DESIGNS: DANCE:
Philadanco
As the resident designer for Philadanco, I have archives for many of the works performed since the inception of the company over 45 years ago by Ms. Joan Myers Brown. For most of the history of the company, the lighting was designed by the late great William T. Grant III. I have had the responsibility for the company's lighting for the past decade. Below is the amazing list of ballets performed in the company's long history. In parenthesis is the name of the choreographer. The dates listed afterwards indicate the premiere date and the last date that it was performed by the company in a home season. The a's and b's indicate the spring or fall home season. Much of the archive was lost when Mr. Grant passed away. Any and all information regarding any of these pieces would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me here.
In the below list, bold faced names indicate ballets with designs by Clifton Taylor
- 100% Cotton Natural Fiber (Blondell Cummings) 1997a-
- 200 Years of Black American Dance (Harold Pierson) 1976-
- All Search-One Source Within (Richard Moten) 1985b-
- At First Stroke (Robert Weiss) 1987a-
- Autumn Wylde (Gene Hill Sagan) 1980a-1981a
- Bach O'Vivaldi (Bernard Lias) 1979-1983b
- Back to Bach (Eleo Pomare) 2003a-
- Bad Blood (Ulysses Dove) 2014a-
- BAMM (Donald Byrd) 1995a-2014a 2
- Batty Moves (Joalway Willa Jo Zollar) 1995-2009
- Beattyville (Fred Benjamin) 1999a-2001b
- Be Ye Not (Hope Boykin) 2009a-
- Between Earth and Home (Jalowe Willa Jo Zollar) 2005a-
- Big Bang (Christopher Huggins) 2013a-2013b(excerpts)
- Bitches Brew (Elisa Monte)
- Blue (Christopher Huggins) 2003a-2013b(excerpts)
- Bolero Too! (Christopher Huggins) 2009b-2011
- Bound to be Free (Tobin Green) 1984-1988a
- By the Way of the Funk (Joalway Willa Jo Zollar) 2010a-2011
- Cantus (Gene Hill Sagan) 1988a-1989
- Change (JMB) 1975-
- Chosen Images (Gene Hill Sagan) 1982a-1983b
- Circular Ruins (Elisa Monte) 2001a-2002a
- Commitments (Hinton Battle) 2008a-
- Compassion and Revenge (Danny Ezralow) 2010b-
- Continuum (Harold Pierson) 1990a-
- Conversation for Seven Souls (Gene Hill Sagan) 1981b-2002b
- Cottonwool (Christopher Huggins) 2006a-2014a
- Courtly Dances (Robert Weiss) 1997a-
- Crossing the River (Eva Gholson) 1993-
- Cry (Alvin Ailey) 1990a-
- Dance for 6 (Joyce Trisler) 2006b-
- Degnahc (JMB) 1980a-1981a
- Dreamtime (Elisa Monte) 1988a-1998a
- Dvorak Concept (JMB) 1975-1976
- Ebony Concerto (Milton Myers) 1991a-1994
- Echoes-A Celebration of Alvin Ailey (Milton Meyers) 1998a-2012
- Elegy (Gene Hill Sagan) 1990a-2011
- Element In Which it Takes Place, The (Milton Myers) 1987a-2010a
- Enemy behind the Gates (Christopher Huggins) 2002b-2011
- Equipoise (Lloyd Whitmore) 1983b-
- Eternal Echo (Saeko Ichinohe) 1982b-1986b
- Everybody (Donald Byrd) 1996a-
- Everything is Everything (Lynn Taylor Corbitt) 2005a-
- Extensions of M.E. (JMB) 1976-
- Fire-Water (Saeko Ichinohe) 1989-
- For Mother (Ron K. Brown) 2005a-2006a
- For Truth (Ron K. Brown) 2006b-
- Forces of Rhythm (Louis Johnson) 1981b-2003b
- Forgiveness ?2003
- Forwards and Backwards (Milton Myers) 1988a-
- Foul, The (Robert Moses) 2006b-2007
- From Dawn til' Dusk (Christopher Huggins) 2008a-
- Gate Keepers (Ron K Brown) 1998a-2012
- Gathering, The (Milton Myers) 1995a-
- Genesis-The Blues and the Bible (Geoffrey Holder) 2005a-
- Gettin' Down and Cuttin' the Stuff (Al Parryman) 1980-
- Getting in On (Morton Winston) 1976-
- Ghettoscope with Ladder (Talley Beatty) 1997b-
- God Rode a Windstorm (JMB) 1979-
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Ray Mercer) 2011-2014b
- Hand Singing Song (Jawole Willa Jo Zollar) 2001a-2015a
- Heat (Milton Myers) 1999a-
- HONHOM-KRA (Eva Gholson) 1983b-1985b
- I Advance Masked (Ana Marie Forsythe) 1984-
- I Told Jesus (Billy Wilson) 1975-1979
- In Between Time (Zane Booker) 2007a-
- It's Magic (Morton Winston) 1981b-
- Jeux D'Enfants (Roy Tobias) 1978-1979
- Joy (Milton Myers) 1989-1996a
- Kinesis (Milton Myers) 2002a-2002b
- Kum B'aya (Harold Pierson) 1976-
- La Bess II (David Brown) 1999a-2007
- La Divinadora (Talley Beatty) 1994-
- Lament (JMB) 1978-1988a
- Latched (Huggins) 2014b-
- Le Corsaire Pas de Deux (Carl Sandemar) 1978-
- Leftover Wine (Fred Benjamin) 1981b-
- Lelio (Gene Hill Sagan) 1985b-
- Light Lies (Elisa Monte) 2007b-
- List, The (Christopher Huggins) 2013b-
- Looking out for Number One (Danny Sloan) 1976-
- Love Is... (Christopher Huggins) 2013b-
- Love 'n Pain (Milton Myers) 1992-2013a
- Love Stories (Carmen DeLavallade) 2006a-
- Meeting at Night (Roy Tobias) 1977-
- Men Against the Wall (Milton Myers) 1990a-1997b
- Missing You (Jean Emile and Keith Derrick Randolph) 1995a-
- Moan (Matthew Rushing) 2012-
- Motherless Chile (JMB) 1975-1976
- Mourner's Bench (Talley Beatty) 1997b-
- M.P. 1988 (Michael Peters) 1988a-1989
- My Science (Bebe Miller) 2001a-2015a
- Natural Flirt (Trey McIntyre) 2002a-
- No More Exotica (Ron K. Brown) 1999a-2012
- Octet (William Dollar) 1979-
- Of Kinship and Exoticism (Milton Myers) 2004b-
- Pacing (Milton Myers) 1987a-2006a
- Pale Lotus in Darkness Becoming (Gene Hill Sagan) 1985b-
- Pas de Deux from Mchagua (Danny Sloan) 1977-
- Pattin' Juba - Hambone (Harold Pierson) 1976-
- Philadelphia Experiment (Rennie Harris) 2007a-2014a
- Pretty is Skin Deep, Ugly is to the Bone (Talley Beatty) 1976-2014b
- Porgy and Bess (Harold Pierson) 1975-
- Pro-Fusion (Morton Winston) 1975-
- Promulgation (JMB) 1978-1979
- Pulse (Danny Ezralow) 2005b-2014b
- Quartet (Michael Peters) 1987a-
- Rag, A Bone, A Hank of Hair, A (Talley Beatty) 1985b-2010a
- Rapture (Tony Powell) 2009a-
- Red Envelope, The (Zane Booker) 2009a-
- Reverend Lee (Andy Torres) 1980a-
- Ritornello (Gene Hill Sagan) 1983b-2008
- Ritual (Billy Wilson) 1979-1980a
- Romance Adieu (Gene Hill Sagan) 1987a-
- Roots - Reflections (Harold Pierson) 1977-
- Rosa (Billy Wilson) 1990a-2011
- Shadow Sisters, The (Rodney Griffin) 1983b-
- Sigh of the Rock (Dianne McIntyre) 2004b-
- Sketches (Milton Myers) 1993-
- Soltera (Miguel Lopez) 1981b-1986b
- Southern Landscape 1992-2007a
- Steal Away (Alonzo King) 2003a-2003b
- Such Sweet Morning Songs (Talley Beatty) 1990b-2008
- Suite En Bleu (Gene Sagan) 2012-2014a
- Suite Otis (George Faison) 1994-2012
- Surfacing II (Lynn Taylor Corbett) 1993-
- Sweet Agony (Gene Hill Sagan) 1990a-1992
- Sweet in the Morning (Leni Williams) 2003a-2003b
- Temple of My Listening, The (Eva Gholson) 2001a-
- Those Who See Light (Camille Brown) 2009a-
- Time and Space (1975-2013a)
- Toccata for Percussion and Dancer (John Jones) 1976-
- Trance Atlantic (Walter Nicks) 2000a-
- Treemonisha (Louis Johnson) 1984-
- Tribute (Dwight Rhoden) 2001b-2012
- Valdosta-Vendetta (Billy Wilson) 1981a-
- Valse, La 1979-2007
- Variation #1 (Milton Myers) 1996a-2001b
- Verge (Morton Winston) 1979-
- Violin Concerto (Milton Myers) 2007b-2011
- Vocalise (Lavinia Reid) 1982a-1986b
- Wake Up (Rennie Harris) 2012-2012
- Walkin' Talkin', Signifying Blues Hips Lowdown Throwdown, The (Jowale Willa Jo Zollar) 1996a-2009b
- Watching Gone By the Day (2011)
- When Dawn Comes (Christopher Huggins) 2013b-
- White Dragon (Elisa Monte 1982) 1990a-2014b
- Wholly Holy (JMB) 1978-1979
- Witness (Alvin Ailey) 1987a-
- XMas Philes (Danny Ezralow) 2000b-2010b