Underground DanceWorks (UDW) was established to bridge the social, cultural, racial, sexual and gender gaps of our American society.
Artistic Director Charles Tyson, being such a bridge himself, believes, "In order to truly move forward as one people we must learn to acknowledge, respect and embrace all of our differences that make our society such a unique one. Make intelligent commentary without claiming to know the answer. Being quiet doesn't get the point home. Just because the truth isn't pretty doesn't make it any less the truth."
Through performances and residencies, UDW brings this message to its new and diverse audiences. In 2004, Underground DanceWorks was awarded the Incubator for Talented Youth Award by Atlantic City
Dance Theatre.
UDW has presented and produced powerful and influential works both on its own and alongside such formidable entities such as Dancefusion, New LEJA Dances and most recently as a part of the Philadelphia dance collective Indigenous Pitch.
In the summer of 2007, Indigenous Pitch traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to present “Dance Camp,” which was a week-long free camp given for children whose lives have been impacted by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
639 South 55th Street, Philadelphia
19143
Philadelphia County
Contact: Charles Tyson, Jr.
Tel.: 215-971-4313
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