Season
Sarasota Contemporary Dances' 16th Main Stage Season "GRIT" is a testament to the company's passion, purpose, and perseverance. After surviving and celebrating its landmark 15th season through a global pandemic, SCD is returning to the stage with greater conviction than ever before, bringing contemporary dance back to Sarasota both in-person and virtually.
Reflecting the true grit of the company, SCD is raising the voices of its own company members, presenting their talent as choreographers in various stages of their careers through SCD's annual Voices - Rising Choreographers production. SCD is continuing to make a commitment to its tradition of collaborating with nationally renowned choreographers and musicians in SCD + Duke Ellington in collaboration with Shane Chalke's B.E. Jazz and Dance Makers. The final production of the season, Cuban Project: Historias, will be a brand new work created by Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott which dives into her family history, investigating her parents forced migration through the world’s largest political exodus of children, known as Operation Pedro Pan.
Reflecting the true grit of the company, SCD is raising the voices of its own company members, presenting their talent as choreographers in various stages of their careers through SCD's annual Voices - Rising Choreographers production. SCD is continuing to make a commitment to its tradition of collaborating with nationally renowned choreographers and musicians in SCD + Duke Ellington in collaboration with Shane Chalke's B.E. Jazz and Dance Makers. The final production of the season, Cuban Project: Historias, will be a brand new work created by Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott which dives into her family history, investigating her parents forced migration through the world’s largest political exodus of children, known as Operation Pedro Pan.