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Illuminated Rock

 

 Experience

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

  • 2024

    • Players 2024 - Theatre Edition

    • The City’s Top 50 People Who Perform for Chicago - NewCity Magazine

    • Cultural Catalyst’s: 50 Women Who Impact Chicago’s Art & Entertainment Scenes

    • Carol Fox & Associates Women’s History Month Celebration

  • 2023

    • The Joanie Awards - Arts Leader Award

    • Philadelphia Dance Company - Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Arts

    • The Society, Incorporated Supporting the Arts - Washington, DC

    • Outstanding Producer for CBDLP - African American Arts Alliance, Chicago, IL

    • Global Impact Award - E.P.I.C. Women of Color Conference, Chicago, IL

  • 2022

    • Year of Chicago Dance Marketing Campaign Winner - See Chicago Dance & Dept of Cultural Affairs

    • Best Theatre Moments in Dance - City of Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times

    • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Grantee for BLACK DANCE CHICAGO - The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, University of Chicago

    • Microsoft Legacy Project Black History Virtual Museum: Beyond the Stage Honoree - Modern Day History Makers

    • Leadership Greater Washington Member Buzz - Princess Mhoon ('16) is a featured honoree, Microsoft's "The Legacy Project"

  • 2021

    • Nominated "DC Star" - DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, District of Columbia Government

  • 2017

    • DCMetro #10: Best Direction in Musicals - TheaterArts’ Best of 2016: Princess Mhoon Black Nativity at Theater Alliance, DCMetro Theater Arts

  • 2016

    • White House Honoree - Black Girl Change Makers and Black Women Trailblazers, White House Initiative on African Americans in Education

    • Best Choreographer in a Musical Nominee/Best Musical Winner - Helen Hayes Awards, Alliance Theatre Black Nativity Production

    • Best Choreographers of the Region - Princess Mhoon, DC Metro Theater Arts

    • Top 26 African-American Women Choreographers You Should Know - HUFFINGTON POST

  • 2015

    • White House Honoree - First Lady, Michelle Obama's Celebration of Black Women in Dance featuring the Princess Mhoon Dance Institute

  • 2014

    • Distinguished Alumni Award - Howard University Department of Theatre Arts, College of Fine

  • (2010-2023) Founder & Executive Artistic Director Princess Mhoon Dance Institute & Project Washington, DC

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  • (2021 - Present) Director, Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project  

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  • (2018 - 2022) Arts Executive Consultant, The Business of Show Leadership Greater Washington Arts Day  

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  • (2015) White House Honoree for First Lady Michelle Obama's Celebration of Black Women in Dance  

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  • (2014 - 2016) White House Honoree for Black Girl Change Makers and Black Women Trailblazers  

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  • (2017) DC Metro #10: Best Direction in Musicals  

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  • (2006) Master of Arts in Public History, Howard University Graduate School

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  • (1998) Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, Howard University College of Fine Arts  

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  • (2024) DeVos Institute, The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations  

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  • (2016) Leadership Greater Washington Signature Program 

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  • (2021) Nominated "DC Star", DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment  

  • (2022) Year of Chicago Dance Marketing Campaign Winner, See Chicago Dance & Dept. of Cultural Affairs  

  • (2016) Best Choreographer in a Musical Nominee/Best Musical Winner, Helen Hayes Awards  

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  • (2014) Distinguished Alumni Award, Howard University Department of Theatre Arts, College of Fine Arts  

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  • (2023) Global Impact Award, E.P.I.C. Women of Color Conference, Chicago, IL  

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