
All photos by Dave-Penney "Color" choreography Penny Furgerson. Inspired by Langston Hughes poem. Music: Eddie Harris Des Moines Art Center Veola Perry (yellow), Toni Jones (red), Penny Furgerson ( blue)
Photo Dave Penney, Brochure Design JoMoore Stewart Photos at Des Moines Art Center
GDT ensemble first decade. L to R. Clockwise Stevie Fields, Sherrie Davis, Cynthia Hunafa, Michael Green, "Marty " Margaret Williams, Veola Perry, Patti Welch, Linda Greaves, Penny Furgerson
All photos by Dave-Penney "Color" choreography Penny Furgerson. Inspired by Langston Hughes poem. Music: Eddie Harris Des Moines Art Center Veola Perry (yellow), Toni Jones (red), Penny Furgerson ( blue)
SANAA YA SANAA:
Celebrating Black History
(pronounced Saa-Nia Ya Saa- Nia) Swahili for "Art in Art"
with Guest of Honor Simon Estes
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
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We thank our supporters-the grantors, sponsors, partners, individuals, volunteers, participants, community, and more! Your support allows us to continue more than five decades of “moving to the rhythms of the world “ to bring arts and culture to Central Iowa and beyond. You help GDT move forward as a gateway to embrace and bridge the issues that touch the mind, body, and spirit.