Choreographer

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Master’s Recital – Sean Smith, violin

Ford-Crawford Hall

Founded in 1974, Dallas Black Dance Theatre has performed for more than four million people worldwide. Be there when they partner with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and music director Robert Spano in Bass Performance Hall for Stravinsky’s Petrushka Suite with choreography by Sean Smith, a balletic take on the story of Punch and Judy fame, with its whirling, folk-inspired melodies and high-stepping harmonies. Also on the program are a pair of Mozartian gems, the Overture from The Magic Flute, as well as the esteemed “Jupiter” symphony.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the FWSO: Mozart and Stravinsky

Bass Performance Hall

Artistic Director Melissa Young and Dancer/Co-Rehearsal Director Sean Smith discuss how the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will bring this collaboration to life through Sean Smith's choreography for Stravinsky’s Petrushka Suite. 

Dallas Black Dance Theatre is the oldest, continuously operating professional dance company in Dallas. Under the direction of the Artistic Director, Melissa M. Young, the contemporary company, consists of 14 professional, full-time dancers performing a mixed repertory of modern, ballet, jazz, and ethnic works by nationally and internationally known choreographers. Over the course of its history, DBDT has performed for 4 million arts patrons and 2.6 million children worldwide (40,000 annually youth grades K–12).

Choreographer

Sean Smith

Events

Past events

Feb 9, 2026

Master’s Recital – Sean Smith, violin · Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

5 - 7 Jan, 2024

Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the FWSO: Mozart and Stravinsky · Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

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