Tanya Wideman-Davis's guest appearances

Tanya Wideman-Davis

Culture Cypher

WhosOnTheMove SC

Take On The South

Bill Mitchell

Heather Jones

Jason Epstein

Mark Smith

Brian Duffy

Bob Quinn

Jason Blumer

Van Lee

Andrew Hsu

Tonya Matthews

Brannon Poe

Scott Gould

Walter Kaufmann

Gillian Zettler

Bob Moran

OwlTail

Tanya Wideman-Davis is the co-artistic director of Wideman/Davis Dance and is also on faculty at The University of South Carolina as an Assistant Professor  Tanya has had an extensive career as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and collaborator. Her most recent work is entitled 'Migratuse Ataraxia', a show that combines elements of dance, antebellum architecture, the visual arts, history, and where the evening finishes with a curated dinner.

Tanya Wideman-Davis, Dancer and Entrepreneur

Thaddeus Davis

Tanya Wideman-Davis is the Co-Artistic Director of Wideman/Davis Dance and is on faculty as Assistant Professor at The University of South Carolina. With an extensive career as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Tanya completed her Master of Fine Arts from Hollins University/ADF (2012). Tanya’s academic and choreographic research, as well as her speaking, examine race, gender, femininity, identity, and location. This research grounds her choreographic method and performances and challenges the traditional methodologies and ideologies of classical ballet. Research projects include Dance Theater of Harlem: Radical Black Female Bodies (2014), Female Relationships: The Gender Gap in Dance (2012), The queering of a life of dance and HIV/AIDS (2011).  Thaddeus Davis is the Co-Artistic Director of Wideman/Davis Dance and is on faculty as an Assistant Professor at The University of South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Butler University in 1993 and his Master of Fine Arts from Hollins University/ADF in 2011. After an extensive performing career with leading professional companies, he continues to perform, research, choreograph, collaborate, and teach. His current research explores the intersections of gender, class, race, and technology through an African American lens. His research is reflected in his choreography and writings, including: A Dissembled Life (2011), Dance Theatre of Harlem: Modernism, History, Culture (2011), and Balance (2009). More information on Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis Heritage Works websiteMusic: Yoruba Adventure - Westar Music Original Music Performed by Idy Ciss and Assane M'bayeWe would like to thank our funders:McGregor FundCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganThe Kresge FoundationFred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Tanya Wideman-Davis is the Co-Artistic Director of Wideman/Davis Dance and is on faculty as Assistant Professor at The University of South Carolina. With an extensive career as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Tanya completed her Master of Fine Arts from Hollins University/ADF (2012). Tanya’s academic and choreographic research, as well as her speaking, examine race, gender, femininity, identity, and location. This research grounds her choreographic method and performances and challenges the traditional methodologies and ideologies of classical ballet. Research projects include Dance Theater of Harlem: Radical Black Female Bodies (2014), Female Relationships: The Gender Gap in Dance (2012), The queering of a life of dance and HIV/AIDS (2011).  Thaddeus Davis is the Co-Artistic Director of Wideman/Davis Dance and is on faculty as an Assistant Professor at The University of South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Butler University in 1993 and his Master of Fine Arts from Hollins University/ADF in 2011. After an extensive performing career with leading professional companies, he continues to perform, research, choreograph, collaborate, and teach. His current research explores the intersections of gender, class, race, and technology through an African American lens. His research is reflected in his choreography and writings, including: A Dissembled Life (2011), Dance Theatre of Harlem: Modernism, History, Culture (2011), and Balance (2009). More information on <a href="http://widemandavisdance.org/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis</a> Heritage Works <a href="https://www.heritageworks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>Music:  Yoruba Adventure - Westar Music  Original Music Performed by Idy Ciss and Assane M'bayeWe would like to thank our funders:<a href="https://mcgregorfund.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McGregor Fund</a><a href="https://cfsem.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan</a><a href="https://kresge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Kresge Foundation</a><a href="https://www.erbff.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation </a><a href="https://www.michiganbusiness.org/industries/mcaca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs</a>

Black Bodies (with Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis)