Velocity Dance Festival

Velocity Dance Festival

Sidney Harmon Hall - Washington, DC

Three days. More than 20 ensembles and individuals. Only $18. What could be better? Featuring the city’s best-known ensembles, undiscovered gems, and everyone in between, the VelocityDC Dance Festival has become one of the highlights of Washington’s dance season, returning for its sixth season with a broad range of styles ranging from ballet to hip hop, tap to flamenco. 

Co-presented with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities

THURSDAY & FRIDAY
RAMP! SeriesKatie Sopoci Drake – Space/Time Suite (Thursday)
Bowen McCauley Dance – Time and Clouds (Thursday)
Talkback with Edwin Aparicio and Anna Menendez (of Flamenco Aparicio & Pastora Flamenco)(Friday)
Lathaniel Cooper (Friday)

Site-Specific WorkJane Franklin Dance – Stop, Drop & Roll

Harman Stage (8pm)Silk Road Dance Company – GuldastaSOLE Defined – Groove Robert J Priore – Abandon S.J. Ewing & Dancers – Excerpts from "Australia Home Land" Taurus Broadhurst Dance –1960 What??? CityDance Conservatory – Baiana The National Hand Dance Association        
     Intermission  VTDance – Excerpts from "Shadows" The Washington Ballet – White Swan Gin Dance Company – The Teller - Submit Dr. Janaki Rangarajan – Thillana Flamenco Aparicio & Pastora FlamencoThe National Hand Dance Association   

SATURDAYRAMP! SeriesYamini Saripalli – Nagu Momu Galavani Capitol Movement Pre-Professional Company – Chase Through the Red

Site-Specific WorkBob Boross Freestyle Jazz Dance 

Harman Stage (2pm & 8pm)Silk Road Dance Company – GuldastaCompany Danzante Contemporary Dance – Collected Remnants SerendibDance/Asanga Domask – Uraga and ThuragaChristopher K Morgan & Artists – Bruised Furia Flamenca – Encuentro Lathanial Cooper      
     Intermission  DEVIATED THEATRE – Excerpt from "Creature" - Landing StripCompany | E – FALLING The Washington Ballet – Black Swan KanKouran West African Dance– SOUNOUGAL  Lathanial Cooper