Diana Ross Dream - Dancemakers

In the summer of 2015, I went to sleep with a question and woke to the memory of a vivid dream of Diana Ross on Broadway, dancing in the center of a sea of other Black dancers, everyone wearing magnificent rose gold costumes of various materials. It felt like an instruction—like a call.

In DIANA ROSS DREAM we are dancing the following:

Feeling cherished.
Verve.
The Quiet.
Pure channel.
Psychic boldness.
Affection.
Awe.
Relaxedness.
Encounter.
Bewilderment.
Miracle.
Mystery.
Black being-together.
Vesselhood.
Tone.

Team

Choreography & concept: Aisha Sasha John

Performance: Aisha Sasha John, Tyra Temple-Smith, Devon Snell, Marcus “Ademi” Paris-Johnson

Outside eye: Dedra McDermott and Evan Webber

Lighting design: Sam Skynner

Sound/Music: New Chance (Victoria Cheong) and Amy Manusov

Costumes: Nyda Kwazowsky

Production Management: Evan Webber & Vishmayaa Jey

Curation: Amelia Ehrhardt (in 2019 as part of the Dancemakers 3-year Residency Program)

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Artists

Amelia Ehrhardt

From 2015-2019 Amelia Ehrhardt was the Curator at Dancemakers fostering international success for many of the artists engaged in the Incubation Production House model.

Aisha Sasha John

Aisha Sasha John is interested in choreographing performances that are the occasion for real and multitudinous actions of love.

Photo by Henry Chan

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