SHADES DANCE THEATER PRESENTS: THE RETURN

DIVINE NINE | HBCU NIGHT 

SATURDAY, JUNE 20 AT 8PM

KSU Dance Theater, Kennesaw State University — Marietta Campus

Shades Dance Theater returns to Atlanta for Juneteenth weekend with a new program, THE RETURN— a night where freedom feels like music, and music feels like home.

SHADES DANCE THEATER & THE DIVINE NINE

Since its founding in 2020, Shades Dance Theater has maintained strong relationships with members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), beginning in 2020, when a founding board member was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

In 2023, during the world premiere of Love, Fantasy, and Euphoria, over 100 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha attended A Matinée in the Shade. In 2024, that engagement expanded into our first Divine Nine | HBCU Night, welcoming members from across the NPHC community.

Now in 2026, Shades Dance Theater returns to Atlanta for Juneteenth weekend with THE RETURN, continuing that tradition with a dedicated Divine Nine | HBCU Night as part of the second performance.

We invite members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the HBCU community to join us on Saturday, June 20 at the KSU Dance Theater.

Bring your chapter, family, and community — daughters, partners, friends, and mentees — for an evening of powerful dance.

Chapters are invited to purchase ticket blocks and will be recognized as Partners in Arts & Culture.

EXCLUSIVE CHAPTER PERKS

15+ TICKETS

15% off + Official Program Listing + Chapter Crest/Logo Placement

• Program Listing Example:

• Partners in Arts & Culture

  Zeta Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. · Jordan Williams, Arts & Community Chair

10+ TICKETS

15% OFF + Official Program Listing

• Program Listing Example:

• Partners in Arts & Culture

  Zeta Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. · Jordan Williams, Arts & Community Chair

READY TO BRING YOUR CHAPTER?

Purchase Tickets
https://shadesdance.org/tickets

Group discount is automatically applied for purchases of 10 or more tickets.

Final Group Ticket Pricing (Discount Applied + Fees Included):

• Center Section: $49.94 per ticket

• Side Section: $41.01 per ticket

For Chapter Participation (Required for Recognition)
Please email cam@shadesdance.org with the following:

• Organization and chapter name

• Name and title as it should appear in the program listing (e.g., Greg Williams, Basileus)

• Chapter point of contact (if different from the above)

• Chapter crest/logo (for groups purchasing 15+ tickets; accepted formats: PNG, JPG, or PDF)

For Invoice Requests (Optional):
We are able to provide invoices for ticket purchases. Please email cam@shadesdance.org and include:

• Preferred seating (row/section, if known)

• Number of tickets

• Organization, chapter name, and contact information

• Invoice Terms
  Invoices must be paid within 14 days of issuance to secure seats. Seats are held offline while invoices are open and will be released if payment is not received by the deadline.

• Chapters may purchase tickets at any time; however, the deadline for program listing inclusion is May 25.

Cameron Terry, Founder of Shades Dance Theater, is pictured with Gwendolyn Russell Green (1952–2023). A charter member of the Tau Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at the 2023 world premiere of Love, Fantasy, and Euphoria.
Gwen was an early supporter of Shades’ work, and the company’s continued presence in Atlanta is made possible by NPHC members like her.

TESTIMONIALS

“I have attended the Shades Dance Theater performances for the past 3 years. I find the dancers' ability to tell a story breathtaking. I am moved by the skill and interpretive movements and have laughed, cheered, cried, and applauded with strangers during such scenes where we come together with shared experiences. In the words of Debbie Allen, ‘In places in the world where we don't speak the same language...we dance to the same beat, that is the ONE.’ I feel such unity grounded in the works illustrated eloquently through Shades.”

Landon Ahmed Brown, II

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated

Pi Alpha Chapter, Georgia State University, Spring 1996