The nationally acclaimed and much talked about Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance is heading to North Carolina A&T State University, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, 7 p.m. at Harrison Auditorium, doors open at 6 p.m. This is a Lyceum Series program and is free and open to the public.

The Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a Classically American dance company, a leading arts education center and Dancing Through Barriers, a national and international education and community outreach program. Each component of Dance Theatre of Harlem carries a solid commitment towards enriching the lives of young people and adults around the world through the arts.
Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, Dance Theatre of Harlem was considered "one of ballet's most exciting undertakings" (The New York Times, 1971). Shortly after the assassination of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mitchell was inspired to start a school that would offer children — especially those in Harlem, the community in which he was born — the opportunity to learn about dance and the allied arts. Now in its fourth decade, Dance Theatre of Harlem has grown into a multicultural dance institution with an extraordinary legacy of providing opportunities for creative expression and artistic excellence that continues to set standards in the performing arts.

Dance Theatre of Harlem has achieved unprecedented success, bringing innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York City, across the country and around the world. In February 2004, it celebrated 35 years in the business and completed an extensive tour of the U.S. and United Kingdom.

DTH received the largest grant ever given to any foreign company by the Dance Consortium in England. Following the UK tour, the Company made its return to Greece, prior to the opening of the 2004 summer Olympics.
During the summer of 2003, the DTH Company made its inaugural engagement at the Lincoln Center Festival 2003, with the premiere of "St. Louis Woman: A Blues Ballet." In 2002, DTH won the Manchester Evening News Award in Dance as a result of its outstanding performances in England and Manchester. In 2000, Dance Theatre of Harlem performed to sold-out houses in China, giving the country its first performances of Firebird, and conducted extensive outreach and educational activities in Mandarin Chinese. That same year, the Company returned to the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, which marked DTH’s first performances on the stage in 25 years.

Dance Theatre of Harlem is located at 466 West 152nd Street in a newly-designated landmark district in Harlem.

For additional information, call (336) 334-7571.