Eleven black dancers from historically white ballet companies were commissioned by The Kennedy Center to create and perform a brand new ballet in just two weeks. This is their story...
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Guest curator Theresa Ruth Howard facilitated a two-week creative process through Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency Program with renowned choreographer Donald Byrd, using the music of Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, to birth this stunning piece that premiered on the Reframing the Narrative program in the Kennedy Center Opera House alongside works presented by Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballethnic Dance Company, and Collage Dance Collective.
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CREATIVE TEAM

Choreographer
Donald Byrd

Composer
Carlos Simon

Conductor
Dr. Leslie Dunner

Curators
Theresa Ruth Howard
Denise Saunders Thompson

Dancers
Portia Adams
Precious Adams
Katlyn Addison
Joshua Bodden
Corey Bourbonniere
Jenelle Figgins
Claudia Monja
Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Gian Carlo Perez
Jonathan Philbert
Miranda Silveira
Raquel Smith, Apprentice

VIDEO

Executive Producer
Regis Vogt

Producers
Tony Donghyuk Yoon
Ryan Nichols

Director / Director of Photography
Tony Donghyuk Yoon

Editor
Ryan Nichols

Graphics
Georgia Bergin

Camera Operators - Story
Tony Donghyuk Yoon
Josh Rodriguez

Camera Operators - Performance
Stella Sharpe
Josh Rodriguez
Harry Oakes
Rick Burks
Ayal Subar

Camera Assistants
Harry Oakes
Ben Janusz

KENNEDY CENTER DANCE PROGRAMMING

Director, Dance Programming
Jane Raleigh

Manager, Dance Programming
Julie Akerly

Coordinator, Dance Programming
Malik Burnett

From Other Suns was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Reframing the Narrative (2022) and is made possible with support from the Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency program.
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2:39 - Dancer Othella Dallas is mistakenly identified here as Katherine Dunham. Katherine discovered and trained Othella, and Othella taught Katherine Dunham's technique into her 90s.
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