Dance Theatre of Harlem Has A New Partnership With Dartmouth's Hopkins Center for the Arts
August 12, 2020

A new three-summer collaboration between Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Dance Theatre of Harlem will contribute to conversations on race, activism and equity in the arts, while also exploring creative projects and learning opportunities.

Kicking off the partnership in June, DTH focused on the development of The Hazel Scott Project, a new work by choreographer Tiffany Rea-Fisher. Scott was a Black piano virtuoso and Hollywood trailblazer who risked her life and career through outspoken civil rights activism. In the spirit of her example, Monica White Ndounou, associate professor of theater, and John Heginbotham, director of the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble, co-taught a summer theater course that challenged students to create dance as a tool for social change.


The Hopkins Center and DTH also hosted panel discussions throughout the summer on the topics of ballet, activism and the legacy of Hazel Scott, and DTH company members taught a series of virtual master classes. Look for this partnership to open opportunities for interdisciplinary research and student observation of DTH’s creative process.

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