Wow, this is news. I think Byrd is a good choreographer but never thought of his work as jazz dance. He is also a very smart guy and a good fundraiser. Valuable qualities in an AD. Congratulations to Donald and to Spectrum.
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Donald Byrd - AD appointment
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, Oct 31 2002 12:56 PM
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Posted 06 November 2002 - 11:24 AM
Announcement of Byrd's appointment, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nws...304_tf206.shtml
http://seattlepi.nws...304_tf206.shtml
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Posted 06 November 2002 - 11:27 AM
Thanks for that, and for Hoyt's and liebs' posts as well.
I'm confused, though. Does this mean there is no more Donald Byrd company? I thought that was one of the more successful dance troupes around. Or will the Byrd company merge with Spectrum?
I don't think of him as a jazz dance choreographer either. But categories don't mean very much these days
I'm confused, though. Does this mean there is no more Donald Byrd company? I thought that was one of the more successful dance troupes around. Or will the Byrd company merge with Spectrum?
I don't think of him as a jazz dance choreographer either. But categories don't mean very much these days
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Posted 06 November 2002 - 05:41 PM
Alexandra, Byrd closed his company early in the summer after struggling for years to get out of the debt that his "Harlem Nutcracker" ran up.
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I saw the exciting news about Donald Byrd coming to Seattle yesterday in the Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes....35_dance05.html Donald Byrd is a very impressive person with incredible knowledge of dance and a great vision. Seattle's lucky to be gaining such an asset for its dance community.
Didn't know you would have heard the news before our local papers, though. I am a Spectrum fan and couldn't agree more that categories don't mean much. Spectrum has performed several pieces that I would not classify as jazz, including works by Trey McIntyre and Dwight Rhoden, as well as others.
Spectrum performs this weekend at the Kirkland Performance Center. I wonder what kind of work the company will perform with Donald Byrd at the helm.
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Posted 06 November 2002 - 05:55 PM
Welcome, Shelly
Thanks for the info, Liebs -- I missed that one! I skip the financial reports sometimes. I think of the Harlem Nutcracker as being successful, because it came here so often!
Thanks for the info, Liebs -- I missed that one! I skip the financial reports sometimes. I think of the Harlem Nutcracker as being successful, because it came here so often!
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