PEFORMANCE CREDITS


Choreographer, Director, Composer: Darrel ‘Friidom’ Dunn

Thesis Committee: Dimitri Chamblas, Brigette Dunn-Korpela, Sabela Grimes, Ari Osterweiss. Ext. Julie Bour

Aesthetic—

Wardrobe: Briana Newsom

Wardrobe: Christina “Butterfly” Davis

Textile Design: FaithAnn

Scenic Design: Aje

Lighting Design: Clay Pisto

The Gift: Alexandria Carrion

Logistics—

Stage Manager: Isabella Ravelo

Producer (Off-Campus): Jill Gregory

Producer (On-Campus): Yun Lee

Production Assistant(s): Reshea Mackey

Documentation: Friidom

Sound Designer: Sergio Fitzpatrick

Documentation: Friidom, Rishi Sharma, Jamal Josef

Movement—

Assistant Choreography: Malik “Gvmby” Bannister, Moriah Miller 

Dramaturgy: Stephen “Swizz” Banks, Pat White

Music—

Friidom (Composer)

Madison Dorsett (Composer)

Dre Elijah (Pianist/Composer)

Naomi Diana (Vocals)

Aerielle El-Amin (Vocals)

Dina Amin (Vocals)

Narration—

Jahsiah Augste

Naomi Diana

Aerielle El-Amin

Lasonia Harris

Zyla & Nyla

SPECIAL THANKS:

Dave Thrasher at Time + space

Zoe Rappaport

Parisa Nkoy

The Black Sheep: 

Dustin “Dpayne” Payne 


Ancestor(s): 

Moriah Miller 


The Inspirations: 

Naomi Diana

Dina Amin

Arielle El-Amin

Jill Gregory

Reshea Mackey

Nyla Jai Harris-Petter

Live Pianist: dré elijah 


Ensemble 1: 

Malik “Gvmby” Bannister  

Tai "EnterTai-Ment" White  

Mitchell "Mitch Groovy" Davis  

Jayden Coulson  

Cassandra "Harmony" Tsolis 

Eve Chen

KK Parman 


Ensemble 2: 

Daelyn Phelan 

Ella Williams 

Victoria Ayad 

Zyla Nia Harris-Peter  

Jazmyn Thomas 

Lauren Humes

Dominique Pompa 


Judges: 

James “Animated J” Jimenez 

Stephen “Swizz” Banks

Sherry Lin


Music featured:

The Winans “For we may never know”

Big X Tha Plug “Tha Largest”

Dorrough “Ice Cream Paint Job”

Nina Simone “Hollis Brown”

SAULT “Lord have mercy”


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San Francisco International Hip Hop Dance Festival Headliners

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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIP HIP DANCE FESTIVAL

SFIHHDF & Broadway World Performance

ILLUMINATE LA’S COLLECTIVE MEMORY INSTALLATION

Los Angeles County Arts & Culture

WONZIMER

LA DANCE PROJECT

EDLA Summer Intensive & LADP Gala

THE CULVER STEPS

LA DANCE CHRONICLE