Dancers on an outdoor stage
Performances

Detroit Dance City Festival – Summer Stage

Saturday, September 7
2:30 PM

Ticket Details

Free with General Admission

Residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties receive free general museum admission

Location

Museum Grounds

Perfect for the whole family, this program is an afternoon on the DIA's North Lawn. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. Detroit Dance City Festival's Summer Stage program features performances from local, national, and international talent.

Saturday will also feature a College Fair from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for all aspiring dancers seeking to further their dance careers after high school.

Saturday performances include works by:

  • Dakota Blue
  • Diversiform Dance Project Youth Company
  • Kaylin Bazick and Turning Pointe School of Dance
  • Mrudani School of Performing Arts
  • Colorado State University
  • Western Dance Project
  • Embodied Dance Collective
  • Unspoken Dance
  • Misfit Dance Collective
  • Co/Lab Dance Company
  • Julia Schaeffer
  • Morgan Walker
  • Aura Orengo
  • ArtLab J Youth Creative Intensive

Sunday will feature family outdoor activities from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to get everyone moving with a K-POP dance class and kids ballet class!

Sunday performances include works by:

  • Oehrlein Dancers
  • Scott Stafford
  • Kaleidoscope Movement
  • Srijan Dance Company
  • 2nd Street Swing
  • Bridget Vander Hoff
  • ArtLab J II

This program is free with museum admission and takes place on the DIA's North Lawn. Limited capacity seating begins 30 minutes prior to performance.

Detroit Dance City Festival (DDCF) is an annual community building event curated by ArtLab J that celebrates dance in its various forms and disciplines. DDCF brings the work of renowned local, national, and international performing artists, choreographers, and companies to the stage in a weekend full of performances, master classes and networking events. For full festival lineup, please check out detroitdancecityfestival.com

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Tri-County Residents get in free with ID

Detroit Dance City Festival – Summer Stage

Saturday, September 7
2:30 PM

Ticket Details

Free with General Admission
Buy General Admission Tickets
Tri-County Residents get in free with ID
Location

Museum Grounds

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