![A group of 5 dancers wearing black clothing appear onstage with cobalt blue lighting. 3 dancers stand facing the camera with their arms extended upward and parallel to the floor while 1 dancer kneels, facing the curtain.](/sites/default/files/styles/half_image/public/2023-24-season-images/Dianne-McIntyre-Group/Gallery%20images/DianneMcIntyre_GalleryImages_2200x1200_4.jpg?itok=5s8jtx7_)
Check out these featured facts about the DIANNE McINTYRE Group: In the Same Tongue performances Oct 5-7 at the Walker Art Center.
A World Premiere Experience
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Canaan Mattson, 23-24 CULTIVATE Brochure
Nurturing Artistic Excellence
![A gray-haired dancer wearing a loose-fitted white tank top and pants stands onstage towards the camera, looking down with one arm raised parallel to the floor and the other slightly lower, their hands clenched.](/sites/default/files/styles/half_image/public/2023-24-season-images/Dianne-McIntyre-Group/Featured%20Blog/DianneMcIntyre_FFF_2_Blog_2200x1500.jpg?itok=YT_r07BA)
Photo courtesy of artist.
Dianne McIntyre – A Dance Icon
![1 dancer dressed in black with red headwear is positioned onstage in front of a bassist, drummer, and saxophonist performing behind them. They face to the left with their arms pointed up, and one leg bent and the other extended outward.](/sites/default/files/styles/half_image/public/2023-24-season-images/Dianne-McIntyre-Group/Featured%20Blog/DianneMcIntyre_FFF_3_Blog_2200x1500.jpg?itok=3zprVjty)
Photo © Paula Lobo.
Sonic Storytelling
![A black and white photograph of a woman wearing a hat.](/sites/default/files/styles/half_image/public/2023-24-season-images/Dianne-McIntyre-Group/Featured%20Blog/DianneMcIntyre_FFF_4_Blog_2200x1500.jpg?itok=IAMDPo4f)
Ntozake Shange in 1977 in a production of “Where the Mississippi Meets the Amazon,” a play that she wrote with Jessica Hagedorn and Thulani Nkabinde.Photo by Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times
A Legacy of Collaboration
Be among the first audiences to experience DIANNE McINTYRE Group: In the Same Tongue. Tickets to the Oct 5-7 world premiere performances at the Walker Art Center are on sale now.