SODC Presents Black History Month Retrospective in Conjunction with 10th Anniversary

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Sandra Organ Solis
713.225.0677

Houston, January 31, 2008 – Sandra Organ Dance Company (SODC) is pleased to present a retrospective of a decade’s dance programming to mark Black History Month and the company’s 10th anniversary. Performances will be held at the Barnevelder Movement Arts Complex during the week of February 22 through 29.

The dance repertoire will include excerpts from the following works:
• Carver – based on the contributions of renowned scientist George Washington Carver
• Sojourner – based on Sojourner Truth’s Battle Hymn, a tribute to the black regiments of the Civil War
• Dogan - the autobiographical account of Sandra Organ’s search for information about her great uncle, and a tribute to the black newspapers that helped her uncover his story
• Suite Louis – featuring Louis Armstrong’s Mack the Knife and Dream a Little Dream of Me
• Song of Mary – incorporating seven poems by Lucille Clifton, professor of humanities at St. Mary’s College and former Maryland Poet Laureate
• Phenomenal Women – based on Maya Angelou’s Phenomenal Woman
• Douglass – a newly choreographed collaboration between Sandra Organ and InterActive Theatre based on Frederick Douglass
• There is a Time – Jose Limon’s 1956 work based on Ecclesiastes 3 set to the music of Norman Dello Joio

“We’ve titled our 10th Anniversary as the ‘Season to Remember,’” said Sandra Organ Solis, SODC Founding Artistic
Director. “These excerpts reflect a broad spectrum of black history, and it seemed appropriate to add Limon’s There is a Time as a classic work in a season of retrospectives.”

Performance details are:
• Friday, February 22 7:30 pm
• Saturday, February 23 7:30 pm
• Sunday, February 24 2:30 pm
• Friday, February 29 7:30 pm

• The Barnevelder Movement Arts Complex is located at 2201 Preston at Hutchins [directions]
• Advanced prepaid ticket sales by phone to 713-529-1819 or online at www.barnevelder.org
• Ticket prices are $10 for children and seniors and $15 for general admission
• For more performance information, call 713-225-0677 or visit www.organdance.org

SODC’s performances of There is a Time have been underwritten by the City of Houston's City's Initiative Program through the Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Endowment, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.