#  Three World Premieres (Spring 2018) 

 



       ![Three dancers performing in Shamel Pitt's piece in the 2018 Harvard Dance Project production](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2025-07/5._hdp_will_shamel_pitts_lizavollphotography-9019.jpg?itok=3vSx9FfB) 

 

 



 

 



 

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   ![Poster for the spring 2018 Harvard Dance Project](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/hdp_spring_2018_poster.png?itok=ROmWYpLp) 

 

**Performance Dates/Times:**   
Thursday, April 26, 7pm\*  
Friday, April 27, 7pm\*\*  
Saturday, April 28, 7pm  
Sunday, April 29, 2pm  
  
**See three world premieres by preeminent choreographers created for The Harvard Dance Project student dancers:**  
  
*WILL* by [Shamel Pitts](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D9e1a7518c791a1989fe8bcfc3-26id-3D39311c054d-26e-3Def3097341c&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=SfNSsU7v6rqxktwlWDSC79hoK6HasvE3mG0qX3gk8cM&m=2yFY5rd2z4Cx_FtzjfOY9AUSRBSclWgBKp7BtK0_0eo&s=UsoXWk4KJ1DGGxN387NvXSYnRMb2hc5fZrOUZQ8sX3k&e=)  
***PUBLIC**/private* by [Chanel DaSilva](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/people/chanel-dasilva)  
*Fitting Out* by [Peter Chu](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D9e1a7518c791a1989fe8bcfc3-26id-3D6d611e3823-26e-3Def3097341c&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=SfNSsU7v6rqxktwlWDSC79hoK6HasvE3mG0qX3gk8cM&m=2yFY5rd2z4Cx_FtzjfOY9AUSRBSclWgBKp7BtK0_0eo&s=MIQ_erUN11VoCy8HxLxDPuBs4jSB7JugmaZV88Ty0Gs&e=)  
  
*Please note that* **PUBLIC** /private *will include sensitive material addressing sexual harassment and assault which may bring up varied emotions. We encourage everyone in the audience to take care of themselves and step out if need be.*  
  
[The Harvard Dance Project (HDP)](https://tdm.fas.harvard.edu/links/harvard-dance-project) is a performance ensemble led by Jill Johnson, Dance Director and Senior Lecturer on Theater, Dance & Media.   
  
Supported by Blodgett Distinguished Artist Program, Bromley Innovation Fund for Dance at Harvard, Office for the Arts at Harvard, and The Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities at Harvard University.

   ![Five performers in wide brimmed hats stand together](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/4._hdp_will_shamel_pitts_lizavollphotography.jpg?itok=O5OR8EIC) 

 

   ![A performer dances in Peter Chu's piece in the 2018 Harvard Dance Project production](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/10._hdp_fitting_out_peter_chu_lizavollphotography-9367.jpg?itok=-QDeHBA0) 

 



 

  ![Performers in red cluster together in Chanel Dasilva's piece in Harvard Dance Project](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/2025-07/3._hdp_public_private_chanel_dasilva_lizavollphotography-9083_copy.jpg)

 



 

  

 

  ![Three performers dancing in Peter Chu's Harvard Dance Project piece](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/2025-07/9._hdp_fitting_out_peter_chu_lizavollphotography-9232.jpg)