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Company Profile
EziliDantò Spoken Word Theater Dance
is an organization founded by Ezili Dantò of HLLN in 2003, representing
art educators, performance poets, dancers, choreographers, composers,
musicians, cultural and human rights activists from Africa, the Americas
and the Caribbean who are dedicated to the preservation of African and
African rooted cultures through creative writing, performance
poetry, theater, dance,
choreography, music, song, cultural
teach-in forums, tours, exhibits, workshops,
camps, seminars and speaking engagements. Members have expertise in
Haitian, Caribbean, African-American and African culture.
The programs range from corporate training
sessions for major corporations; to educational concert and workshop
presentations for schools, community
associations, forums
and major universities;
to performances at world renowned venues such as, Carnegie
Hall, the U.N., BAM, Krannert Center, New Jersey Center for Performance
Arts, et al; to world dance and theater festivals; to special tours
and camps such as the Haiti-America-Africa Project.
Our programs will soon be offered
and available for private study and training in books, videos, cds
and tapes. The Company's executive directors are Djedje Djedje-Gervais,
David Laurent and Ezili Dantò of HLLN.
Djedje Djedje-Gervais is an award winning dancer, choreographer,
teacher and an expert on the West African dances and cultures. Originally
from the Ivory Coast, he has been performing with world-renowned choreographer
Ralph Lemon since 1997 in the Geography
Trilogy and is on the master teaching
roster and New England States Touring roster of the Connecticut
Commission on the Arts. The New York Times wrote, Djedje Djedje-Gervais
"is nothing if not dynamic..." Ezili Dantò
has been an Artist Fellow with the Urban Artist Initiative and for the
Connecticut Commission on the Arts for over five years; an award
winning playwright, a performance
poet, entertainment attorney
and civil,
cultural and human rights activist/attorney for over 10 years. David
Laurent is the Video and Technical Director for the Ezili Dantò
Spoken Word Dance Theater and the Ezili Dantò Witness Project and has
worked in the communications and television industry, for ABC, CBS,
NBC and the NBA as a producer, cameraman and technical director.
All of the Ezili Dantò artists and art educators work together in formats
that allow for flexibility in programming. Check out our roster of artists
and the many programs
we offer. Inquiries and suggestions are most welcomed.
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST
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