Harrison Guy is the founder and artistic director of Urban Souls, a professional modern dance company who for 19 years has strived to foster connection and build community through dance, education and advocacy. Urban Souls builds upon community assets to tell stories of the Black experience, prioritizing racial equity and advancing healing and justice. Harrison Guy has been dancing since he was young, first getting his start in church.
Walter Hull (creative director) & Harrison Guy (founder and artistic director)
But it wasn’t until he attended Prairie View A&M University that he really got serious about dance. His newest dance piece, entitled “Black Bodies in white spaces,” explores what it means to be Black in various white spaces. Performances of the night included dances from the following organizations:
Urban Souls Dance Company
Trent D. Williams, Jr
Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theater
Donna Crump & Good Dance Since 1984
KoumanKe’le African Dance & Drum Ensemble
Son Kiss’d Dance Concepts
