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Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

Six dancers from MAJOR perform on stage.

Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

Arts for All | College of Arts and Humanities | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Friday, March 5, 2027 - March 6, 2027 Dance Theatre, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

About the Event

MAJOR is a dance-theater project exploring the complexity of majorette dance, an electrifying Black femme dance form born alongside HBCU marching bands in the American South. With razor-sharp counts, groove, undulation and passionate showmanship, six Black femmes embrace majorette form–a fundamental relic of Black girlhood–to find their way back to bodies they thought they’d lost. Dance intertwines with a music score integrating Southern rap, horns, drumlines, and melodic R&B and soul by DMV-born musician Lambkin. The Chord Archive is showcased alongside performances, a physical and digital documentation of the creative process and personal historical accounts from former majorette dancers. A fierce investigation of physical memory, sexuality, sensuality and community, MAJOR is a nuanced love letter to the folks who taught the team how to be proudly Black and proudly femme.

The Friday, March 5 performance will be presented with ASL-interpretation.


 

Post-Performance Conversation

Join us for a Post-Performance Conversation following the Fri, Mar 5 performance. Presented with ASL-interpretation.
 

Support for Clarice Presents

Clarice Presents is supported by the Maryland State Arts Council.
 

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Regular: $35 + $5 booking fee
Students & Youth: $15

Event Dates

  • Friday, Mar 05, 2027 8:00 pm
    03/05/27 20:00:00 03/05/27 22:00:00 America/New_York Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

    About the Event

    MAJOR is a dance-theater project exploring the complexity of majorette dance, an electrifying Black femme dance form born alongside HBCU marching bands in the American South. With razor-sharp counts, groove, undulation and passionate showmanship, six Black femmes embrace majorette form–a fundamental relic of Black girlhood–to find their way back to bodies they thought they’d lost. Dance intertwines with a music score integrating Southern rap, horns, drumlines, and melodic R&B and soul by DMV-born musician Lambkin. The Chord Archive is showcased alongside performances, a physical and digital documentation of the creative process and personal historical accounts from former majorette dancers. A fierce investigation of physical memory, sexuality, sensuality and community, MAJOR is a nuanced love letter to the folks who taught the team how to be proudly Black and proudly femme.

    The Friday, March 5 performance will be presented with ASL-interpretation.


     

    Post-Performance Conversation

    Join us for a Post-Performance Conversation following the Fri, Mar 5 performance. Presented with ASL-interpretation.
     

    Support for Clarice Presents

    Clarice Presents is supported by the Maryland State Arts Council.
     

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  • Saturday, Mar 06, 2027 8:00 pm
    03/06/27 20:00:00 03/06/27 22:00:00 America/New_York Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

    About the Event

    MAJOR is a dance-theater project exploring the complexity of majorette dance, an electrifying Black femme dance form born alongside HBCU marching bands in the American South. With razor-sharp counts, groove, undulation and passionate showmanship, six Black femmes embrace majorette form–a fundamental relic of Black girlhood–to find their way back to bodies they thought they’d lost. Dance intertwines with a music score integrating Southern rap, horns, drumlines, and melodic R&B and soul by DMV-born musician Lambkin. The Chord Archive is showcased alongside performances, a physical and digital documentation of the creative process and personal historical accounts from former majorette dancers. A fierce investigation of physical memory, sexuality, sensuality and community, MAJOR is a nuanced love letter to the folks who taught the team how to be proudly Black and proudly femme.

    The Friday, March 5 performance will be presented with ASL-interpretation.


     

    Post-Performance Conversation

    Join us for a Post-Performance Conversation following the Fri, Mar 5 performance. Presented with ASL-interpretation.
     

    Support for Clarice Presents

    Clarice Presents is supported by the Maryland State Arts Council.
     

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