Past Events

Part of my ballet Sycorax’s Tempest is being performed at the University of Utah: Act 2: Arrival 

The performance is a part of an evening of work – ANEW: A Black History Month Celebration.

Join the University of Utah School of Dance for ANEW: A Black History Month Celebration as we honor Black dance-makers. As an artistic educational institution, the School of Dance believes that students, faculty, and staff must feel seen, heard, and valued to be fully engaged in our artistic, pedagogical, theoretical research and endeavors. To honor the art created by black School of Dance alumni and community members, ANEW will feature a restaging of the critically acclaimed ballet Fever Dream created by Joshua Whitehead (former Ballet West demi-soloist) as well as a new work by University of Utah School of Dance Distinguished Alum Natosha Washington. Students will also perform a new contemporary ballet piece by guest artist Adesola Akinleye (Texas Woman’s University). ANEW will include the first ever Screendance film presented during a School of Dance mainstage production by School of Dance alum, Irishia Romaine.

Feb 13 @ 5:30 pm
Feb 14 @ 7:30 pm
Feb 15 @ 2:00 pm
Feb 15 @ 7:30 pm
Feb 20 @ 5:30 pm
Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm
Feb 22 @ 2:00 pm
Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm

All times are Mountain Time USA

A challenging and generous space to dance.

Going to a dance class can be scary! Unscary Saturdays are inclusive classes open to all ages and abilities, from professional dancers to untrained enthusiastic movers. The aim is to dismantle the unhelpful pressures and sense of intimidation that can often be felt in dance spaces.

This is a chance to try out dance styles that you’ve always wanted to give a go but felt too scared OR that you did long ago but feel out of practice with now. Come with a keenness to explore movement and an openness to try stuff. Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a participating adult.

This class will be with Adesola Akinleye. Peace, joy, and love ballet (reclaiming ballet). This is a ballet class for the love of dancing. Adesola approaches ballet from an Afro-Indigenous worldview where dancing together is part of exploring and expressing the world around with joy.

Photo Cheniece Warner.

Choreographic Forum is part of the Society for Dance Research’s regular programming. The Forum invites artists and dance-scholars to share thoughts about a particular work or body of work. I will be Chairing the discussion about the Black British Ballet’s recent touring piece, “Movement Islands”.

In this talk, Dr. Adesola Akinleye will discuss Space+Dance+Digital (S+D2), a dance project creating choreography accessed through the immersive digital platform of Augmented Reality (AR).