 PIECES
was organized in April 1992 by J. Davis
Hobdy and Ken Armstrong to serve as a performance
outlet for Dallas and North Texas area dancers
and choreographers. Since that time, PIECES
has performed in showcases and festivals
in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. PIECES
has provided performances through the Neighborhood
Touring Program of the Office of Cultural
Affairs, of the City of Dallas, and has danced
in many industrial shows. They have also
been featured guests at several liturgical
events throughout North Texas.
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In August 1998, PIECES had the distinct honor
of being the only Performance Arts organization
from Texas to appear in a Cultural Exchange
Venue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. PIECES
was honored by the Creative Arts Department
of the State Fair of Texas with an award
for Special Merit in October 1998. PIECES
received an award for Special Mention of
the Director Theatre of Khinovna for the
performance of Lily Cabatu Weiss' Undercurrent
at Prague Festival 2001 in Mlada Boleslav
and Prague, Czech Republic. In March 2007,
PIECES was guest artist at Coppin State University
in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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