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.
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.
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: Don’ts and Do’s" 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.
"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: Don’ts and Do’s", 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.