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Ben Levine / Extreme Lengths

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

SEP 6-8: Produced by technical mastermind Ben Levine, "I made this dance and nobody cares but you" is a series of performances experienced by a single audience member at a time.

$15 – $30

Art on 8th: d. sabela grimes

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Thursday, September 12 at 6:30-7:30pm d. sabela grimes is a choreographer, writer, composer, and educator. Grimes is considered one of the most imaginative and innovative artists in his field. His interdisciplinary performance work reveal an interest in physical and meta-physical Afro-Diasporic cultural practice. In a workshop entitled BUBBLIN’ BLACK JOY, participants will gather, commune and […]

d. Sabela grimes

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

SEP 14-15: In "ELECTROGYNOUS," Los Angeles-based d. Sabela grimes circulates speculative realities to counter historically-imposed gender roles and identities.

$15 – $30

Art on 8th: Laurin Talese and a Novel Idea

Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC, United States

Thursday, September 19 at 5-8pm A Cleveland native, Laurin’s greatest affinity in music is in jazz. She has shared the stage with numerous international recording artists including Bilal, Gregory Porter, and Patti Labelle, and she has had the pleasure of performing with renowned classical and jazz ensembles. Laurin’s set happens during Monroe St Market’s Third […]

Dance Box Theater

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

SEP 21-22: Dance Box Theater’s "Naked King: Subject to Change - Part 1" exposes white supremacist systems in order to transform them towards equity, justice, and healing.

$15 – $30

Art on 8th: Project ChArma

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Thursday, September 26 at 6:30-7:30pm Led by Chris and Ama Law, this hip-hop collective of teaching artists circles out an another amazing season of Art on 8th. Project ChArma teaches weekly adult classes at Dance Place. If you’ve been meaning to take a class, this is a perfect way to try it for free! LOCATION: […]

slowdanger

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

OCT 5-6: Featuring five dancers, two computational artists, and one responsive LED sculpture, Pittsburgh-based slowdanger presents a new evening-length work that examines empathy as a continual process.

$15 – $30

District Choreographer’s Dance Festival (DCDF)

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Dance Place kicks off our 44th season with year three of the DC (District Choreographers) Dance Festival!

haus of bambi: Haus Coming

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Haus Coming is the official opening event of haus of bambi’s 3rd season. Hosted by Bambi, Haus Coming will honor performer and producer Bumper, the recipient of haus of bambi’s annual HAUS AWARD, who will join the previous awardees, artists Greg David and King Molasses, in an evening of performance premieres and celebration. Come see what we have in store for this coming year!

Gilded Lily Burlesque: Return to Glamour

Dance Place 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

The sparkle of a rhinestone in the spotlight. The hypnotic shimmy of fringe across the hips. The caress of a silk stocking along the leg. This year’s Return to Glamour is a celebration of returns: the return of live burlesque, the return of glitz and glamour, and the return of Gilded Lily to DC!