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Colors shift and patterns emerge in KALEIDOSCOPE, our 2026 Cultural Awareness series. Experience the powerful artistry of Dianne McIntyre’s The Nina Simone Project alongside the evocative Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest by Tommie-Waheed Evans and the showstopping return of Awassa Astrige/Ostrich by Asadata Dafora.
Make your Valentine's Day weekend unique with a heartfelt program where every angle combines to create something entirely new.
Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes.
Living Witness Pre-Concert Reception
Friday, February 13, 2026
Wyly Theatre, 6th Floor Studio
Doors Open | 5:30pm
Remarks Begin | 6:15pm
Guests will not be admitted after 6:15pm
Join Dallas Black Dance Theatre for an intimate pre-concert conversation with Reverend Peter Johnson, a prominent civil rights leader whose activism has shaped Dallas for over four decades.
Hear firsthand from someone who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., participated in Birmingham and Selma, and fought to protect Fair Park residents from displacement. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience powerful testimony from a living witness who embodies the resilience, dignity, and justice our artistry honors.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
The Nina Simone Project
Dianne McIntyre
Soulful • Driving • Transcendent
Dianne McIntyre’s The Nina Simone Project epitomizes Nina Simone’s regal presence with choreography set to Simone’s signature classical, jazz, and soul fusion.
Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest
Tommie-Waheed Evans
Commanding • Revolutionary • Dynamic
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycotts, DBDT presents Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest by Tommie-Waheed Evans. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “We Shall Overcome” speech this assertive work explores the resilience and power of the Civil Rights Movement.
Awassa Astrige/Ostrich
Asadata Dafora
Hypnotic • Groundbreaking • Powerful
In this majestic male solo, the dancer channels the spirit of the ostrich through precise muscle control and fluid movement. Set to percussive African rhythms, this 90-year-old classic reveals the enduring strength of traditional dance forms.
THE NINA SIMONE PROJECT & BODIES AS SITE OF FAITH AND PROTEST PHOTO CREDIT: AMITAVA SARKAR
AWASSA ASTRIGE/OSTRICH PHOTO CREDIT: RICHARD W. RODRIGUEZUPCOMING EVENTS
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