CATALYST TICKETS
IN-PERSON
In-person tickets are sold through the AT&T Performing Arts Center website
STREAMING
Available November 8-10
EVENT DETAILS
Our 49th season ignites with the newest evolution of the Director's Choice series, CATALYST. Dallas Black Dance Theatre's season premiere spotlights bold voices and innovative choreography from a curated program of all-female choreographers. Explosive world premiere commissions by Krystal Butler, Nycole Ray and Christen Reyes feature alongside Lost in Memory by 2023 Guggenheim Fellow Nejla Yatkin.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Reflective • Contrasting • Exploratory
LOST IN MEMORY NEJLA YATKIN
Reflective and filled with physicality, Lost in Memory encourages viewers to ruminate on the highs, lows and rituals that make us human.
Photo Credit: Enrica TsengWORLD PREMIERES
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Fearless ✦ Yearning ✦ Honest
A LOVE I ONCE KNEW KRYSTAL BUTLER
A glimpse of the forms of love that encountered in one's life time.
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Tender ✦ Vulnerable ✦ Introspective
THE BREATH WITHIN NYCOLE RAY
A connection of the space we share, exploring the force that draws us together, the subtle air that passes from one body to another. Bound through touch, weight, and surrender, bodies move as a single breath that expands and contracts with tension and tenderness.
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Visceral ✦ Bold ✦ Driving
THE WAGE OF EXISTENCE CHRISTEN REYES
A visceral exploration of the human condition under capitalism, The Wage of Existence exposes the relentless exchange between survival and sacrifice. Set against the backdrop of a world where money dictates movement, desire, and worth, the work confronts the paradox of necessity — that life itself carries a cost. Through cycles of exhaustion, ambition, and fleeting triumph, the piece asks: what is the true price of living?
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