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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 Expressions Series combines emerging and established artists of color, primarily African-American, in all genres of the performing arts.
 

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: Late Night lets artists take risks, let loose and have fun!
 

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.

Want to be a Late Night artist? Contact us.


M/RP produces Gesel Mason Performance Projects
 

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

For more information visit gmasonprojects.com.


metro Dc dance awards
 

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.


upcoming events


July 26-27, 2008

Black Expressions Dance: On the Rise!!!
Featuring: Reginald Cole, Whitney V. Hunter, and Samantha Speis
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Visit the EVENTS page for more.



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