Dance
MOTheR, a new work by Kirven Douthit-Boyd, centers on a family who uses the power of dance to elevate their existence. Mother and her four sisters serve as protectors of their family, orchestrating movement of the natural world to transport them to sovereignty. They are magical agents of change who use their individual and collective powers to lead their family on a journey that is both worldly and ethereal. This production encompasses alchemy, robust original sound, vibrant imagery inspired by the cultural aesthetic of Afrofuturism, and movement vocabulary that blends cultural and contemporary dance, to tell the story of five women who will stop at nothing to protect the prosperity of their children.
May 12, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA
For tickets & more information: cocastl.org/calendar/mother
Event Date | 05-12-2024 3:00 pm |
Event End Date | 05-12-2024 4:00 pm |
Location | COCA (Center of Creative Arts) |
Our spring concert will showcase the work of multifaceted creatives who are trailblazers in their respective artistic communities. We will conclude our 23-24 season with 3 programs to include world premieres by 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans whose work intersects movement vocabulary that blends cultural forms and contemporary dance vocabularies, with narratives that are often rooted in the black experience, and 2022 Princess Grace Award Winning choreographer and director Omar Román de Jesús who uses his work to express the complexities of Latinx identities.
For more information: thebigmuddydanceco.org
Event Date | 05-16-2024 7:30 pm |
Event End Date | 05-19-2024 |
Location | COCA (Center of Creative Arts) |
Our spring concert will showcase the work of multifaceted creatives who are trailblazers in their respective artistic communities. We will conclude our 23-24 season with 3 programs to include world premieres by 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans whose work intersects movement vocabulary that blends cultural forms and contemporary dance vocabularies, with narratives that are often rooted in the black experience, and 2022 Princess Grace Award Winning choreographer and director Omar Román de Jesús who uses his work to express the complexities of Latinx identities.
For more information: thebigmuddydanceco.org
Event Date | 05-17-2024 7:30 pm |
Event End Date | 05-20-2024 |
Location | COCA (Center of Creative Arts) |
Our spring concert will showcase the work of multifaceted creatives who are trailblazers in their respective artistic communities. We will conclude our 23-24 season with 3 programs to include world premieres by 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans whose work intersects movement vocabulary that blends cultural forms and contemporary dance vocabularies, with narratives that are often rooted in the black experience, and 2022 Princess Grace Award Winning choreographer and director Omar Román de Jesús who uses his work to express the complexities of Latinx identities.
For more information: thebigmuddydanceco.org
Event Date | 05-18-2024 7:30 pm |
Event End Date | 05-21-2024 |
Location | COCA (Center of Creative Arts) |
Our spring concert will showcase the work of multifaceted creatives who are trailblazers in their respective artistic communities. We will conclude our 23-24 season with 3 programs to include world premieres by 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans whose work intersects movement vocabulary that blends cultural forms and contemporary dance vocabularies, with narratives that are often rooted in the black experience, and 2022 Princess Grace Award Winning choreographer and director Omar Román de Jesús who uses his work to express the complexities of Latinx identities.
For more information: thebigmuddydanceco.org
Event Date | 05-19-2024 7:30 pm |
Event End Date | 05-22-2024 |
Location | COCA (Center of Creative Arts) |
SPRING TO DANCE Festival 2024
The Midwest region’s most celebrated dance festival returns for the 16th year. Nationally touring professional companies from coast to coast flock to St. Louis to bestow their artistry. It’s an unmatched buffet of dance, featuring two days of nonstop dance from a wide array companies, including powerhouse companies, breakout stars and up-and-coming companies. Noted as one of the region’s must-see festivals – “arguably the best dance buffet in the Midwest” (Chicago Tribune) and “a celebration of dance and… an invitation to bask in its artistry” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) – the vibrant dance extravaganza brings together more than 75 dancers from across the country.
From contemporary and ballet to modern and flamenco, SPRING TO DANCE® offers something for everyone with a distinct, dynamic program each night!
Fri., May 24th & Sat., May 25th at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
See this year’s festival line-up and purchase tickets at: dancestlouis.org/spring-to-dance-festival-2024
Event Date | 05-24-2024 5:30 pm |
Event End Date | 05-25-2024 |
Location | Touhill Performing Arts Center |