Complexions Contemporary Ballet
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| Complexions Contemporary Ballet | |
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 Complexions Contemporary Ballet Dancers
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| Origin |  New York, NY |
| Genre(s) | Dance |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Website | Complexions Contemporary Ballet Website |
Complexions Contemporary Ballet is a contemporary ballet company founded in 1994 by Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson based in New York City comprising about twenty classical and contemporary dancers. Complexions performs worldwide, provides dance education, and was America's first multicultural company.
[edit] About the Company
Complexions has received numerous awards including the New York Times “Critics Choice” Award in 1995.[citation needed] It has appeared throughout the US, including the Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Majestic Theater, The Mahalia Jackson Performance Arts Center in New Orleans, The Paramount Theater in Seattle, and the Music Center in Los Angeles, and the Bolshoi Theater.
The Company has appeared at major European dance festivals including Italy’s Festival of Dance for four consecutive years, the Isle De Dance Festival in Paris, the Maison De La Dance Festival in Lyon, the Holland Dance Festival, Steps International Dance Festival in Switzerland, the Dance Festival of Canary Islands, Spain, Vail International Dance Festival, Aspen International Dance Festival and Le Festival des Arts de St-Sauveur in Canada, and in the 2005/2006 season in Korea, Mexico, and Japan.
Dwight Rhoden has created over 60 ballets for Complexions, as well as numerous other companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; The Arizona Ballet; The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Company; The Dance Theater of Harlem; Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; The Joffrey Ballet; New York City Ballet amongst others
Desmond Richardson uses a wide range of dance forms including classical, modern, and contemporary, having previosly beem with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Frankfurt and as a guest artist with several world-renowned companies including the Swedish Opera Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Teatro at La Scala, and the San Francisco Ballet.
