Opening Night & June Season 2023
June 22-25

GREENBERG THEATRE

4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington DC

Our season farges ahead with two bold world premieres and five other ballets drawn from our ten years in Washington, DC,, presented in two programs of live music featuring works by

6
Choreographers
10
Dancers
11
Musicians
2
Slam Poets

WORLD PREMIERES

SLAM!

A newly-commissioned work with slam poets Drew Anderson and Gayle Danleyand and eight dancers performing live together in works by four acclaimed guest choreographers Victor Adebusala, Peter Chu, Gabrielle Lamb, Andile Ndlovu

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Peter Roger, Coreographer
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Gabrielle Lamb, Coreographer
Gabrielle Lamb, Coreographer
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Andile Ndlovu
Andile Ndlovu of Johannesburg, South Atica, sin his ninth season with The Washington Ballet, offer dancing one season with TWB's Studio Compony...
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Victor Adebusola
Vic Adebusolo is a seasoned dancer, choreographet instructor and arts manager working throughout the DC area. He was the artistic director of Culture Shock Dance Troupe. captain of Capitol Funk DC. ond establehed Project VictorAde, which debuted in 2017..
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Gayle Danley, Poet
After winning the International Poetry Slamin Heidelberg Germany, post Gayle Danley entered America's classrooms, teaching children the power of words as an aid in healing trauma and creating a life of hope and options..
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Drew Anderson, Poet
New Orleans, Louisiana bred (and now District of Columbia based) hip hop artist, som post producer screenwriter, hast, and veteran micide and high school teacher Drew Anderson has continued to Innovatively utile his talent for connecting with audiences big and small via the avenues of art and education...
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NEW: Weave The Wind

A new work by our award-winning Artistic Director, Diane Cobum Bruning, with eight company dancers and a scare by Pulizer Prize-winning composer Caraline Shaw

REPERTOIRE WORKS

Be the creator of your own
theater experience

Opening night tickets also include a post performance Summer Salstice Cast
Party at Surfside next door to the theater. In the spirit of light, please wear while!

PROGRAM A

Thrusday, June 22 at 7:30pm with opening Night Solstice PartyFriday, June 23 at 7:30pm Saturday, June 24 at 1pm*

*Followed by 20 Minute onstage  Workshop

  • SLAM!
  • Alight
  • Weave The Wind
  • Exit Wounds
  • Time Has Come

PROGRAM B

Saturday, June 24 at 7:30pm Sunday, June 25 at 7:30pm
  • SLAM!
  • Arranged
  • Time Has Come
  • Chant

OPENING NIGHT IN WHITE

Opening night tickets  also include a post-performance
  Summer Solstice Cast Party at Surfside next door to the
theater. In the spirit of light. Please wear White