Join us for the second annual Educators' Night at the Detroit Cultural Center! This free, immersive event offers K-12 educators from Detroit and the surrounding metro area a unique opportunity to explore the educational resources provided by our district's renowned cultural institutions.

Event Highlights:

• Explore six participating cultural institutions in Detroit.
• Discover resources to inspire, connect, and enrich your students' lives.
• Receive a free Detroit Cultural Center tote bag (for those who register in advance).
• Enjoy food trucks and teacher freebies (while supplies last).

For tickets as well as a full schedule of activities, tours, lectures, and performances, please visit Eventbrite for more information.

American biographer, Jean Strouse, author of Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers, captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family. Strouse will be looking at twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist (Sargent) at the height of his career—and at the intersections of all these lives with the sparkle and strife of the Edwardian age. The author will be joined in conversation with Ben Colman, DIA Curator of American Art.

Following the presentation, please join a DIA docent-led tour of works by John Singer Sargent.

Join Iraqi multimedia artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji and Diana Abouali, Director of the Arab American National Museum, in a conversation about food, memory, and the meaning of home, in conjunction with the exhibition The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World, opening at the DIA on September 22, 2024.

Born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1960, Alfraji has been based in the Netherlands since the 1990s. The Art of Dining features Alfraji’s A Thread of Light Between My Mother’s Fingers and Heaven, a new commission created for this exhibition. Consisting of a large-scale animation, drawings, and photographs, the work explores the artist’s memories of his mother, her homemade bread, and family meals in Baghdad.

Abouali joined the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in 2019. As director, she has spearheaded projects to update exhibitions, grow the museum’s artist-in-residence program, and strengthen ties to the community, among other initiatives. Born in Toronto, Canada, to Palestinian parents, she has a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University and has worked in the museum and cultural heritage sectors in Palestine, Jordan, and the U.S.

This program is co-sponsored by the DIA Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures and Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Part of Detroit Dance City Festival ’s Master Class series, Dance for the Camera II is a new addition to the festival. The workshops, taught by Shirel Jones and Kelsey Paschich, are the perfect opportunity for dancers and filmmakers to learn skills within choreography, performance, camera work, and editing. For dancers 13 years or older with all levels of experience.

Workshops are $50 for two and $30 for one. Tickets can be purchased at detroitdancecityfestival.com

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

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

Part of Detroit Dance City Festival ’s Master Class series, Dance for the Camera I is a new addition to the festival. The workshops, taught by Shirel Jones and Kelsey Paschich, are the perfect opportunity for dancers and filmmakers to learn skills within choreography, performance, camera work, and editing. For dancers 13 years or older with all levels of experience.

Workshops are $50 for two and $30 for one. Tickets can be purchased at detroitdancecityfestival.com

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

This curated showcase brings together an inclusive representation of local, national, and international artists and dancers to share their current projects with other professionals and general audiences. Set within the historic DFT Auditorium at the DIA, witness the creativity and passion of contemporary choreographers as they bring their visions to life on stage.

This year’s showcase features the works of:

• Allison Lincoln
• ConteXture Dance Detroit
• Smutek Dance
• gracegallagherdance
• Jack Murphy
• Mark Gonzalez
• RESILIENCE Dance Company
• Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
• Suttle Dance
• Symbiosis Arts
• CPR Dance: Inhale Movement
• Detroit Dance Collective

This program is free with museum admission. Limited capacity seating begins 30 minutes prior to performance. Ticket reservations are required from detroitdancecityfestival.com

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

A new addition to Detroit Dance City Festival for 2024, Dance on Screen provides a digital space for dance filmmakers to present their work. Presented in the Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall, dance on screen highlights local, national, and international dance films in diverse styles of dance.

Featured films include:

• Mila Komrakova and Balazs Baranyai
• Shirel Jones
• Mehdi & Nourddine Sli, Jasmin Sisti, and Léone Salinas Muñiz
• Audrey Baran
• Julia Yezbick and Erika "Red" Stowall
• Clark Barclay, Gwen Benitez & Rebekah JoAnn Guerra
• Katherine Helen Fisher and Danah Bella
• Andrea Cerniglia and Nadia Oussenko
• Kara Madden Brems
• Jon Chapdelaine

This program is free with museum admission. Limited capacity seating begins 30 minutes prior to performance in the DIA’s Marvin & Betty Danto Lecture Hall. Ticket reservations are required from detroitdancecityfestival.com

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

Join us for a showcase designed to highlight local, national, and international talent. Rivera Court Stage shares diverse styles of dance with Detroit Dance City Festival audiences in an inspiring museum setting.

Friday's showcase features works by:

• Rachel Stratton
• Claire Bechard
• Sophia & El Kronox
• Compañeros de Flamenco
• Dance Uprising
• HBY Ensemble
• Malaak Aburahmeh and Nina Contreras
• Haley Tarling and Dancers
• Thayer Jonutz
• Embodied Arts Collective
• Eleanor Raygorodsky
• Dua Colon

Saturday’s showcase features works by:

• Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company
• Oakland University Repertory Dance Company
• Movement Reservoir
• Bodies of Water
• The ChoreoJoey Project
• Suttle Dance
• Sean Hoskins & Tower Dancers
• Natalia de Miguel Annoni
• Currents Dance Theatre
• Savanna McFadden and Sophie Williams
• Angelina Diaz

This program is free with museum admission. Limited capacity seating begins 30 minutes prior to performance in the DIA’s Rivera Court. Ticket reservations are encouraged from detroitdancecityfestival.com

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

In partnership with multiple sclerosis society ambassador, Vickie Whyte, this free class will include a guided tour of the museum plus a make-and-take art project in the DIA Artmaking studio.

No experience is necessary and all supplies will be provided for making a multi-media collage. Capacity limited to 25 people.