01 · The Roster
Company Members
Six dancers performing the full repertory of Dissonance Dance Theatre across the 20th Anniversary Season — bringing training from Howard, The Ailey School, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Butler, English National Ballet School, and beyond.
02 · The Pipeline
Apprentices
Five dancers training and performing alongside the Company — emerging artists building toward full company membership. The Apprentice tier brings Howard, George Mason, Alabama State, and Bowie State into the DDT pipeline.
For Dancers
Audition for Dissonance.
Dissonance Dance Theatre auditions for company members and apprentices annually. The Apprentice tier is a structured pathway to full company membership — bringing emerging artists into DDT's repertoire under the direction of Founding Producing Artistic Director Shawn Short, MFA.