Northglenn Arts

PRESENTS

CLEO PARKER ROBINSON

Founder / Artistic Director / Choreographer / Producer

CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE – INSPIRING MOVEMENT!

Currently celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Season, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is rooted in African-American traditions, dedicated to excellence in providing cross-cultural performances and programming. Viewing dance as a universal language of movement that transcends boundaries of culture, class, and age, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is committed to honoring diversity and inclusiveness throughout the global community.

Director – Cedric D. Hall

Devrae Jefferson / Sadie Sandoval / Lauren Slaughter / Melvin Sutton

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Excerpts from RHAPSODY IN BLACK Cleo Parker Robinson Dance World Premiere 2018

I Fascinating Rhythm

Composer George Gershwin

Choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson

Dancers Cleo II

II Bear Witness to the Journey (A Slice of Life)

Music Traditional Drums, Keith Jarrett, Charles Mingus, Nina Simone

Choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson

Katherine Dunham Lauren Slaughter

Langston Hughes Dominique Willis and Josue Villeda

James Baldwin Melvin Sutton and Sadie Sandoval, Lauren Slaughter, Dominique Willis

Nina Simone Lauren Slaughter and Melvin Sutton

(Nobody’s Fault but Mine / Young Gifted and Black)

III Remembrance of Love

Choreographer Winifred R. Harris

Music Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don’t Leave Me)

Composer Jacques Brel

Nina Sadie Sandoval and Josue Villeda

IV I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

Composers Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas

Choreographer Winifred R. Harris

Dancers Cleo II

DRY EACH OTHER’S TEARS IN THE STILLNESS OF THE NIGHT World Premiere 1993

A Tribute to the Life and Love of Jonathan “JP” and Martha Parker

Based upon the life experiences of Cleo Parker Robinson as told by the stories of her father Jonathan “JP” Parker, Denver’s first recognized African-American actor. Along with his wife, Martha, he led an inter-racial social activist family during a highly intolerant time in American history.

Choreographer David Rousséve

Music Public Enemy, Jackie Wilson

Voices Cleo Parker Robinson, David Rousséve

Dancers Cleo II

EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE Excerpt from “Check Cashing Day”

World Premiere UMKC 2019 / Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble Premiere 2021

Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life’s difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson

Music Bettye Miller & Milt Abel

Duet Dominique Willis and Devrae Jefferson

BLACKBIRD Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Premiere 1980

Choreographer Charles Grant

Composer Kenny Rankin

Soloist Melvin Sutton

ARRANGED Cleo Parker Robinson Dance World Premiere 2010

A tribute to the passion and beauty of the iconic dancer, Ms. Marceline Freeman.

Choreographer Milton Myers

Music Philip Glass “The Funeral” from “Akhenaten”

Opening Section Cleo II

Solo Josue Villeda

Trio Dominique Willis, Devrae Jefferson, Melvin Sutton

Duet Sadie Sandoval and Lauren Slaughter

Solo Dominique Willis

Programming, casting, and show order are subject to change without prior notice.

NORTHGLENN ARTS TEAM

Arts and Culture Manager   Michael Stricker

Theater Program Manager   Patrick Berger

Patron Services Coordinator   Candice Marchese

Marketing Coordinator   Terra Mueller

Patron Services   Violet Mitchell, Zahra Murad and Kyle VanDewart