The Grandel

The SLAD Choreography Showcase is the culmination of a year of work for young artists at St. Louis Academy of Dance. This mentorship program sculpts dancers into budding choreographers. Dancers have the opportunity to take the helm and share their own choreographic and artistic vision under the guidance of their mentor.

THE SHIRLEY BRADLEY PRICE LeFLORE FOUNDATION &
THE CREATIVE ARTS AND EXPRESSION LABORATORY (C.A.E.L.)
In Association With
DOLLY’S GIRLS PRODUCTIONS
(In honor of The SBL Foundation Scholarship Fund & Partnership with The Webster University Office Of Advancement)

PRESENTS

RIVERS OF WOMEN…A Choreopoem
written by renowned poet and playwright,
Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore, the Late St. Louis Poet Laureate Emeritus

Produced and Directed by  Lyah B. LeFlore-Ituen
Musical Director, Composer & Producer, Alerica Anderson
Producers: Hope Price Lindsay & Jacie Price

RIVERS OF WOMEN is a poignant, humorous, and powerful staged choreopoem that tells the beauty and breadth of womanless and womanhood through an intergenerational lens, exploring family, love, loss, triumph, and spirituality, driven by soul-stirring gospel, jazz, and blues.

Starring: Leah Stewart, Amber Rose, Cheeraz Gorman, and Pacia Elaine Anderson
Dancer & Choreographer: Alicia “Sunshine” Gbaho

Special Guest Appearances by Adrianne Felton King and Opera Sensation, Angel Riley

Friday May 6, 2020
The Grandel Theater
6pm VIP Pre Show, featuring Ptah Williams
7:30pm Performance
9:30 Post Show Jam, featuring the Stanley Coleman Quintet

$1,000 – Gold Circle Donor Box – VIP Pre Show Cocktails, Performance, Post Show
$100 – 6:00pm VIP Pre Show Cocktails, Performance & Post Show Jam
$50 – 7:30pm Performance & Post Show Jam Only

*Cocktail Attire, Black Tie Optional

Proceeds benefit the Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore Endowed Scholarship Fund at Webster University

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER is a well-crafted 90-minute roller coaster ride of diverse true stories about all aspects of motherhood.  From hilarious and heartwarming, to emotionally intense and profound, LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER entertains – making you laugh, cry and leaves everyone truly inspired – wanting to write a story of their own.  LTYM-STL has become a St. Louis Mother’s Day tradition giving the proceeds of the show to a different local St. Louis cause every year.  This year, we’ve chosen the fabulous Cornerstone Center for Early Learning.

Watching ballet in the intimate Grandel is a whole different experience! The company shows a different side with this series that features smaller ballets and creative, new choreography from a variety of sources.  In the spring, former New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur for the Balanchine Trust, Miriam Mahdaviani, choreographs a new ballet for the SLB dancers.  Also featured are works by selected company members who are tapping into their choreography skills and setting pieces on the colleagues they know so well.  Come see what’s “new” and “next”. No fancy costumes, sets or special effects.  Just talent – up close and personal at the Grandel.