26TH ANNUAL YES! DANCE FESTIVAL
Contemporary Dance | Theatre Invitational
Friday, April 11, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 4pm & 7:30pm
Firehouse Theatre
1609 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA
The 2025 YES! Dance Festival will be held Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12, 2025. As in past years, the festival reflects current trends in contemporary dance and theatre.
Performers include Conflux Dance Theater, Miguel Perez, Richmond; Li Chiao-Ping, Wisconsin; Stevie Lamblin, Ohio; Megan Mazarick, Pennsylvania; Genna Moroni, California; Miho Ryu, New York; and 2nd Best Dance Company, Hannah Garner, New York.
For more than two decades, K Dance has introduced over 150 choreographers and performers to Richmond audiences. These artists have traveled to Richmond from across the U.S. and abroad to share their contemporary choreography and exquisite dancing. K Dance has hosted many performers from Dance Magazine’s "25 to Watch” list, as well as Fulbright Fellows, MacArthur Fellows, recipients of Princess Grace awards in dance, and choreographers and companies that perform at the Kennedy Center.
Tickets $25 per person
2024 participants: Eric Rivera, Richmond; Gridlock Dance, Washington, DC; ClancyWorks Dance Company, Maryland ; Li Chiao-Ping, Wisconsin; Waterstreet Dance Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Jimmerson Dance Collective, Florida; Maya Nakaya, New York; Megan Mazarick, Pennsylvania; K Dance, Richmond
YES! Dance Festival Application Form
Honorariums, complimentary lodging and reception provided. You will be asked to upload or link a complete video of your piece for consideration. Only complete works not longer than 14 minutes in length will be accepted. Companies must be available for technical and dress rehearsals.
APPLICATION DEADLINE SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025.
“YES! leaves you with visual images you won’t soon forget. The entire program was well-conceived, overall satisfying, and a welcome contribution to the Richmond dance scene. You will leave refreshed and unable to talk about anything else but what you just experienced.”