We are excited to announce the premiere of Giovanni's Room April 25th at Kraushaar Auditorium #GoucherCollege https://lnkd.in/gJs2NjXY
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Iyun Ashani Harrison (artistic director & choreographer) is a dance maker, educator, and executive director of Ballet Ashani. Born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica, Iyun first trained in acting, classical ballet, modern technique, and Jamaican folk dance. He graduated from the Juilliard School (BFA) and Hollins University (MFA). Harrison danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem under the artistic direction of Arthur Mitchell. At the Dance Theatre of Harlem, he developed a love for neo-classical ballet and dancing choreography by George Balanchine, Glen Tetley, Michael Smuin, and Billy Wilson. This experience profoundly influenced Iyun's movement aesthetic and laid Ballet Ashani's foundation. Iyun's professional credits also include Ballet Hispanico, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Ailey II, National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, and guest appearances with Connecticut Ballet, Flint Institute of Music, Collage Dance Collective, Seattle Dance Project, and St. Louis Black Repertory Theater. With these companies, he danced choreography by Jirí Kylián, José Limón, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubovitch, Donald Byrd, Edwaard Liang, Talley Beatty, and George Faison. A precursor to Ballet Ashani, Iyun founded and served as the executive director and resident choreographer for Ashani Dances (2011 – 2018). The Seattle Times wrote of Harrison, "Ashani Dances showcases an artist of diverse talents with sophisticated musical tastes and an understanding of how to use a bare stage to full effect." Most recently (2019), Iyun moved his company to Durham, NC rebranding it Ballet Ashani – A Contemporary Ballet. Iyun's choreography has been commissioned by the Juilliard Dance Ensemble, Ailey School, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Collage Dance Collective, Men in Dance, American Dance Festival, Boost Dance Festival, University of Florida, Henderson State University, Pomona College, Goucher College, Webster University, Cornish College of the Arts, Jamaica School of Dance.
External link for Ballet Ashani
Durham, North Carolina, US
We are excited to announce the premiere of Giovanni's Room April 25th at Kraushaar Auditorium #GoucherCollege https://lnkd.in/gJs2NjXY
Visit our website www.balletashani.org to purchase your tickets today! Don't miss out on Iyun Harrison's world premiere of Giovanni's Room
Iyun Harrison presents his latest work, Giovanni's Room, on September 8th and 9th at the Rubenstein Arts Center hosted at Duke University. Bring your family and friends to enjoy an evening of spectacular dancing, while delving into Baldwin's captivating novel set in Paris during the 1950s. This intimate ballet explores the life of David who grapples with love, passion, and despair and he investigates his queer identity. Come support the arts and purchase your tickets below! Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gKet36wX