| Muntu
artists nominated for Black Theater Alliance Awards
Black Theater Alliance Awards website, August 6, 2007
Muntu's Assistant Artistic Director Idy Ciss and Program
Director Vaune Blalock received nominations for the
Black Theater Alliance Awards. Idy was nominated for
Best Choreography In a Music/Dance Program for his work
"Dekkal Thiossane (Rebirth of Culture)" in
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago's 2006 Fall Concert Series
"Simplemente' Muntu." Ms. Blalock was nominated for
the Katherine Dunham Award for Best Choreography in
a Play for "Sarafina! The Music of Liberation" at the
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre.
The 13th Annual Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge
Awards will be presented on Monday, October 8, 2007
at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, located
at 2233 South Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago, Illinois.
Kudos to all! Read
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Muntu marks 35 years
Pioneer Press, July 11, 2007
The Pioneer Press profiles Muntu, recounting its history
as well as its plans for the future. Read
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Muntu
is far from simple
by Lucia Mauro, Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2006
The multifaceted tapestry of African cultures spread across Latin America is
evoked in the Spanish-language title, "Simplemente Muntu" ("Simply
Muntu"), of Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago's 30th anniversary concert series,
running through Sunday at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Read
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Muntu Dance Company 
Chicago Dance Magazine, March - April 2006.
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Timeout Chicago, November 3, 2005
Getting in to the Spirit of Summer with African Dance
Attitude, Fall, 2005 |