2024 DBDT: Encore! Rising Excellence

DBDT: Encore! Rising Excellence Glimmer in the Dusk Originally choreographed for McKoy Dance Project in 2022, Glimmer in the Dusk plays with contrasting textures of beautiful structure and decay. Set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Glimmer in the Dusk expands the story of Pandora’s Box to explore themes of anxiety, depression, and the search within to find that ”glimmer”, a spark of joy that’s ever-present in dark times. Choreographer: Derick McKoy, Jr. (DBDT: Encore! Premiere 2024) Music: Beethoven, arranged by Vladimir Ashkenazy Original Sound Arrangement by: Derick McKoy, Jr. Lighting Design: Velyncia Caldwell Original Costume Design: Erica Johnston Costume Reconstruction: Rachel Murray Dancers: Darian Brogdon, Tori Carter, Sydney Guine, Jayla Johnson, Darien “DJ” Jones, Jazmun McCoy, Brandon Palmer, Sarah Westbrook, Markel Antonio Williams High Society Choreographer: Floyd McLean, Jr. (World Premiere) Assistant: Joi Ware Music: Saint-Preux, Johann Sebastian Bach, Hae Won Chang, Camerata Cassovia, Robert Stankovsky Lighting Design: Velyncia Caldwell Costume Design: Floyd McLean, Jr. Dancers: Darian Brogdon, Tori Carter, Sydney Guine, Jayla Johnson, Darien “DJ” Jones, Jazmun McCoy, Brandon Palmer, Sarah Westbrook, Markel Antonio Williams Country Blues Choreographer: Edmond Giles (2016) Music: Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline Lighting: RaChelle Conley-Lister Costume Design: Nycole Ray Dancers: Darian Brogdon, Tori Carter, Sydney Guine, Jayla Johnson, Darien “DJ” Jones, Jazmun McCoy, Brandon Palmer, Sarah Westbrook, Markel Antonio Williams Avalanche 9 Tumbling through the ever changing winds of life, 9 characters are tested in their ability to survive or thrive while remembering the ultimate way to prosperity lies within the ability to sustain and nurture our human connections with each other. Choreographer: Gregory Dolbashian (DBDT: Encore! Premiere 2024) Assistant: Maddie Hanson Music: Arovone, Son Lux, Gregory Dolbashian, Vanessa Amara Lighting Design: Velyncia Caldwell Costume Design: Gregory Dolbashian Dancers: Darian Brogdon, Tori Carter, Sydney Guine, Jayla Johnson, Darien “DJ” Jones, Jazmun McCoy, Brandon Palmer, Sarah Westbrook, Markel Antonio Williams Slump Choreographer: Joshua L. Peugh (DBDT: Encore! Premiere 2020) Music: Kiezmer Juice, Yma Sumac, Ella Fitzgerld & Nelson Riddle, and his Orchestra Lighting Design: Velyncia Caldwell Costume Design: Joshua L. Peugh Dancers: Darian Brogdon, Tori Carter, Sydney Guine, Jayla Johnson, Darien “DJ” Jones, Jazmun McCoy, Brandon Palmer, Sarah Westbrook, Markel Antonio Williams