YTI Touring Companies
YTI's Touring Companies
are available for bokings throughout the year.
For information, please
contact Artistic Director, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs at (914) 963-3040

Dance
African Traditional
authentic, West African dance focusing on the dances of Guinea. Accompanied
by authentic African percussion and musical instruments, lively and
colorful traditional costumes.
Caribbean Afro
Haitian dance company focusing on Haitian Folkloric dance both secular
and non-secular dances. Accompanied by live authentic Haitian percussion
and colorful, traditional costumes.
Ballet Stagings
of traditional, classic ballet pieces.
Hip Hop Jazz Jazz
dance with Hip Hop flavor. Hip Hop music and outfits.
Tap Exciting
tap routines to a variety of musical selections. Solos, duets and large
groups. Energetic choreography and colorful costumes.
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Music
Steel Band YTI "Pan
Band" 27 drums steel band offering calypso, pop classical music
selections. Smaller band available for more intimate settings. The
YTI "Pan Band" has had many successful performances throughout
the tri-state area and has developed quite a positive reputation.
Vocal Choir Vocal
Choir singing a wide range of music Gospel, Pop, Jazz, Latin,
Calypso and Classical tunes. A smaller group is available for more intimate
settings.
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Drama
We have developed an
advanced drama workshop, this workshop tours and performs "Risky
Business" a highly acclaimed presentation on HIV/AIDS education
and prevention. The workshop also tours and presents "Job Interviews:
Donts and Dos" a production designed to aid teens
in learning about the job market and job interviews and preparation
process.
Finally, the intermediate
drama workshop tours its production of "The Cabaret" a rousing
music, dance, and poetry experience suitable for all ages and featuring
Step Dance, Tap and Hip Hop Jazz as well as standard show tunes and
classic and original poetry.
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"Intimate
Realities" Company
The award winning "Intimate
Realities" teen touring company exists to create and perform plays
on topics, which are relevant to the lives of teens and young adults.
The company seeks to educate while it entertains and thus is a peer educational
performance company. The "Intimate Realities" program was initially
developed with a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson foundation and the
Westchester County Department of Health. In its twelve years of existence
it has given over 400 performances. The repertoire currently includes:
"Risky Business" an AIDS/HIV educational play, "Job Interviews:
Donts and Dos", a play designed to educate youth about
entering the job market, "Unspoken Truths", a play about teen
parenting, and "When Push Comes To Shove, Shove Comes To Shoot",
a play about youth violence. The group is available for public performance.
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