PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater evolved from New York’s JUBILATION! Dance Company, which Kevin Iega Jeff founded in 1982. Upon joining forces with Gary Abbott in Chicago, the company became Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. Highlights of the 30-year performance history—including both international and domestic venues—are listed below.

 

U.S. PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Performing Arts Presenters and Cultural Center

  • Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago, IL

  • North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie, IL

  • Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance

    - Chicago, IL

  • Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL

  • Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago, IL

  • Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL

  • Revel Fulton Market - Chicago, IL

  • House of Hope - Chicago, IL

  • Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY

  • Aaron Davis Hall - New York, NY

  • The New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Newark, NJ

  • Bryce Jordan Center - University, PA

  • The Merriam Theater at the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus- Philadelphia PA

  • The Annenberg Center - Philadelphia, PA

  • Miller Auditorium - Slippery Rock, PA

  • Victoria Theater - Dayton, OH

  • Pickard Auditorium - Selma, AL

  • Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Whitehall Theater - Kansas City, KS

  • The State of Kansas Tour, Salina Arts and Humanities, including the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts - Salina, KS

  • Detroit Music Hall - Detroit, MI

  • The Ordway Performing Arts Center - St. Paul, MN

  • The King Arts Center - Columbus, OH

  • Carver Center - San Antonio, TX

  • Perot Theater - Texarkana, TX

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Colleges and Universities

  • Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL at Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law - Chicago, IL

  • Pepperdine University - Los Angeles, CA

  • Saddleback College - Mission Viejo, CA

  • University of California San Diego - San Diego, CA

  • El Camino College - Torrance, CA

  • Northeast Missouri State University - Maryville, MO

  • Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College - New York, NY

  • The Hostos Center for the Arts at Hostos College - Bronx, NY

  • Western Carolina University - Cullowhee, NC

  • University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI

Performing Arts Conferences

  • National Performance Network Conference - Los Angeles, CA

  • The International Association of Blacks in Dance Annual Conference - Dallas, TX

 
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INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE HISTORY

  • Bulgaria Tour - Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience – South Africa 

  • Margaret Cain Tours, Including the Calgary Center for the Arts – Canada 

  • The Brasilia International Dance Seminar and Competition – Brazil 

  • Spectacles Plus – France 

  • Gianna Nicollette Tours – Germany, Italy 

  • Madrid Arts Festival – Spain

  • Migros Steps Festival – Switzerland