April 6, 2024
Koger Center for the Arts

The Betsy Blackmon Dance Program at the University of SC hosted the world-renowned Complexions Contemporary Ballet for a collaborative performance with USC dancers. Founded in 1994 by dance icons Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, former principals with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Complexions has awakened audiences to a new, exciting genre with their singular approach of reinventing dance and contemporary ballet. Fusing a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles and cultures, Complexions’ exciting vision of human movement has been seen on 5 continents in over 20 countries to over 20 million television viewers and over 300,000 live audience members. In advance of the April 6 performance, two members of the Complexions company, Larissa Gerszke and Miquel Solano, were in residence at the University to create two brand new works for the Betsy Blackmon Dance Company utilizing Complexions’ distinctive movement vocabulary. 

Featured Works for Betsy Blackmon Dance Company:
Essense de Femme, staged by Larissa Gerszke from choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Momento Mágico, staged by Miguel Solano from choreography by Dwight Rhoden

Featured Works performed by Complexions Dance Company:
(All Choreography by Dwight Rhoden)
Hissy Fits
Choke
Endgame/Love One
Snatched Back from the Edges
Star Dust