The remarkable strength and beauty of world class dancers.
Your love and support is providing unforgettable artistic and spiritual experiences for audiences across Colorado and New Mexico. And allowing the Ensemble to take their artistry into the community to give seniors and students access they might not otherwise have.
Your monthly gift today will:
Fund the acquisition and development of unique new contemporary dance works
Provide discounted and free performances/tickets to seniors and students
Give employment to professional dancers and other artists
Keep the arts, and contemporary dance especially, alive and thriving
Promote spiritual tolerance and multicultural understanding
Zikr Dance Ensemble has emerged as one of the most unique professional dance organizations in the United States. Support from donors provides Zikr with critical funding to mount inspiring productions that seamlessly merge contemporary ballet with 21st century technology and ancient dance rituals.
The Zikr Dance Ensemble's mission is to preserve and present a spectrum of works that are based upon, or living replicas of, transcendent dance rituals from many different ancient world cultures throughout history. The Zikr Dance Ensemble preserves significant works of art that are rarely seen outside of their original milieu. These include some dances that are as much as two thousand years old. Along with these historical masterpieces, the company also performs original dance/theatre realizations that are contemporary interpretations inspired by a variety of cultures and forms of spiritual expression.
The Zikr Dance Ensemble was founded in 2009 by local contemporary ballet icon, David Taylor. In the fall of 2015, the Board of Directors voted to change the name to "David Taylor's Zikr Dance Ensemble" to capitalize on the name recognition and reputation of the founder.
The company's singular artistic focus on the exploration of ancient transcendent dance rituals and contemporary metaphysical dance/theatre realizations makes the Zikr Dance Ensemble totally unique among professional dance companies in the United States. Its relatively small size, flexibility and adaptability regarding performing spaces also makes it an ideal fit for both major presenters as well as college dance departments, museums, churches and other smaller or unusual venues, allowing Zikr's full artistic experience to easily travel without compromising the artistic integrity.
The Zikr Dance Ensemble celebrates the diversity of spiritual expression through its exploration and presentation of historic and sacred dance rituals from around the world. Combined with original, dramatic and contemporary works and 21st century technology, Zikr brings the ancient into the new millennium to create a full sensory, multi-media exploration of the human experience.
The overarching goal of Zikr is to deepen the understanding, tolerance and appreciation of the diverse religious/spiritual expressions from around the world among the communities of the Denver metropolitan area, bringing people together through the spirit of the dance. Using the beauty and grace of classically trained ballet dancers cantilevered against the profound dance rituals and traditions of such cultures as the Middle East, Asia and Native America, audiences are provided the unique opportunity to experience and connect with other cultures' search for divinity.
Zikr's stunning performance programs continue to be met with unanimous standing ovations and rave reviews in both urban and rural communities throughout Colorado and the nation. In addition to full-length performances, the Zikr performance season also includes Community Outreach performances and master classes.
Organization name
Zikr Dance Ensemble
other names
Zikr Dance Ensemble
2009
Tax id (EIN)
27-1713939
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
8000 S Lincoln, Ste 8Headquarters
8000 S Lincoln, Ste 8Arapahoe County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
Douglas County, CO, US
Larimer County, CO, US
Boulder County, CO, US