Darius Barnes Obituary

Darius Barnes was a devoted dancer and attended Baltimore School for Arts before his acceptance to the School of American Ballet, where he received the Rudolf Nureyev & Estelle Dennis scholarships.

With time, Darius transitioned from the world of classical dance to theatre dance, appearing on Broadway in Mean Girls, Memphis and others.

In recent years, Darius had begun choreographing, and he was the associate choreographer for the Off-Broadway production of Kimberly Akimbo, set to debut on Broadway later this season.

Darius was the associate executive producer, associate creative director, choreographer, writer and editor of the inaugural Awards, which honours Black theatre makers and their contributions to the American theatre.