Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Reflections

Oct 25 & Oct 26, 2025

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Victoria Theatre

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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) – Dayton’s internationally celebrated cultural gem – presents REFLECTIONS, a concert of dances that illuminate the drive, passion, and joy of what it means to be uniquely and proudly African American.

Placing another Dayton and world premiere under its belt, DCDC presents Promised Land, a layered, complex, and hopeful reflection on the African American journey through movement. Taking inspiration from a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the University of Dayton in 1964, Promised Land encourages an examination of our relationships and responsibilities to democracy.

Returning to the stage is Sir Warren Spears’ powerful tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, On the Wings Of Angels. Seven young men, hopeful and determined to be part of the USA war effort, as dignified, patriotic Americans, are seen training, dreaming, buddying up, and, finally, flying. Spears’ work is full of sweeping ensembles, sinewy supports, and bounding leaps that never seem to touch the ground.

Opening DCDC’s season of Dancing In Our Light, REFLECTIONS is storytelling in motion, memory, and meaning. Whether you’re discovering DCDC for the first time or have followed the company for years, this is the kind of performance that leaves you changed.

Age Recommendation

Dayton Live encourages you to research titles and decide what is appropriate for you and your party before tickets are purchased. All audience members must have a ticket, regardless of age. For the consideration of all patrons, children on laps and/or babes in arms are not permitted at most presentations.

Accessibility

We recognize that the heart of an arts organization will always be the people we bring together and experiences we share.

Sign interpretation and/or audio description available upon request. Please let the ticket agent know at least two weeks before the performance if you would like either of these services when you order your tickets from Dayton Live. Please understand that while we will make every effort to make reasonable accommodations, certain requests may not be able to be honored.

For detailed accessibility information, including seating, audio, and sign interpretation please visit our Accessibility page.

Parking

The Arts Garage, on the northwest corner of Second and Ludlow Streets, open for all performances at the Schuster Center and Victoria Theatre. The Arts Garage is owned and operated by Dayton Live, so parking there actually helps support the arts venues used by all our great arts organizations. For more parking information, visit our Directions & Parking page.