)

August 25, 2015 – DBDT Announces 2015-2016 39th Season: Vision Renewed (PDF)

May 1, 2015 – Company Closes 38th Season With New Works (PDF)

April 20, 2015 – 12th Year Partnership with Publick Playhouse, Maryland (PDF)

April 6, 2015 – Fourth New York Season (PDF)

April 2, 2015 – Dallas Black Dance Theatre II Celebrates 15th Anniversary (PDF)

February 11, 2015 – Masterworks and a World Premiere (PDF)

October 21, 2014 – A New Director – A New Series (PDF)

October 7, 2014 – Black on Black – The Choreographers Challenge Returns (PDF)

September 8, 2014 – DanceAfrica Moves to East End of Dallas Arts District (PDF)

August 21, 2014 – Dallas Black Dance Theatre Names New Artistic Director (PDF)

May 5, 2014 – Spring Celebration 2014 (PDF)

April 21, 2014 – Maryland 2014 (PDF)

March 17, 2014 – Dancing Beyond Borders 2014 (PDF)

March 26, 2014 – DBDTII – Spring Fiesta 2014 (PDF)

February 14, 2014 – New York Season 2014 (PDF)

December 19, 2013 – IABD 2013 (PDF)