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SUMMARY:Lionel Popkin
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/lionel-popkin-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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SUMMARY:Family Spooky Disco
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/family-spooky-disco-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dance Place AFTER DARK
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/after-dark-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dance Place Family Reunion
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/carla-creative-family-reunion-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Creative Space
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/the-creative-space-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kimberly Bartosik/daela
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/kimberly-bartosik-daela-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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UID:43597-1764892800-1765065599@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Ananya Dance Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/anaya-dance-theatre-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251215
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250716T202921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T215806Z
UID:43833-1765497600-1765756799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:NOËL
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/noel-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NOEL_Photo-Credit_-Courtesy-of-the-artist.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251215
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20251021T133212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T160539Z
UID:44345-1765497600-1765756799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Bambi Loves You!
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/bambi-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bambi-2.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251215
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250716T203727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T163332Z
UID:43843-1765584000-1765756799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Kwanzaa Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/kwanzaa-celebration-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coyaba-Dance-Theater_-Photo-Credit_-David-Dowling.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T180710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T185259Z
UID:43410-1768608000-1768780799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:KanKouran West African Dance Company
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/kanouran-west-african-dance-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/KanKouran-West-African-Dance-Company_Photo-Credit_-David-Dowling-1.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T182008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T160642Z
UID:43425-1770336000-1770508799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:BIGKID DANCE
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/big-kid-dance-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250715T224825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T155123Z
UID:43604-1772755200-1773014399@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:PRIME: A Tribute to Returning Home
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/prime-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PRIME-1.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20260116T195655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T154024Z
UID:44893-1772755200-1773014399@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:afterGLOW
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/afterglow-2/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260312T080000
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DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20260313T111148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T134843Z
UID:45243-1773302400-1773334800@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Liminal Dance Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/liminal-dance-film-festival/
LOCATION:DC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T182431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T194331Z
UID:43432-1773360000-1773619199@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Effervescence Collective
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/effervescence-collective-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T183201Z
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SUMMARY:VTDance/Vincent E. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/vtdance-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T171103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T000114Z
UID:43372-1775001600-1777593599@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:DC Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/dc-dance-festival-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260411T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260411T230000
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250930T013527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T015031Z
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SUMMARY:Dance Place AFTER DARK: slowdanger
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/dance-place-after-dark-slowdanger/
LOCATION:DC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260426T220000
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20260401T161057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T162447Z
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SUMMARY:LIMINAL Dance Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/liminal-dance-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:DC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T183621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T180224Z
UID:43449-1778198400-1778371199@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:New Releases
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/new-releases-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T183944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T210423Z
UID:43456-1778889600-1779062399@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Spring Youth Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/spring-youth-showcase-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Spring-Youth-Showcase_Photo-Credit_-David-Dowling.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250715T183746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T193124Z
UID:43542-1780272000-1780876799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:DanceAfrica DC/Coyaba Village Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/dance-africa-dc-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dance-Africa-DC_Coyaba-Village-Celebration_-Photo-Credit_-David-Dowling.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T191441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T173522Z
UID:43466-1781913600-1782086399@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Ronya-Lee Anderson and The Light Factory
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/ronya-lee-anderson-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ronya-Lee-Anderson_Photo-Credit_-David-Dowling-2.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260626T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20260406T153424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T141100Z
UID:45372-1782460800-1782666000@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:chitra.MOVES
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/chitra-moves-3/
LOCATION:DC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20260511T171244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T194652Z
UID:45634-1783641600-1783814399@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Ceremonials
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/ceremonials/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Eff.-Collective_-Photo-Credit-David-Dowling-2-2.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T191902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T191345Z
UID:43473-1786665600-1786838399@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Energizers Creative Arts Summer Camp
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/energizers-summer-camp-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.danceplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Summer-Camp_Photo-Credit_-David-Dowling-1.png
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
DTSTAMP:20260521T181324
CREATED:20250714T181453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T195827Z
UID:43418-1786752000-1786924799@www.danceplace.org
SUMMARY:Energizers Sneaker Ball
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Christopher Michael Carruth\, A close up shot of a performer wearing a white shirt. Their eyes are closed and their hand is reaching in front of them. 						\n				\n				\n				\n							April 1-7\, 2024						\n				\n				\n				\n							The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging  Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Invitation only How can we get the world that we deserve – one that works for everyone? This question and others centering notions of community and connections to place lies at the heart of the Belonging Conversation Community Gathering. Designed to bring together an intergenerational and inclusive group of D.C.-metro residents\, this community gathering creates a brave and courageous space to explore the topic of belonging from multiple entry points and perspectives\, and to illuminate how we are connected through shared stories. Facilitated by artist-activist Helanius J. Wilkins\, this is part of an ongoing art and social justice-based work called The Conversations Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging. It is a multi-year\, multi-outcome work that celebrates and confronts heritage\, resiliency\, justice and hope. Colorado-based artist Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. https://www.helaniusj.com/the-conversation-series FRAMEWORK: A Contemporary Technique Practice Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Cafritz Theater | FREE FRAMEWORK\, an evolving practice developed by Helanius J. Wilkins\, is a rigorous practice that transforms technique class into a laboratory for examining\, exploring\, and discovering bodily movements in real time. Informed by architectural concepts\, the joy of daring dance is experienced through the activity of framing and re-framing structures where individual and collective discoveries can be made. Structures\, cued by action narratives that serve as a guide for participants\, meld notions of space together with ways of communicating through the body. FRAMEWORK\, as a movement technique\, is a viscerally charged ongoing practice\, resembling a ritual that employs recovery through activity. Specific design\, time\, and effort modules are built resulting in choreographic phrases and expressions. By assembling structures for students to inhabit\, the ultimate goal of FRAMEWORK is to question communication\, refine technical ability and artistry\, and interrogate one’s interior material. When fully committed to the rigors of the work\, sensory engagement can be triggered bringing these architectural spaces to life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS A Choreographic Ritual Presentation Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, 4:00 PM on the Arts Park next to Dance Place | FREE A free\, site-based performance offering inspired by engagements with Washington\, D.C. community members followed by a brief post- performance conversation. Created & Performed by Helanius J. Wilkins in collaboration with Brandon Welch This is the culminating event for a series of community-engagement activities collectively called Systems for Care and Repair. Each activity is connected to The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging\, an ongoing and always shifting dance and social change work\, confronting\, and celebrating heritage\, resiliency\, justice\, and hope.  Colorado-based artists Wilkins will travel to all 50 U.S. states/D.C./5 inhabited territories to make and share this work\, stitching together a dance-quilt to broaden our understandings of what it means to be American and sew ourselves together anew. This community engagement/creative development residency taking place April 1 – 7\, 2024 in Washington\, D.C. follows engagements that took place in November 2022 in D.C. and May 2023 in MD.   This work and artist residency are made possible in part through funding from the National Performance Network (NPN). 
URL:https://www.danceplace.org/performances/energizers-sneaker-ball-45/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States
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