Stop by the art-making studio and create your own bookmarks with markers, gel pens, ribbon, and collage papers. 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided.

For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

Detroit-based textile artist Najma Ma’at Wilson will demonstrate how to make stitched collages. Participants will use basic stitching techniques with needles, thread, and fabrics. Materials are provided.

Ma’at’s love of fiber arts was inspired by her mother. She has a degree in fiber design from the Center for Creative Studies, and a master’s degree in education from Boston College. She taught for 20 years in locations as close as Cass Technical High School and as far as Cotonou Benin, West Africa.

After retiring, Ma’at and a lifetime friend co-owned Detroit Fiber Works for 8 years, selling and showing works of local Detroit artists and providing a space for community conversations until 2020. She is returning to creating her own work from her home studio.
 

2022 | directed by Marya Zarif and André Kadi  

This animated feature, based on the web series and graphic novel by artist and writer Marya Zarif (who co-directed this film), tells the story of Dounia, a joyful, spirited girl. She’s being raised by her grandparents in Aleppo.

Despite Dounia’s life circumstances (her mother died when she was young, her father is in jail, and the strife and violence of war are increasing), Dounia delights in her life: the marvelous Syrian dishes her grandmother cooks, the lively marketplace she visits, and her friendly neighbors.

When her family is forced to flee the war, Dounia takes only a handful of seeds and her unquenchable belief that she will connect with the magical spirit known as Princess of Aleppo to help guide them to safety.

For ages 6 and up. (72min.) 

DDCF’S Rivera Court Stage is a series of performance showcases taking place in the DIA’s Rivera Court that highlight local, national, and international talent and share diverse dance styles with the DDCF audience. Join us for three back-to-back showcases.

1 p.m. Performance

• Susie Thiel 
• Compañeros de Flamenco 
• Next Step Broadway 
• Grand Rapids Ballet 
• Haley Tarling & Dancers 
• Elizabeth Kattner 
• Company SIX 
• RESILIENCE Dance Company 
• dropshift dance 

2 p.m. Performance

• Smutek Dance
• Motive Forces 
• Ballet Folklorico Sones Mexicanos 
• Allison Lincoln 
• Winifred Haun & Dancers 
• Antonella Doblanovic 
• Embodied Arts Collective 

 3 p.m. Performance

• Animus Movement 
• sk|dancers 
• Mrudani School of Performing Arts 
• Embodied Arts Collective 
• Movement Reservoir Dance Company 
• Sophia & El Kronox 
• BGIRL MAMA 
• Xing Dance Theater - Competition Team 
• Diversiform Dance Project 

For the full festival lineup, go to detroitdancecityfestival.com 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection in our *Contemporary gallery in Kresge Reception. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided.

For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

Capacity is limited.

Explore the art of collage and create your own unique work using just paper, scissors, and glue, inspired by Henri Matisse's’ Jazz series on view in the special exhibition After Cubism.

Free with admission; all supplies provided.

Explore the art of collage and create your own unique work using just paper, scissors, and glue, inspired by Henri Matisse's’ Jazz series on view in the special exhibition After Cubism.

Free with admission; all supplies provided.

Dance and Celebration is a favorite event for Detroit Dance City Festival audiences and features performances by world-renowned guest dancers and choreographers, this year including 

• ArtLab J I
• ArtLab J II
• ArtLab J for Grown-Ups
• Kelsey Lewinski
• Xing Dance Theater Student Company
• Seong Jeong Kim 

A major highlight of the weekend-long festival, you will not want to miss this celebratory 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. 

Two of Detroit Dance City Festival's programs highlighting new works come together for an evening of exciting dance!

DDCF’s College Showcase was developed to give platform and agency to collegiate choreographers, professors and guests artists to present their newest work. This year’s showcase features:

• Univeristy of Michigan
• Western Michigan University
• Hope College
• Lindenwood University

Choreographers Showcase II, presents new works by local, national, and international artists and dancers, this year including:

• ARK Initiative Ballet
• Smutek Dance
• Morgan Walker
• Norberto Collazo
• Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
• ConteXture Dance Detroit
• Mark Gonzalez
• Jazz Spectrum Dance Company

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.