AADC 50th

African American Dance Company 50th Anniversary: Jewel in the Crown

Celebrate 50 Years of shared movement traditions and diverse dance forms of the African diaspora and African American culture.

Join the Year-Long Celebration

Fall 2024

  • Nov. 21 & Fri, Nov. 22 - "Drag & Move! Celebrating Blackness, Queerness, and Movement" residency with RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar Latrice Royale, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and The Back Door, Bloomington
  • Tues, Dec. 10, 6pm - Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration & Student Showcase, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center

Spring 2025

  • Wed, Feb. 12, TBD - "A Jewel in the Crown: History, HERstory, HIStory, Our Story" Film Series, IU Cinema, Bloomington
  • Wed, Feb. 19, TBD - "A Jewel in the Crown: History, HERstory, Our Story" Film Series, IU Cinema, Bloomington
  • Thurs, Feb. 27, 7 pm - "A Jewel in the Crown: History, HERstory, HIStory, Our Story" Film Series, IU Cinema, Bloomington
  • Fri, Feb. 28 – Sat, Mar. 1 - 27th Annual KUKUSANYA International Africanist Intensive, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Bloomington
  • Sat, Mar. 22 – Mon, May 12 - "A Jewel in the Crown: AADC’s 50-year Shining Legacy in Still & Moving Images" 50th Exhibit, The Cook Center in Maxwell Hall, Bloomington
  • Fri, Apr. 4, 5 pm - 50th Exhibit Talk with Baba Stafford C. Berry, Jr. and Professor Emerita Iris Rosa & AADC Performance, Gallery Walk, The Cook Center in Maxwell Hall, Bloomington