Obediah Wright Dance Choreographer - Legacy Garden

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Jul 6, 2017
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(WWETV ATLANTA) Obediah Wright is the dance choreographer the stars who was given an opportunity to work with such legendary artists such as the late great Ray Charles, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Manhattan Transfer, M’bogeni Ngema (Composer/Choreographer of the Broadway musical “Sarafina”), the Pointer Sisters, Diana Ross, and Debbie Allen. He has also worked with contemporary artists like Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, and Ashanti. In being humble this talented individual gave back to his community via Legacy Garden by giving free dance classes to the youth in the Atlanta region. What better place for this to take place than the landmark formerly known as the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For The Arts.

In 1986 while rehearsing for an NBC television special during the day, Obediah performed each evening in the Billie Holiday Theater’s production of “Blues for a Gospel Queen: The Mahalia Jackson Story”. It was during this production that a fellow cast member noticed Obediah’s natural ear for harmony and encouraged him to audition for a new singing group which was already signed to an independent record label. For the next two years he was known as the “Blackman” of the underground house music group Two Puerto Ricans, a Black Man and a Dominican, whose underground classic “Do it Properly” took the group to Japan, Italy, Hong Kong and several cities throughout North America.

Below are some of the accolades bestowed upon Obediah Wright.

FILM Black Nativity Assistant Choreographer Fox Searchlight Pictures Lifted (short film) Choreographer/Actor Middle Passage Films Hughes Dream Harlem (short film) Choreographer Harlemwood Films TELEVISION MTV Made Guest Choreographer MTV Network Get the Hook Up Talent Director TV ONE Network Head of the Class: The Lion King Teaching Artist/Actor The Bravo Channel COMMERCIALS Globacom Choreographer/Casting Johannesburg, South Africa Director MUSICAL THEATER Scandalous People Choreographer The Fringe Festival, NYC Joseph and The Amazing Assistant Choreographer The Sharon Playhouse, Conn Technicolor Dreamcoat HAIR Assistant Dir/Choreographer Downtown Cabaret Theater, Conn OYA Choreographer National Black Theater, NYC Higher Ground Still Rising Director/Choreographer New Jersey Performing Arts Center Message in The Music Director/Choreographer Museum Of Natural History, NYC Storm Stories Choreographer Billie Holiday Theater, NYC Tomita Sound Cloud Choreographer Nagoya, Japan Hurricane Director/Choreographer BMI Workshop, NYC FASHION Pelle-Pelle Choreographer Fashion Week NYC OPERA Opera Ebony Choreographer United Kingdom Tour Bahamian National Youth Choir Choreographer Nassau, Bahamas The Outcast Assistant Choreographer Houston Grand Opera Aida Assistant Choreographer New Orleans Opera MASTER CLASSES/RESIDENCIES  Alvin Ailey - New York, New York  Debbie Allen Dance Academy – Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas  HDC Studio - Kanagawa, Japan  IAC Studio - Tokyo, Japan  Master Dance Series - Orlando, Florida  Kielce Dance Theatre - Kielce, Poland  Yantra Dance Academy - Brussels, Belgium  Zeclair Dance Studio - Martinique French West Indies  Brooklyn High School of the Arts - Brooklyn, New York TRAINING The Juilliard School, New York, New York Alvin Ailey, New York, New York School of American Ballet, New York, New York Dance Theater of Harlem, New York, New York GENRES OF EXPERTISE Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Swing, Afro-Cuban, Tap.