Mason/Rhynes Productions (M/RP) supports emerging and established artists and arts organizations by providing arts events and performance opportunities that reach diverse audiences both locally and nationally.
| The combines emerging and established artists of color, primarily African-American, in all genres of the performing arts. |
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Previous artists have included:
Erykah Badu
The Last Poets
Urban Bush Women
Local artists have included:
Toni Blackman
EDGEWORKS Dance Theater
Nejla Yatkin
Holly Bass
Psalmayene 24 |
To be considered as a part of the Expressions Series, contact us.
| Expressions Series: lets artists take risks, let loose and have fun! |
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Dancers, poets, actors, musicians and performance artists, showcase their talents with cutting edge performances at Joy of Motion's Dupont Circle studio. Shows start at 11pm; you must be 18 or older to attend. Check our EVENTS page for upcoming performances.
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Want to be a Late Night artist? Contact us.
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Recent productions include:
• NO BOUNDARIES: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers is a solo project featuring the work of several of the nation’s leading contemporary African American choreographers: Bebe Miller, Donald McKayle, David Roussève, Reggie Wilson, Andrea Woods, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
• Whose Body Is This: Scars and Healing received a 2007 Millennium Stage Local Dance Commissioning Project Grant from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. View the performance here.
• A Declaration of (In)Dependence: The Story of Sally Hemings
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For more information visit gmasonprojects.com.
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Founded by Cheles Rhynes in 2001, the Metro DC Dance Awards (MDCDA) and Metro DC Dances are 2 events that showcase and recognize excellence among DC area artists. Dance/MetroDC, a branch office of Dance/USA, became the lead organization for MDCDA and Metro DC Dances in 2006. |
To learn more about the process and how to be nominated visit mdcda.org. |
