Spanish Embassy Residency: Jesús Benzal
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-27 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States
Image Description: A promotional image for the 45th season of Dance Place, featuring the choreographer Lionel Popkin. The image shows a performance space with people seated on the floor and on colorful, patterned benches. The large numerals “45” are prominent, positioned centrally, in a gold color. A person wearing a large, puffy, rust-colored, winter-style sleeping bag is in the background of the image. The background shows a modern, dark-colored theater space, with parts of the multi-level seating and a large screen displaying images. The text “CELEBRATE DANCE PLACE’S 45TH SEASON” is written below the “45”. Repeated text “HOME IS COMING” is in a thin gold stripe along the vertical edges. The overall impression is of a vibrant, contemporary dance performance celebrating a milestone season. Photo Credit: angel origgi.

Lionel Popkin

October 3 & 4 at 6pm

Reorient the Orient offers a unique blend of performance, art installation, and social commentary. Choreographer Lionel Popkin draws on 30 years of dance to explore the representation of South Asian artists in contemporary art. Wander through lobbies and backstage areas to discover dancers, videos, archival materials, sculptures, and surprising elements like neon yellow balls and an elephant headpiece. Audiences are invited to create their own experience, choosing what to see and where to be within Popkin’s thought-provoking world. Reorient the Orient is the recipient of a National Performance Network (NPN) commission with REDCAT in Los Angeles as the lead commissioner and Dance Place in DC as a co-commissioner. Additional funds come from the UCLA Council on Research, The UCLA Chancellor’s Arts Initiative, the National Performance Network’s Storytelling and Documentation Fund, and the Mellon Foundation.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Thank you to our 2025-2026 Season Supporters!

Dance & Disability Residency: Donald Lee
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-06 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Creative Residency: MK Abadoo/ MKArts
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-18 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Lionel Popkin
2024-10-25 - 2025-04-30, 2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Family Spooky Disco
2024-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Creative Residency: BigKid Dance
2024-10-28 - 2024-11-01 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

AIR TIME: Season Party
2024-11-02 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Jessica Featherson
2024-11-08 19:00 - 2024-11-09 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Matthew Williams
2024-11-15 19:00 - 2024-11-16 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Technical Residency: ANANYA Dance Theatre
2024-11-17 - 2024-11-21 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

All Hail The Creatives: NOËL
2024-12-07 19:00 - 2024-12-08 16:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Coyaba Dance Theatre: Kwanzaa
2024-12-14 16:00 - 2024-12-15 16:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

KanKouran West African Dance Company
2025-01-18 19:00 - 2025-01-19 16:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Technical Residency: Brinae Ali featuring The Baltimore Jazz Collective & Wendel Patrick
2025-01-21 - 2025-01-25 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

BlackLight Summit
2025-02-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Amelia Estrada & Gabriel Mata
2025-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Nejla Yatkin
2025-03-14 19:00 - 2025-03-15 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Claire Alrich
2025-03-21 19:00 - 2025-03-22 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Orange Grove Dance: A&I
2025-04-04 19:00 - 2025-04-06 18:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Spring Youth Showcase
2025-05-17 - 2025-05-18 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Christopher K. Morgan + Malashock Dance Residency & Masterclass
2025-05-26 - 2025-05-30 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Coyaba's Village Celebration
2025-06-02 19:00 - 2025-06-07 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Compañía Medusa
2025-06-13 19:00 - 2025-06-14 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Heart Stück Bernie
2025-07-11 19:00 - 2025-07-12 19:00 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Backseat Boogie - A 90s Burlesque Cabaret Show
2025-07-25 19:00 - 22:00 | DC

Energizers Creative Arts Summer Camp Show
2025-08-07 - 2025-08-08 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

2025-2026 Season: Home is Coming
2025-08-07 - 2025-08-08 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Spirit Week: A 5-Day Homecoming Celebration
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-14 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States

Dance Place AFTER DARK: Spookshow Spectacular
2025-09-10 08:00 - 17:00 | DC
