Dance-a-lorus

An experimental dance and cinema experience.

A festival tradition, where dance and cinema collide. Dance-a-lorus will take place at Thalian Main on Thursday, November 20 at 6:45 PM. A partnership between Cucalorus and the Dance Cooperative.

From The Roots The Heart Blooms

Shea-Ra Nichi / Will Fell

"From the Roots the Heart Blooms" is a vibrant solo dance performance celebrating love's enduring spirit. Rooted in African diasporic heritage, this poignant piece blossoms into dynamic choreography, stunning visuals, and soulful Afrobeat music. Through abstracted scenes of joyful gatherings and warm textiles, love remains beyond life's horizon. Inspired by personal legacy, this performance honors the beauty of heritage and the power of love transcending boundaries.

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Ugly Bugs

Kim Henry / Theatre for All / Gina Gambony

The Ugly Bugs are the misfits and they have something to say. Representing marginalized communities worldwide, the Bugs share their important perspective with humor and panache.

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Crunchy Granola Suite

Linda Ann Webb / Patrick Ogelvie

The joy of the dance and the artillery it equips you with to find a path forward through the minefields that plague our sensibilities.

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Come Join

Tracey Varga / Patrick Ogelvie

Exploring how we, as a world , can be wrong and hold aspirations of hope, finding solace and embrace where we feel welcome and not alone.

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Aniya Raises: Common Ground

Aniya Wingate / John Fiege

Common Grounds intertwines choreography and Raising Aniya documentary footage, reflecting on displacement, Black resilience, and movement’s transformative role in preserving memory, grief, and imagining renewal.

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SKIN

Mirla Criste / D'mitri Capri

An investigation into navigating this fraught moment in the history of our country, while living in our individual skins.

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Essence of Being

Sue Meier / Patrick Ogelvie

Are you steadfast or do you struggle with your identity? Are you unable to find a safe place? Let's take a look at who we are.

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at peace with perception and imperfection

Madison Stancill / Jackson & Co. / Lexi Collinsworth

A reflection on visibility, pressure, and perfection, not just as a dancer but as a woman learning to let go of others’ opinions and perceptions.

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SOMA TECHNe

Wells Jackson / Jackson & Co.

SOMA TECHNE reveals dance as the somatic expression of creativity, raw, unrepeatable, and consuming. We bring energy to the stage and ourselves for your entertainment.

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