Dance Artists Come Together Through Space
Image: Dissonance Dance Theatre Cora McMahan in company class at Joy Of Motion Dance Center
August 1, 2023 – Washington, DC
Contemporary ballet company Dissonance Dance Theatre finds a new home at Joy of Motion Dance Center on Hst
Contact:
Shawn Short, Director
202-540-8338
sshort@ngcfddt.org
Image: Dissonance Dance Theatre dancers in a candid pose at Joy of Motion Dance Center
“Dance receives the least amount of funding from the city (DC). Dance rehearsal and performance space is limited, even within a city with a large theater industry. It’s nice to know that organizations such as Joy of Motion Dance Center are willing to aid dance companies. “
Shawn Short, MFA – Director, Dissonance Dance Theatre
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Ngoma Center for Dance is the home of Dissonance Dance Theatre (founded in 2007) and its award-winning programs based in the Washington, DC area. DDT is named “one of the 11 small-but-mighty dance companies outside of LA and NYC” by Dance Spirit Magazine. Evoking emotional experiences in the audiences we touch, is the only East Coast, nationally recognized, Black-managed contemporary ballet company between NYC and ATL. For more information, visit www.ngcfddt.org