{"id":10404,"date":"2021-03-03T23:25:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=10404"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:24","slug":"rejane-duarte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/03\/rejane-duarte\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejane Duarte"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-block-id=\"block-4b103670-6c07-428d-ad20-818ff9f0cb63\"><strong>Rejane Duarte<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 data-block-id=\"block-873bee86-5c23-4f5f-8214-737eef5ce894\"><strong>Dance Theatre of Harlem<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-f0d77468-4316-4926-be83-97daae3208d2\">\n<figure style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/t8541063.p.clickup-attachments.com\/t8541063\/4b79deee-bde7-41dc-af89-e367d7c4dee7\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"379\" data-id=\"4b79deee-bde7-41dc-af89-e367d7c4dee7.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.folha.uol.com.br\/ilustrada\/2019\/06\/bailarinos-negros-tem-mais-trabalho-fora-do-brasil-diz-rejane-duarte.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Folha de S. Paulo<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-361a8d8b-d3dc-4285-b8d5-94bc674f24e0\">Born in Porta Alegre, Brazil, Rejane Duarte began her dance training at age six. Duarte studied at the Instituto Municipal de Belas Artes, Ballet Vera Bublitz, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem school.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-ca229656-c5b4-477c-a966-e603a234d12b\">After a year at the school, Duarte joined DTH in 2000. Her repertoire with the company included George Balanchine\u2019s <em>Agon<\/em>, <em>Apollo<\/em>, <em>Concerto Barocco<\/em>, <em>The Four Temperaments<\/em>, <em>Stars &amp; Stripes<\/em>, <em>Theme and Variations<\/em>, and <em>Who Cares?<\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/robert-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Garland<\/a>\u2019s <em>The Joplin Dances<\/em> and <em>Return<\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/04\/geoffrey-holder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geoffrey Holder<\/a>\u2019s <em>Dougla<\/em> and <em>Banda<\/em>; <em>Giselle<\/em>; Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe\u2019s <em>Sasanka<\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/arthur-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur Mitchell<\/a>\u2019s <em>South African Suite<\/em>; Domy Reiter-Soffer\u2019s <em>Equus<\/em>; Augustus Van Heerden\u2019s <em>Passion of the Blood<\/em>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/05\/billy-wilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Wilson<\/a>\u2019s <em>Concerto in F<\/em> and <em>Ginastera<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-1d150198-daa1-4a30-9546-2569a93b34dc\">She has performed in Australia, China, Austria, Germany, Greece, Spain, and the UK and at venues like the Kennedy Center, New York City Center, and Lincoln Center.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-a376f155-ce63-4c56-9134-2cc5b267f999\">In 2001, <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> called Duarte \u201cglamorous and authoritative,\u201d saying that she brought \u201ccompelling posture and crystalline movie\u201d to her role in <em>South African Suite<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-9840f63e-4514-4afa-bf48-4da1f0981463\">From 2005-2012, Duarte taught at the DTH school.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-a32785de-a694-4e83-b0c0-08a11df1c8ca\">Duarte received her Master\u2019s in nursing from Hunter College and BSN from NYU and now works as a nurse practitioner.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-a32785de-a694-4e83-b0c0-08a11df1c8ca\">\n<figure style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/t8541063.p.clickup-attachments.com\/t8541063\/b27bedc7-4b60-4d9c-a0bc-d15265570942\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"378\" data-id=\"b27bedc7-4b60-4d9c-a0bc-d15265570942.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Arquivo Pessoal, via <a href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/rs\/rio-grande-do-sul\/noticia\/2019\/06\/07\/gaucha-seleciona-bailarinos-com-algo-a-mais-para-companhia-de-danca-dos-eua-durante-festival-em-porto-alegre.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio Grande do Sul<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blacksinballet.org\/rejane-duarte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rejane Duarte, Blacks in Ballet<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/studioesthetique.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Us, Studio Esthetique<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB1003195825833233120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Meets the \u2018Harlem Shake\u2019, The Wall Street Journal<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/exploredance.com\/article.htm?id=907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dance Theatre of Harlem &#8211; The Four Temperaments, St. Louis Woman (World Premiere), Explore Dance<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.folha.uol.com.br\/ilustrada\/2019\/06\/bailarinos-negros-tem-mais-trabalho-fora-do-brasil-diz-rejane-duarte.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Bailarinos negros t\u00eam mais trabalho fora do Brasil&#8217;, diz Rejane Duarte, Folha de S. Paulo<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/rs\/rio-grande-do-sul\/noticia\/2019\/06\/07\/gaucha-seleciona-bailarinos-com-algo-a-mais-para-companhia-de-danca-dos-eua-durante-festival-em-porto-alegre.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ga\u00facha seleciona bailarinos com &#8216;algo a mais&#8217; para companhia de dan\u00e7a dos EUA durante festival em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instagram <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rejane.duarte.np\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"atwho-query\">@rejane.duarte.np<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nLinkedIn <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rejane-duarte-713541b6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rejane Duarte<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rejane Duarte Dance Theatre of Harlem Born in Porta Alegre, Brazil, Rejane Duarte began her dance training at age six. 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