Fall Forward Festival 2023
October 21–November 5, 2023
Celebrating nine different dance artists across three fantastic weekends
Talents collide onstage as our diverse dance community showcases an assortment of genres across this momentous festival. Each weekend features a new roster and a variety of experiences from percussive footwork to physical feats to modern expressions and more!
Photo by Galen Higgins
Oct 21 & 22, 2023
Concerto Dance's Ode to Opus Jazz navigates the challenges of an explosive and turbulent world through resilience, friendship, and young love utilizing vernacular and classic jazz dance with theatrical flair.
Kaleena Miller Dance premieres an interplay of minimal maximalism that abstracts inherent footwork patterns in response to the intricate sonic landscape.
Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music, and Arts Company’s Ti Sonson and the Power of the Drums, extracted from the trilingual children's book of the same name, is a bright spark, highlighting joy and resilience in Haitian culture.
Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $35, fees included
Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Tickets: Pay As You Are. Market Value–$30
Pre-Performance benefit reception, gotta DANCE!, on Sunday, October 22 (additional ticket)
This weekend of Fall Forward Festival includes our new benefit series, gotta DANCE! Click below to learn more.
Photo by Galen Higgins
Oct 28 & 29, 2023
Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca’s celebration of Día de los Muertos unites the past and present by honoring the departed and the vitality of life with a hint of contemporary dance.
Discover STRONGmovement's unique dance and art philosophy through three original works spanning recent years: You Think You Know, Kwôren,tēn, and a new solo, The Artist.
Yuki Tokuda presents a ballet based on Japanese folklore called Yuki-Onna (The Snow Woman) with Piano Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt, played by Rie Tanaka.
Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $35, fees included
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Tickets: Pay As You Are. Market Value–$30
Photo by Galen Higgins
Nov 4 & 5, 2023
Katha Dance Theatre’s PRAKRITIR PRATISODH - Nature’s Revenge depicts the natural forces that are now threatened due to humanity's choices and the hope to conquer these challenges and move forward with harmony!
Shapiro & Smith Dance’s Burning Air tells of the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894. Ominous skies are again in front of our eyes as today’s fires foretell what’s to come in a world of continued inaction on climate change.
In We Are Cosmic, Alternative Motion Project connects black holes, dream states, multiverses, and theta waves through stunning visuals, rigorous physicality, and sound by Dameun Strange.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $35, fees included
Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Tickets: Pay As You Are. Market Value–$30
Join us for our six vibrant fundraising celebrations that provide direct support to our wonderful education and artist development programs!
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