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Previous MomentThe Company boasts its longest-ever run with the return of ‘The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence’
On June 6, 2024, Step Afrika!’s The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence returned to the stage! Opening with a private performance at Arena Stage in Washington, DC., the show ran for six weeks, Step Afrika!’s longest-ever run, from June 7 to July 14, 2024.
Originally premiering in 2011, Step Afrika!’s signature work The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence is based on Lawrence’s iconic painting series that chart the story of African Americans moving from the South to the North in the early 1900s. Each piece uses the images, color palette, and motifs in the painting series to tell this astonishing story through pulsating rhythms and visually stunning movement.
Step Afrika! celebrates their 30th anniversary at Arena Stage
By NBC4’s Taylor Edwards, Published June 16, 2024
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Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Under Mr. Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, touring more than 60 countries across the globe. To share your Step Afrika! story, visit stepafrika.org/about/. Step Afrika!'s 30th Anniversary Timeline is made possible by the generous funding of Bloomberg Philanthropies, with additional support from the Mellon Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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