OR Arts Watch, 2/23/2024 - Elizabeth Whelan
"RITES set out on a journey to bring light to our internal rights of passage – our moments of self-actualization – and it found togetherness along the way."
Oregon Arts Commission, 6/13/2023 - OAC Facebook
This groundbreaking, newly devised show takes you on a journey through the many forms of protest and resistance.
A captivating and immersive exploration, told through the rhythms and movements of the African diaspora, this production works through seven powerful movements.
OPB, 6/15/2023 - Steven Tonthat
Oregon Arts Watch, 6/22/2023 - Hannah Krafcik
Through music, movement, and history, this ambitious endeavor affirmed that we all have power to levy in the collective quest for racial justice.
Oregon ArtsWatch, 11/2/2018 - Heather Wisner
“Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater has created something that feels both timely—touching on race and migration, two issues at the forefront of America’s collective consciousness—and timeless, in that it hopscotches across countries and eras.”
“show[s] dance not just as a performative art form, but as a historical builder of culture and community.”
The Oregonian/ OregonLive, 10/30/2018 - Amy Wang
Oregon ArtsWatch, 4/30/2018 - Elizabeth Whelan
“Bold companies like Rejoice! and strong leaders like Akinjiola are needed to bring the perspective of people of color to the contemporary stage. Just as relentlessly as the dancers kept up with the ongoing beat of the drums they moved to, the company relentlessly works toward representing the world of those marginalized and oppressed.”
PSU Vanguard, 2/25/2020 - Adira Freitgeist
“profoundly emotional and deeply personal”
"powerful reminder of self responsibility in our collective experience"
(Uprise - Fall 2018)
"Despite rough times, reminding me of the joy and hope available in my everyday existence"
(Uprise - Fall 2018)
"This performance helped move my anxiety and sadness of the current political environment into the creative energy you made. It felt healing and made me feel amped to help create change."
(Uprise - Fall 2018)
"a strange beauty in grief... Say a name"
(Uprise - Fall 2018)
"This show is important"
(Uprise - Fall 2018)
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