Performances
What's on next at Dance Place
Upcoming at Dance Place
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February
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March
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Mar 06 - Mar 07
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Tiffany Mills Company
Tomorrow's Legs is inspired by memories, with their richness and failings.
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Mar 13 - Mar 14
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EDGEWORKS Dance Theater
DC's predominantly African-American all-male contemporary company's presents sneak peek from Trigger.
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Mar 20 - Mar 21
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Youth Festival
Showcasing the next generation of artistic excellence.
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Mar 27 - Mar 28
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Lionel Popkin
Set around an enormous elephant costume, There Is An Elephant In This Dance is a look at constraints, discipline and freedom.
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April
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Apr 02 - Apr 03
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Sharon Mansur and Naoko Maeshiba
An evening of visually rich, physically charged performances. Through movement, theatre, and improvisation, this performance explores ongoing themes of identity and the human condition.
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Apr 10 - Apr 11
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Contra-Tiempo
An LA-based fusion of salsa, Afro-Cuban, West African, hip hop, and dance theater create an invigorating blend of physically intense and politically astute performance.
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Apr 17 - Apr 18
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Deborah Riley Dance Projects
May everyone who is hungry have enough to eat. With this simple aspiration, Dance Place Director Deborah Riley explores generosity and mindfulness in our relationship to food and nourishment.
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Apr 24 - Apr 25
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olive Dance Theatre
Swift Solos is a series of vignettes based on the legacy of break dance innovator Ken Swift.
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May
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May 01 - May 02
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Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company
The company returns from a tour of India to present an evening of dance featuring Bharata Natyam, modern dance and fusion works.
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May 08
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Step Festival
A step dance festival for the whole family showcasing the step talent in DC, with performances by the Dance Place Step Team and other special guests.
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May 14
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Coyaba's Intergenerational Showcase
Coyaba Dance Theater is joined by its students of all ages for this uplifting, intergenerational concert at THEARC in Southeast DC.
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May 15 - May 16
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Ko-Ryo Dance Theater
Sometimes time and events, things undone or unsaid, or our consciousness of our own lives passes without notice. Series: Episodes depicts choreographer Sunhwa Chung's life after coming to the U.S. from Korea.
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May 16
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Kids on the Move Recital
Showcasing the talent of our youth student classes in ballet, tap, hip hop and more.
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May 22 - May 23
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Reggie Glass and Yao Glover
Double Barrel blends spoken word, music and dance in a performance work expanding on traditional hip hop culture and movement.
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June
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Jun 11 - Jun 12
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Axis Dance Company
This acclaimed and innovative ensemble of performers with and without disabilities will change the way you think about dance and the possibilities of the body.
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Jun 26 - Jun 27
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Word Dance Theater
Freedom. Beauty. Death. Revolution. Witness Isadora Duncan's ideas through authentic reconstructions of her most famous dances.
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July
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Jul 10
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Hip Hop Theater Festival
This festival of theater, dance, spoken word and live music is a sampling of new creative works from a diversity of cultures and points of view.
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Jul 17 - Jul 18
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Shange Productions
A blend of West African dance with ballet which speaks through the movement on topics such as Hurricane Katrina, sisterhood, slavery and women warriors.
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Jul 24 - Jul 25
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Next Reflex Dance Collective
Erika Schonemann and Roxann Morgn Rowley present experimental and collaborative work and expand the voice of the DC dance community.
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Jul 31 - Aug 01
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New Releases Choreographers Showcase
A showcase of the best new works submitted by established and emerging choreographers.
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August
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Aug 07 - Aug 08
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Sharna Fabiano Tango Company
An exploration of the transformative power of human connection found in the intimacy and longing inherent to tango.
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