ICONS Choreography Talk with Debbie Allen

will take place in the second half of October, 2016 in Washington DC,

in conjunction with her production of Freeze Frame at the Kennedy Center.

DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VERY SOON On THIS PAGE!

Debbie Allen’s Freeze Frame will be at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater for five shows, October 27–30, 2016. Written, directed, and choreographed by the three-time Emmy Award-winner, Freeze Frame…Stop the Madness is a fusion of dance, music, film, and theater that takes audiences on a journey through some of Los Angeles’s toughest streets where gangs, poverty, violence, and drugs are an everyday reality.]

With original music by Stevie Wonder, James Ingram, Ricky Minor, Arturo Sandoval, and Thump, the dance- driven work addresses the conversation about gun violence in America, the call for social progress, and the value of human life.Originally commissioned by the Brisbane Arts Festival in Australia, Freeze Frame features a dynamic mix of street-tough characters sharing their stories through a series of high-powered scenes of dance, song, and drama.

Debbie Allen is synonymous with dynamic energy, creative talent, and innovation. For her vast body of work, Allen has earned three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, five NAACP Image Awards, a Drama Desk Award, an Astaire Award (for Best Dancer), and the Olivier Award. She holds four honorary doctorate degrees and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was appointed by President George W. Bush to represent the U.S. as a Cultural Ambassador of Dance.

Debbie Allen was most recently named an Executive Producer on Grey’s Anatomy for season 12 of the program, where she will remain a frequent director and recurring actress. She has been artist-in-residence at the Kennedy Center for more than 15 years, creating original works with the legendary Arturo Sandoval and James Ingram, such as Pepito’s Story, Brothers of the Knight, Dreams, Alex in Wonderland, Soul Possessed, Pearl, Dancing in the Wings, and Oman O Man. Her long list of directing and producing credits include television classics such as FAME, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder, Jane the Virgin, Empire, A Different World, Everybody Hates Chris, Stompin’ At The Savoy, Polly, That’s So Raven, Cool Woman, Quantum Leap, The Fantasia Barrino Story, and on stage, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.