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 a performer, choreographer and poet.

Nyda Kwasowsky

Nyda Kwasowsky is a multi-disciplinary performing artist and emerging choreographer of Indo-Caribbean, British and Ukrainian ancestry.

Photo by Henry Chan

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