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Welcome to the Baltimore Dance Bulletin!

Full Circle Dance Company has been committed from the beginning to bringing the broader community into its creative process. Community partnerships enrich our work, and dance enriches our communities. We believe dance can help us understand each other even when words seem inadequate. The Baltimore Dance Bulletin offers a peek inside our world as artists based in the rich, exciting, nourishing artistic milieu that is Baltimore.

Maryland Artists to Shine in February 16th Celebration of Black Dance at the Gordon Center

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Jan 31
4 min

Maryland Artists to Shine in February 16th Celebration of Black Dance at the Gordon Center

The Gordon Center for Performing Arts, in partnership with the Baltimore Black Dance Collective, will host CELEBRATION: Uplifting and Honoring the Culture and History of Black Dance on February 16, 2023, at 7:00 pm. VTDance II in “Pursuit of Happiness" Photo credit: Nick Hood Photography The show will bring together professional dance companies from around the region and will also showcase youth artists from Baltimore County Public Schools and from area studios. Camille Weanq

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Baltimore’s Young Dancers to Shine at Governor-Elect Wes Moore’s Inaugural Ball

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Jan 13
2 min

Baltimore’s Young Dancers to Shine at Governor-Elect Wes Moore’s Inaugural Ball

Ten young dancers who train at Baltimore’s Morton Street Dance Center will perform a special dance on January 18 to celebrate the historic inauguration of Wes Moore as Governor of Maryland. The dancers, ages 6 to 13, will share the stage with the Governor at The People’s Ball, which will also feature an exciting lineup of locally and globally recognized artists. The dancers have been rehearsing for weeks and will wear dresses specially designed for the occasion to symbolize o

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Q&A with Costume Designer Jasmin Nessa Ali

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Nov 13, 2022
3 min

Q&A with Costume Designer Jasmin Nessa Ali

For a choreographer creating a new work, costume design is an essential element for conveying meaning. A collaboration with Baltimore-based designer Jasmin Nessa Ali has added layers of context and nuance to Full Circle Dance Company’s Home/Less by choreographer Donna L. Jacobs, premiering November 19-20 at Baltimore Theatre Project. Jasmin observed rehearsals and came to know the dancers, then developed garments that reflect both the individual artists and the overall messag

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Vows: A Work about Marriage Gains New Resonance

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Oct 28, 2022
2 min

Vows: A Work about Marriage Gains New Resonance

When choreographer Jennifer Seye created Vows in 2014, she was driven in part by turmoil among co-workers, family members, and American soci

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Sep 5, 2022
2 min

Baltimore’s Full Circle Dance Company Presents HOME: Longing and Belonging

Full Circle Dance Company, Baltimore City’s most visible and established professional dance ensemble, will present an original performance project in 2022 exploring what it means to have a home, to feel at home, and to be at home in our complicated world. The project, which is supported in part by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, will culminate in a weekend of performances entitled HOME: Longing and Belonging at Baltimore Theatre Project November 19 and 20, 2022. Photo: Brio

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Dancing at the BMA: Nourishing Creativity in Our Home City

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Jul 27, 2022
2 min

Dancing at the BMA: Nourishing Creativity in Our Home City

On July 21, Full Circle Dance Company and the Baltimore Museum of Art joined forces to create an interdisciplinary arts experience open to people of all ages and abilities. Led by Full Circle Artistic Director Donna L. Jacobs, the free workshop featured lively discussion of a painting in the BMA's collection, improvisational music by violinist Melissa Hullman and percussionist Carl Allen, a mini dance class that brought members of the community together with professional danc

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Jun 28, 2022
2 min

Full Circle heads to West Virginia

Full Circle was on the road in June for the first time since the start of the pandemic. We brought three works by choreographer Travis Gatling to the Mountain Moves West Virginia Performance Project, part of Charleston's annual interdisciplinary arts fest called Festive-All. It was a joy to share a gorgeous stage with our new friends the Bone and Fiddle Arts Collective, Heather Looney and Rob Royce, and the fabulous band Minor Swing. When we were not dancing, we were shari

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Free Performance in Beautiful Eager Park

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Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Free Performance in Beautiful Eager Park

Made Possible by Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, Free Fall Baltimore, and MSAC Grab a blanket or lawn chair and join Full Circle Dance Company for a free outdoor performance in beautiful Eager Park on October 10 at 3:00 pm. The lawn is perfect for picnicking while you watch Baltimore's leading professional dance company perform several works about courage and resilience. Special youth guest artists from the Radius performance company of the Morton Street Dance Center ar

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Sep 10, 2021
2 min

BRAVE: Art in Times of Crisis

On November 13 and 14, Full Circle will present BRAVE: art in times of crisis at Baltimore Theatre Project. Deeply moved by real-world...

