DANCE

Sandra Organ Dance Company (SODC) is pleased to present Seen and Unseen, a retrospective of a decade’s dance programming to mark Black History Month and the company’s 11th anniversary.

A theme in which several layers of meanings can be intertwined to explore the invisible and the visible. The Black History portion of the show will have a narrative focus on the life of Frederick Douglass, loosely based on excerpts from the"Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass" with assorted musical references from classical folk, to hollering work calls. This work will be narrated in sections sensitively choreographed to highlight to children what slavery was like for a child,as well Douglass' thoughts on education as the first step toward freedom.

There will be also be new work rifting off of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, entitled, Invisible No More, in celebration of the recent inauguration of President Obama.

Among reprises is SODC"s 1998 version of "all that you have is your soul" featuring the music of Tracy Chapman; and "Sabbathday" a work using the music of The Shakers, whose inventive legacy and movement oriented worship welcomed people of all races.

About Sandra Organ Dance Company

Now celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season, the Sandra Organ Dance Company (SODC) is a contemporary ballet ensemble founded to promote contemporary dance, educate the public, and attract diverse audiences.

Established in 1997 by Sandra Organ, a former soloist with Houston Ballet, SODC choreographs and performs works that tell the stories of past and present.

SODC dance themes have explored the complexity of race relations in American history, educated about organ donation, and they also have featured choreography to the diverse music and poetry of Duke Ellington, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bobby McFerrin, U2, Maya Angelou, Pablo Neruda, and others.