Deeply Rooted Productions ( DRP ), the umbrella organization of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater ( DRDT ), has appointed Jacquelyn Smiley Robinson as managing director.
She joins a leadership team that includes Co-Founder/Creative Director Kevin Iega Jeff and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Artistic Director Nicole Clarke-Springer, Associate Artistic Director Gary Abbott and Rehearsal Director Joshua L. Ishmon.
DRDT next offers "Reaffirmed/Reimagined," Dec. 13—15 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts on the University of Chicago campus, 915 E. 60th St. Tickets ( $40.50-$150 each ) are available at 312-795-9777 or at Eventbrite.com ( under "Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Reaffirmed/Reimagined" ).