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The Healing Project: Moving Through Parallel Pandemics

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May 24, 2021
3 min

The Healing Project: Moving Through Parallel Pandemics

On June 6, 2021, Baltimore’s Full Circle Dance Company will present The Healing Project: Moving Through Parallel Pandemics, a deeply collaborative new work funded by a Creativity Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. With Artistic Director Donna L. Jacobs and company member Shaela Davis providing choreographic leadership, this work for film explores the ways we are feeling and healing in the face of multiple challenges, including the pandemic and the crisis of racial in

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Full Circle Joins the Maryland Touring Roster

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Mar 18, 2021
1 min

Full Circle Joins the Maryland Touring Roster

The Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster is a curated list of Maryland-based artists with a demonstrated history of successful, professional engagements. Maryland Touring Grant funding is available to eligible organizations for booking Touring Roster artists like Full Circle Dance Company. We love to bring our movement and our message to all sorts of communities and venues large and small. Full Circle can work with you to create the right performance for your audience an

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Join Our Virtual Season Premiere of For Keepsakes: Love, Jim Crow

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Mar 5, 2021
2 min

Join Our Virtual Season Premiere of For Keepsakes: Love, Jim Crow

A Virtual Performance and Live Discussion March 14, 4:00-5:00 pm Register for the Virtual Performance HERE Join us for a free virtual performance of For Keepsakes: Love, Jim Crow, by Full Circle choreographer Hope B. Byers. This work illuminates the dark history of racial-terror lynching, a savage tool of white supremacy that is part of the American story. It probes beneath the surface of the violent acts against thousands of Black citizens to reveal layers of motive, myth, c

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Sep 25, 2019
1 min

Baltimore Sun's Fall Arts Guide 2019

Fall is officially here and we couldn't be more excited. It's a busy time for us as we are knee-deep in rehearsals and logistical planning for our November home show. This year we've been included in an exciting list published by the Baltimore Sun. We are honored to be among "fall’s most-anticipated shows and events in and around Baltimore..." Visit the link below to read all about the must-see Fall events in Baltimore. (make sure you scroll down to see FCDC's feature!) ttp

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Mar 5, 2019
1 min

Moving Passages Workshop

As a teaser to Full Circle Dance Company's 12th Annual Concert, Moving Passages, the ensemble hosted its 3rd Annual Community Workshop at its resident school, Morton Street Dance Center, Inc. Students experienced a unique composition experience where they brought to life Dr. Seuss's famous book, Green Eggs and Ham. A combination of writing and improvisation led to a fantastic 8 minute work made by the students themselves, which will be presented at Moving Passages in October

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Mar 5, 2019
1 min

Full Circle Parnters with local schools

Full Circle has just completed its fourth year of creative partnership with Roland Park Elementary Middle School, providing free instruction and performing opportunities for Baltimore City public school students. This year, 20 students in grades 3-7 learned basic modern dance technique, participated in master classes, and learned and performed choreography inspired by the swing era. The students gave five performances at school and will perform June 9 at Towson University at

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Mar 5, 2019
1 min

A Chesapeake Nutcracker with a Pinch of Crab

Swirling jellyfish, tumbling crabs, a committee of scientists -- and a biologist, stuck in the middle, head in her hands, wrestling with a nightmare about it all. These are the features of a high-energy dance about the Chesapeake Bay that was performed Friday at Roland Park Elementary School in Baltimore. The dance, called "A Scientist's Nightmare," was choreographed by my wife, Liz Pelton, who runs the dance club at our local school. A friendly neighborhood biologist, Dr.

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