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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.
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Choreographer Spotlight: Nyah Banks
Full Circle Dance Company's upcoming season features new works from some of Baltimore's most compelling voices in modern dance. Among them is Nyah Banks, a choreographer whose work asks audiences to sit with the complexity of everyday life — and find connection within it. We sat down with Nyah to talk about her new piece, Fractions of Reality, premiering November 1st at the Baltimore Museum of Art as part of Ritual and Revolution.

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Jul 72 min read


New Work Considers Black Mobility Under Jim Crow
Hope B. Byers is an award-winning choreographer and a long-time member of Full Circle Dance Company. Her deeply researched body of work explores Black American experiences, history, racism, and social justice. She is currently embarking on the process of creating a new work, which will premiere November 1 as part of Ritual and Revolution at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Jun 223 min read


Full Circle Dance Company Presents Ritual and Revolution
Baltimore’s Full Circle Dance Company is well-known for bringing together diverse choreographers to explore a single theme from multiple angles. On November 1, 2026, Full Circle will premiere the works of five choreographers in Ritual and Revolution at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Jun 173 min read


A Sneak Peek at Works in Progress
Full Circle recently invited friends and fellow artists into the studio for an informal showing of several works in progress, with opportunities for audience feedback and sharing of ideas.

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May 122 min read


LINEAGE Immersed Us in Color, Beauty, and Community
The third annual collaboration between Ballet Theatre of Maryland and Full Circle Dance Company, LINEAGE included a highly varied program of works from the ballet and modern dance traditions.
Featuring a cast of nearly 60 professional dancers and 16 community guest artists, this show honored mothers, mentors, and matriarchs during Women's History Month.

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Mar 162 min read


What a Day!
The absolute highlight of Full Circle Dance Company’s art-filled 25th Anniversary year was Rooted and Rising, held on November 9 at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Nov 12, 20252 min read


To Come Full Circle. New Work Celebrates a Quarter Century of Deep Collaboration
Choreographer Travis D. Gatling, who is based at Ohio University, has been in Baltimore this fall creating a new work to mark Full Circle Dance Company's 25th Anniversary. Gatling has worked with Full Circle for nearly its entire history, and his works have become staples of the repertoire and audience favorites, offering rich artistic and physical challenges to the dancers. The Baltimore Dance Bulletin asked Gatling about his history with the Baltimore-based company and abou

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Sep 30, 20253 min read


Behind the Scenes: Choreographer Travis D. Gatling
Ohio-based choreographer Travis D. Gatling spent two weeks this summer creating a new work co-commissioned by Ballet Theatre of Maryland...

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Jul 15, 20233 min read
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