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AMPLIFY: Dance Place’s 2019-2020 Season

Cie Hervé KOUBI. Photo by Frédérique Calloch

1 : to expand something by the use of detail, illustration or closer analysis
2 : to make larger or greater in amount, importance, or intensity
3 : to increase the strength or amount of something

As DC’s foremost presenter of movement arts, Dance Place forms the lynchpin of dance in our DMV community. For 39 years, we’ve committed to presenting a breadth of artistic visions, to supporting the artists and patrons that call us “neighbor,” and to advocating for equity in the arts on a national and international scale. This year, we refine and expand on that vision as we move towards our landmark 40th Anniversary Season.

The 2019-2020 AMPLIFY Season represents a gathering, an expansion, and sharpening of our mission. We are proud to welcome you to this new year full of exemplary vision and prodigious artistry. Each creator you’ll meet this year touches on these themes in one way or another. By amplifying their voices, Dance Place offers YOU the chance to hear new stories, change your perspective, and connect with the people important in your life, those already met and those still to meet. Let us amplify your senses – you’ll find that the world is even more rich with meaning and connection than you had ever imagined.

Read more about our curatorial vision >>

SEPTEMBER

7-8     Ben Levine / Extreme Lengths
14-15     d. Sabela grimes
21-22     Dance Box Theater

OCTOBER 

5-6     slowdanger 
12-13     Focus Cia De Dança
19     AMPLIFY Gala
26-27     Culture Shock, Washington DC

NOVEMBER 

2-3     ANIKAYA
9-10     SOLE Defined
23-24     Baakari Wilder & Kerri Edge

DECEMBER 

7-8     Contemporary Viewpoints Festival 
14-15     Kwanzaa Celebration

JANUARY 

18-19     KanKouran West African Dance Company 
25-26     darlingdance

FEBRUARY 

1-2     PASSION FRUIT DANCE COMPANY
8-9     Global Perspectives Festival
29-1     Cie Hervé KOUBI

MARCH 

7-8     Orange Grove Dance 
21     New Releases Showcase
28-29     PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER

APRIL 

4-5     Heart Stück Bernie
25-26     Rosy Simas Danse

MAY 

2-3     Christopher K. Morgan & Artists 
9-10     Unit Souzou
26-31     DanceAfrica, DC 2020

JUNE

8-14     Excessive Realness 
13-14     jumatatu m. poe & Jermone Donte Beacham
20-21     Abby Z and the New Utility

JULY 

18-19     Project ChArma 
25-26     Xing Dance Theater

YOUTH SHOWCASES

May 16: NEXTgeneration Showcase 
Aug 6-7: Energizers Creative Arts Camp Concert