DDCF 2020
Virtual Festival
Choreographers Showcase
BRIDGET RYAN (IL), TREBIEN POLLARD (NY), CHRISTA SMUTEK (MI), BALLET EDGE DETROIT (MI), ARK INITIATIVE/ STEVEN ROOKS (MI), ROBIN WILSON (MI), ARK INITIATIVE/ CALEB MITCHELL (MI), ALEXANDER DONES (OR), ARTLAB J (MI)
Rivera Court Stage
Renee Murray, Leah O’Donnell, Thowra Dabke, Keepin’ Jit Alive, Intertwine movement Collective, Link School of the Arts, Rivvren, Hayley Midea, Motor City Street Dance Academy, Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance, Michigan Ballet Theatre, ArtLab J
Master Classes
Lauren Anderson (Ballet), Caleb Mitchell (Ballet), Steven Rooks (Modern)
Friday Dance Battle
Jay Peace (winner), Claire Bechard, Joy Morris-Burton, Jiggy, Elaine Chan, Trishawna Woods, Corey Lydell Whitfield, Justin Alesna, BGIRL MAMA, Motor City Street Dance Academy
Q&A with Prominent BIPOC Dance Artists
New to 2020, festival participants were able to submit questions to ask three virtual guest artists. Guests included Steven Rooks (former principal dancer with Martha Graham), Lauren Anderson (former Houston Ballet ballerina) and Caleb Mitchell (former Houston Ballet danseur).
DDCF 2013-2021 IN REVIEW
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sIlqeIYXbsR-k73erv6N3FQtc_HvG5h3LdmDcok8IFw/edit?usp=sharing