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Artistic Director
Iquail Shaheed
Mr. Iquail Shaheed is the founder and executive artistic director of DANCE IQUAIL!. As a native of Philadelphia, Iquail was trained at the age of thirteen upon acceptance to the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. He furthered his dance studies with the Philadelphia Dance Company’s (PHILADANCO) “Training & Instruction” program. While at PHILADANCO, he became a senior member of Danco II, under the tutelage of Donald T. Lunsford II.
Subsequently, Mr. Shaheed has earned scholarships to The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, The Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance, the Paul Taylor School, The Juilliard School, Jacob’s Pillow, Pennsylvania Ballet and International Ballet Theatre Schools, among many others. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet Performance from the University of the Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Purchase College – SUNY. As a professional dancer, Iquail has worked with internationally acclaimed companies such as Compagnie Thor (Brussels), The Sean Curran Company, Ronald K Brown/ Evidence, and The Fred Benjamin Dance Company.
Performances
Location | Venue | Date | Program | Tickets |
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New York City, NY | Jazz at Lincoln Center - APAP | January 5th, 2019 | Black Swan | https://www.jazz.org/events/t-8701/ |
Dayton, Ohio | International Association of Blacks in Dance, Conference | January 23-27, 2019 | Mixed Bill | https://www.iabdassociation.org/page/performances |
Philadelphia, PA | Performance Garage | February 21-23rd, 2019 | Black Swan | https://www.brownpapertickets.com |
Columbus, Ohio | Dance USA Conference | June 12-15, 2019 | Mixed | https://danceusa.org/annual-conference |
Kigali, Rwanda, AFRICA | Residency | June 15-29, 2019 | Field Work | |
Port Louis, Mauritius, AFRICA | Residency | July1 - July 15, 2019 | Field Work | |
Towson, MD | Kraushaar Auditorum | October 9 -10, 2019 | Re-staging Black Masculinities | |
Philadelphia, PA | Performance Garage | October 20-21, 2019 | Re-staging Black Masculinities | |
Philadelphia, PA | International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference | June 13-19, 2020 | Public Enemy |