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Annapolis Anthologies
Ballet Theatre of Maryland Dianna Cuatto Creates a World Premiere
Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s full-length ballet, Annapolis Anthologies, created for the Annapolis Charter 300 celebrations, links dance, music and the arts to our cultural heritage by telling stories of struggles for independence and personal freedom. Annapolis Anthologies focuses on the story of Grace Clark, a courageous Annapolitan woman, who gave African Americans the opportunity to explore the freedom of expression through dance. Grace taught students from all cultural backgrounds how the power of dance, especially ballet, can be used as a language that can pierce any cultural or racial barriers. Grace Clark brought dance directly into the lives of many African American students; teaching for forty years. Vignettes from the lives of students impacted by Grace come together on the stage to tell how individuals found and expressed their personal freedom through the art of dance.
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