{"id":5344,"date":"2020-10-28T21:49:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T21:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/?page_id=5344"},"modified":"2020-10-29T00:32:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T00:32:10","slug":"davondoane-acelebrationofgraceandgrit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/davondoane-acelebrationofgraceandgrit\/","title":{"rendered":"Da&#8217; Von Doane:  A Celebration of Grace and Grit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rte__video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Da&#039; Von Doane: A Celebration of Grace and Grit\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/473067286?h=4b59632414&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/davon-doane-in-gloria-photo-by-sharen-bradford\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford-450x360.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford-1440x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford-225x180.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.dancetheatreofharlem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Davon-Doane-in-Gloria-Photo-by-Sharen-Bradford-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After 12 years with Dance Theatre of Harlem, <strong>Da\u2019 Von Doane<\/strong> has stepped down as a Company Artist to pursue other exciting endeavors, and we are thrilled to celebrate his exceptional artistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a beloved artist and audience favorite, Da\u2019 Von joined the DTH Ensemble in 2008 and immediately became an important member of that group and the company that arose from it. While DTH is an unranked company, Da&#8217; Von stood out among his colleagues, dancing principal roles as diverse as <strong>Ulysses Dove&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Dancing On The Front Porch of Heaven<\/em>,\u00a0George <strong>Balanchine&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Valse Fantaisie<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Francesca Harper&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em>System<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you all for tuning in and celebrating Da\u2019 Von! If you haven&#8217;t already, please watch \u201c<strong>Da\u2019 Von Doane: A Celebration of Grace and Grit<\/strong>\u201d above and on <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCY5gb-8rQWU6jGJIfe60DJg\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/span> . Hear personal memories, see memorable performance excerpts featuring Da\u2019 Von, and witness the digital world premiere of\u00a0<em>The Ordering Principle<\/em>, a ballet choreographed by Da&#8217; Von for the DTH Company &#8211; restaged and filmed for this occasion during the Company\u2019s residency at Kaatsbaan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While we are sad to say goodbye, we are pleased to share that Da&#8217; Von is not retiring from dancing or choreographing. He is currently working toward his master&#8217;s degree through University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and serves as Guest Faculty at North Carolina School of the Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We are so pleased to see the outpouring of love and support for this incredible young man! Please keep the love flowing by posting on social media and using #DaVonDoane! His commitment to\u00a0<span class=\"mention style-scope yt-live-chat-text-message-renderer\">Dance Theatre of Harlem<\/span>\u00a0will be forever with us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Produced by Company Artist Christopher Charles McDaniel<\/p>\n<p>Photos:<br \/>\nDa&#8217; Von Doane in<br \/>\n(top) <em>Dougla<\/em>, photo by Rachel Neville<br \/>\n(inset) <em>Gloria<\/em>, photo by Sharen Bradford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 12 years with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Da\u2019 Von Doane has stepped down as a Company Artist to pursue other exciting endeavors, and we are thrilled to celebrate his exceptional artistry. 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