Season at-a-Glance

August
Aug 01 New Releases Choreographers Showcase
A showcase of the best new works submitted by established and emerging choreographers.
Aug 07 - Aug 08 Sharna Fabiano Tango Company
An exploration of the transformative power of human connection found in the intimacy and longing of tango.
Aug 12 - Aug 13 Summer Camp Concert
Showcasing the talent of our Energizers Creative Arts Camp students in dance, music, and more.
Aug 14 - Aug 15 Jungle Book
Adrain Bolton Arts Academy presents a spectacular animated classic drama dance tale.
September
Sep 25 - Sep 26 Arachne Aerial Arts with Tzveta Kassabova
Mixed Use Space is a dynamic multimedia installation that shifts perceptions.
October
Oct 01 - Oct 03 Unspoken Words – Dance Latin America
El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador presents one of DC's 1st Latin American Dance Festivals.
Oct 09 - Oct 10 Deez Nutz 2010
Explores sex and relationships from the perspective of local men in the District of Columbia
Oct 16 30th Anniversary Gala
Celebrate our 30th Anniversary at a party that is not to be missed!
Oct 22 - Oct 24 Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co.
Charlie Chan and the Mystery of Love evokes 1930s Hollywood to explore Tinseltown stereotypes.
Oct 30 - Oct 31 Beat Ya Feet Kings – DC: Dance City
This production is Rated F: Flat Out - 100% raw, pure, getting busy on the floor.
November
Nov 06 - Nov 07 Maida Withers Dance Construction Company
The Washington premiere of Fare Well – The End of the World As We Know It OR Dancing Your Way to Paradise!
Nov 13 - Nov 14 Nejla Yatkin/NY2Dance
Nejla Y. Yatkin celebrates her 10th anniversary as an independent choreographer.
Nov 20 - Nov 21 Lesole's Dance Project
Without a Home examines the lives of homeless people in the United States and South Africa.
December
Dec 04 - Dec 05 Carla & Company
Celebrate life and change with the premiere of Nothing Stays The Same.
Dec 11 - Dec 12 Eureka Dance Festival 2010
An innovative evening of premiers by DC-area choreographers and international guests.
Dec 18 - Dec 19 Kwanzaa Celebration
Coyaba Academy & Coyaba Dance Theater celebrate the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
January
Jan 08 - Jan 09 Marc Bamuthi Joseph presents The Spoken World
The Artistic Director of HBO's Brave New Voices series presents solo works.
Jan 15 - Jan 16 KanKouran West African Dance Company
KanKouran honors Martin Luther King Jr. in this annual performance.
Jan 22 - Jan 23 TAKE Dance
Artistic Director Takehiro "Take" Ueyama finds inspiration in the beauty of nature and duality in life.
Jan 29 - Jan 30 alight dance theater
Speechless explores the struggle of parents of special needs children.
February
Feb 05 - Feb 06 Unevenlane
Stories connect with emotions to create richly layered dances full of curious intersections, angles, and meaning.
Feb 18 - Feb 20 EDGEWORKS Dance Theater
The company celebrates its 10th anniversary season with a special program featuring signature works.
Feb 26 - Feb 27 Tzveta Kassabova and Betty Skeen
This shared concert explores themes of absence and a duplicate reality.
March
Mar 05 - Mar 06 Pomo Afro Homos Fierce Love (Remix)
Pomo co-founder, writer and director Brian Freeman remixes the company's classic work with a fresh crew of 'badass brothas.'
Mar 12 - Mar 13 Coyaba Dance Theater
A high-energy performance of West African dance and drum featuring surprise special guests.
Mar 19 - Mar 20 Youth Festival
Featuring the best and brightest youth from the DC metro area.
Mar 26 - Mar 27 nicholas leichter dance
The Whiz is a full-spectrum original show of song, dance, and theatrical extravaganza.
April
Apr 02 - Apr 03 Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company
A mixed evening of dance featuring Bharata Natyam, Modern Dance and Dakshina's syncretic blend of the two forms.
Apr 09 - Apr 10 Headlong Dance Theater
In More, Headlong imagines a dance of our bodies after our bodies have gone away.
Apr 16 - Apr 17 Deborah Riley Dance Projects
Celebrity chefs, pouting dieters, organic farmers and everyone who loves food contribute to this relevant and timely work.
Apr 23 Wally Cardona
Wally Cardona returns to perform his new ever-changing solo – Strong Opinion: Time with a Local Expert.
Apr 30 - May 01 Lyena Strelkoff presents Caterpillar Soup
An intimate, one-woman play about her true-life odyssey following a spinal cord injury.
May
May 06 - May 07 Gesel Mason Performance Projects
A multi-media investigation of how women navigate sex, desire, choice, and perception.
May 21 - May 22 Dance Box Theater
Laura Schandelmeier & Stephen Clapp present Affectations, a dynamic multi-media performance.

 

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