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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.

Students Explore Black History Through Words and Movement

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Feb 17
2 min

Students Explore Black History Through Words and Movement

When Full Circle Dance Company Artistic Director Donna Jacobs called for volunteers from an audience of 400 students at McDonogh School in Baltimore County, she was thrilled that so many young people thronged the stage. They had just watched Full Circle's dancers perform We Stand for Those Who Stood, a powerful tribute to the courage of protesters that includes parts of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s prophetic last speech. Now, as part of a February 6 Black History Month workshop,

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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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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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From Baltimore to NYC, Cultivating Diversity in Ballet

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Oct 28, 2022
2 min

From Baltimore to NYC, Cultivating Diversity in Ballet

We are thrilled for Full Circle Dance Company Artistic Director Donna L. Jacobs, who has been selected as a 2022-2023 School of American Ballet National Visiting Fellow. As director of the Morton Street Dance Center, Donna has for more than three decades been committed to providing training opportunities for young dancers in the Baltimore area, especially dancers of color. "I am so honored to be part of this program that brings together ballet teachers from around the countr

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World Premiere: New Work Focuses on HBCU Homecoming Traditions

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Oct 28, 2022
2 min

World Premiere: New Work Focuses on HBCU Homecoming Traditions

Full Circle Dance Company's new show HOME: Longing and Belonging, coming November 19-20 to Baltimore Theatre Project, will premiere When the

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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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A Golden Day of Open Air Dancing in Baltimore

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Oct 11, 2022
2 min

A Golden Day of Open Air Dancing in Baltimore

On October 10, Full Circle was blessed with glorious weather for Belong: A Free Community Performance in beautiful Eager Park in East Baltimore. We loved sharing excerpts from our new works with an enthusiastic all-ages audience. Pre-schoolers danced along as we warmed up in the park to prepare for our show. Families brought picnics and basked in the unexpected warmth of the late afternoon sun. We even had a few high-rise rooftop spectators! One first-time Full Circle audienc

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BELONG: A Free Community Performance in Beautiful Baltimore

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Sep 19, 2022
1 min

BELONG: A Free Community Performance in Beautiful Baltimore

Join Full Circle Dance Company for some powerful dancing under October skies in beautiful Eager Park. This family-friendly performance is free and open to all. No reservations required. The stunning terraced park is perfect for a picnic, and its many features include a playground. We will be sharing the stage with the inspiring Radius Ensemble of the Morton Street Dance Center. These gifted young artists will move you with their athletic and emotional dancing. Full Circle wil

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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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Nov 29, 2021
3 min

FCDC Dancers Help Make Nutcracker Magic

Full Circle is so fortunate to have a permanent home as the professional company in residence at the Morton Street Dance Center in Baltimore. On December 4 and 5, many members of Full Circle will join in the holiday magic as the Dance Foundation of Maryland and Morton Street Dance Center present a truly special Nutcracker at Chesapeake Arts Center. Born out of the pandemic and presented at a time when representation in the arts seems so critical, this fast-paced, original Nu

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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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Physician-Choreographer Brings Health Care Workers' Pandemic Realities to the Screen

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Apr 24, 2021
4 min

Physician-Choreographer Brings Health Care Workers' Pandemic Realities to the Screen

DISSONANCE, a dance work for film that makes vivid the early pandemic experiences of health care workers.

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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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Nov 21, 2019
1 min

REFUGE: Needing, Seeking, Finding

Our generous donors helped us bring our artistic vision to life on the stage in REFUGE: Needing, Seeking, Finding November 16-17

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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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