About this Performance

LA’s own Lula Washington Dance Theatre, known for its inspiring and thought-provoking repertoire, celebrates their 45th anniversary with two North American premieres at The Ford. The Master Plan, choreographed by Washington, is a tribute to the late saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, with live musical accompaniment guided by Marcus L. Miller,(musical artist and drummer, LWDT Music Director) and special guests including Dwight Trible. This dance wants viewers to see the power of dance and music as a connection to a higher consciousness that promotes peace, love, respect and happiness. Tamica Washington-Miller’s And We Can Fly is inspired by the African American folk tale “The People Could Fly.” It acknowledges and explores African American spirituality, the Ring Shout, and other African American healing technologies that have been forgotten, with original music composed by Marcus L. Miller. 

This will be a soul-stirring performance with classic American works including Donald McKayle’s Songs of the Disinherited (a Lula Washington Dance Theatre revival), two iconic Martha Graham solos, Deep Song and Satyric Festival Song, and Talley Beatty’s Mourner’s Bench. 

Jennifer Dunning of The New York Times says, “Ms. Washington is an original, in part because of the concern for social issues that informs some of her dances and the gentle but persistent way she addresses those issues.”  Since 1980, Lula Washington Dance Theatre has electrified audiences throughout the United States and abroad with her authentic and inspiring choreographic works! 

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