This event has started or has already happened.
The 13th Annual Charlotte Dance Festival (CDF) set for March 15 – 17 is focused on bridging the generation gaps in education to not only unite the dance community but to grow a dance audience. Through a new partnership with a new dance organization, QCity Dance, Keigwin+COMPANY are able to make their Charlotte debut with Places Please! on Friday, March 15 at 8pm.
Longtime collaborators Larry Keigwin and Nicole Wolcott take audience members on a zany trip brimming with playfulness and anxiety from life behind-the-scenes. Set backstage during the final moments before the curtain rises, Places Please!, is a cabaret-style performance featuring a dance fanatic’s dream music score, from Broadway classics to contemporary classical music to ‘80s pop hits. The result is a buzz-worthy cocktail of biting satire, quick-witted physical comedy and gentle moments of deep pathos – celebrating the duo’s exuberant and dynamic relationship that served as KEIGWIN + COMPANY’s foundation during its formative years. The CDF Gala on March 16, at 8pm features dance artists from across the U.S. who were selected by adjudicators outside of the Charlotte area.
‘I am extremely pleased that each year our programming becomes more diverse in dance styles. This year we have our first contemporary tap work performed by Helen Hickey Dance Company from Durham, NC and Kathak Dance performed by Seema Viswanath from Morrisville, NC.’ Below are the CDF Gala Dance Artists: Atlanta Dance Collective (Atlanta, GA) Bodiography Charlotte | Maria Caruso (Charlotte & Pittsburgh, PA) Cameron McKinney (NYC, NY) Caroline Calouche & Co. (Charlotte, NC) Helen Hickey Dance Company (Durham, NC) Motion X Dance DC |Stephanie Dorrycott (Washington, DC) Moving Body Dance Company | Erin Bailey (Columbia, SC) Seema Viswanath | Kathak Dance (Morrisville, NC) Stewart/Owen Dance (Asheville, NC)
Location
Uptown