Ayodele Casel
Ayodele Casel, a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer. Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, her …
Free Community Event: Open to all – no Duke affiliation required!
Calling dancers of all forms, musicians, spoken word poets, and vocalists to share space and spend time together. Be prepared to play and jam with Ayodele Casel and the Company of Rooted as they build the Duke-Durham-specific elements of Rooted. Out of an abundance of caution, please mask for this engagement. If you do not have a mask, there will be extras available.
Out of an abundance of caution, please mask for this engagement. If you do not have a mask, there will be extras available.
Meet the Dancer
Ayodele Casel, a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer. Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, her …
A Duke Health exclusive 60-minute matinee performance of Last Ward that intertwines an abbreviated presentation with a conversation about the artists’ creative process and the role of the arts in healthcare. A New York Times Critics’ Pick, Last Ward is a work of dance theatre that follows one man’s journey towards death in a hospital room.
A New York Times Critics’ Pick, Last Ward is a work of dance theatre that follows one man’s journey towards death in a hospital room. This highly visual evening length performance is performed in Arabic with English supertitles.
Durham-native and former Alvin Ailey dancer Hope Boykin brings “States of Hope,” a powerful and honest work of dance-theater that narrates her own journey as a dancer.