world premiere of 10 PIECE
10 piece IS An evening-length immersive dance experience conceived through the ongoing artistic research of KOmansé Dance Theater’s ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, Rochelle PhillipS.
This show invites audiences into the sonic, social, and cultural landscape of Atlanta trap music, where movement becomes a language of resistance, cultural memory, and reclamation.
10 PIECE FeatuRES ORIGINAL choreography by Rochelle Phillips, Ta Nycia Wooden, and Raianna C. Brown. the production transforms the Atlanta club scene into a space of cultural interrogation, liberation, and unapologetic Black expression.
The show is a bold investigation into the contradictions of Atlanta trap culture and the Black communities responsible for shaping its global influence.
What happens when the culture that makes you feel most seen is simultaneously misunderstood, commodified, and stripped from the very communities that created it?
10 PIECE lives inside that dissonance.
Through the movement trajectories of seven Black artists, the production explores individual and collective heroine journeys shaped by rage, dissonance, abandonment, desire, survival, and liberation.
each performer navigates the ongoing tension between personal identity, cultural belonging, and the external forces that attempt to define and contain Black existence.
*Parental Advisory is suggested This production contains mature language*
We recommend the Saturday matinee show, for younger audiences and those sensitive to mature language
KDT Presents: DA ME LA LUZ OUT NOW!
KDT Presents: DA ME LA LUZ OUT NOW!
“The work had grown from young artistic minds and bodies that felt a
need to communicate the black experience. It dealt with current social
issues like police violence against black men and who owns the
American dream. I was amazed and just awestruck. “ - Cleo Creech
A NIGHT WITH KOMANSÉ returns this fall and this time, we’re bringing you even closer.
Join us for an evening of movement, storytelling, and cinematic artistry as Komansé Dance Theater presents a live work-in-process choreography performance alongside exclusive screenings of select Komansé short films.
This work-in-process event offers a behind-the-scenes look into the creative process, showcasing the raw, evolving artistry of Komansé’s latest works choreographed by Raianna C. Brown, Akeem J. Edwards, and Rochelle Phillips.
The evening will include a special guest performance from world renowned cellist-composer, looper, improviser, and storyteller, O’Korie Johnson (OkCello)!
Following the show, audience members will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with the Komansé artistic team.
A NIGHT WITH KOMANSÉ continues Komansé Dance Theater’s residency and performance season at The Paideia School. Our Artistic Director, Raianna C. Brown, was selected as Paideia’s 2024–25 Cecelia Caines Artist-in-Residence. Through this residency, Komansé Dance Theater continues to emphasize a community-oriented creative process, bringing art, history, and uncompromising storytelling to Paideia’s performance spaces.
Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to Komansé’s world, this is an opportunity to experience the company’s creative evolution, gain insight into the choreographic process, and celebrate the power of dance on both stage and screen.
Come be a part of the movement.