Heritage Works will host five days of programming dedicated to performance and community building to celebrate the entities 20th anniversary.
Heritage Works and Philadelphia dance company, PHILADANCO! are partnering together to present “Endangered Species” – Detroit (ESD), a mini-tour of their latest work. The performances and accompanying community activities will take place November 8-11.
Choreographed by Anthony Burrell and set on PHILADANCO!, “Endangered Species”, is a movement work that explores police brutality, community loss, and opportunities for transformation.
“We couldn’t think of a better organization to share and produce this experience with than PHILIDANCO! ” said Rhonda Greene, Executive Director, Heritage Works. “During the pandemic, both organizations recognized that their communities were witnessing two pandemics: Covid-19 and the social injustices happening around the country. “Endangered Species Mini Tour” is a way to raise awareness of and explore the conditions that led to these adversities while paying tribute and amplifying the lives and voices of those who we lost during those times.”
Originally planned for 2020 to celebrate monumental anniversaries for both organizations — Heritage Works; 20th anniversary and PHILADANCO’s 50th anniversary, during this five-day series of events, Heritage Works and PHILADANCO! will have the opportunity to celebrate.
“Our team is so excited to be back on the road and able to inspire people through this piece and our work in general,” said Joan Myers Brown, Founder, Executive / Artistic Advisor, PHILADANCO! “I am overjoyed to connect our two communities and celebrate two huge milestones of both PHILADANCO! and Heritage Works in Detroit.”
The five-day engagement and touring project will also include a youth day at Detroit School of Arts, artist talkbacks, movement-based workshops, and an artist reception and dinner.
Full events schedule:
Wednesday, November 9th, 9:00AM – 3:00PM
Youth Day – Detroit School of Arts
Philadanco Classes, Endangered Species Performance and
Talkbacks for Metro Detroit Youth
- 10:00AM Performance and Talkback I
- 11:30AM Workshops with Anthony Burrell and Janine Beckles
- 2 PM Performance and Talkback II
Thursday, November 10th
Classes at Detroit Public School Community District Schools – Detroit School of Arts and East English Village
Artist Reception and Annual Dinner, 2910 14th Street, 5:30 – 8:30PM
- 5 PM Artist Reception
- 6 PM Dinner and Endangered Species Performance
Friday, November 11th
- Classes at Detroit Public School Community District Schools – Cass Technical High School and Martin Luther King Junior High School
- Club Zora, 2910 14th Street | Detroit | MI, 7:00 – 9:00PM
This series is in partnership with PHILADANCO, Detroit Public Schools Community District, and Power in Poetry Experience Detroit. It is made possible through the support of Association of Performing Arts Presenters ArtsFORWARD program, The Mellon Foundation, The Skillman Foundation, United Way of Southeastern Michigan Racial Equity Fund, and National Endowment for the Arts.
To learn more, visit heritageworks.org. To register for one or all events, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/heritage-works-philadanco-mini-tour-1301709.