NEW STANDARDS

What would jazz sound like in a culture without patriarchy?Performed on a stage without bias and taught in a classroom of radical inclusion? The closing event of our 30th Anniversary Celebration is the World Premieres of a groundbreaking installation, curated and...

Grand Opening of our NEW Performance Studio

Mark Your Calendars!JOIN US! As the year-long 30th anniversary continues, the Carr Center invites you to join us for the Grand Opening of our NEW Performance Studio with a series of private and press events on October 12th and 13th and Grand Opening public events on...

The Carr Virtual Center

Experience the Carr Center.Art and culture. Streaming. Global. On-demand. TheCVC is a unique digital playhouse that connects the Carr Center and Detroit, Michigan to the world. The goal–showcase art and creative forms from across the Black Diaspora through...

Kris Nobles Returns to Detroit

Master Teacher Kris Nobles of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy is a highly accomplished professional dancer and instructor. He has won the Tanzolymp Danz Festival in Berlin, Germany competing in classical ballet. He has also been invited to perform solo in the “Duke...

Chantel Heath Returns to Detroit

Chantal Heath is a gifted dancer and choreographer who has been a lead teacher at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy for 12 years. She is trained in Tap, Jazz, Ballet , Modern, African, Hip Hop, Swing and Lindy Hop with her favorite genre being Tap.  “It’s hard to...