Performances
What's on next at Dance Place
Upcoming at Dance Place
March
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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.
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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
A commentary on world hunger, the food industry, nutrition and "eatertainment."
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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
The stage is transformed into a night club in this wild spectacle of a show.
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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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