BRD presents Around, an evening of contemporary dance. Around is a show about the movement of relationships. Dancers explore arcs, orbits, through-lines, familiarity, distance, and seasonal cycles. Featuring works by choreographers from across the country, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

In Sydney Samson’s “breathing deep on a freezing beach,” movement defines the cyclical patterns of relationships. Morgan Sandlin’s “tastes like grapes, feels like velvet” is a playful personification of purple. A perennial favorite, Deb Wolf’s strikingly athletic “Arc Angle” will return to the BRD stage. Also returning is David Harvey’s meditative work, “Laps,” which invites its audience to witness the power of habitual personal ritual. “Amá,” by Danah Bella, explores “the joys, the disruptions, the significance of touch, and the negotiation between these elements.” Around will also include the premiere of an exciting new work by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle in collaboration with local artist Tricia Stackle.

Cost: General $25, Pay-It-Forward $35, Discount $15 (Thanks to Pay-It-Forward Patrons)
Purchase tickets in advance here

Website: www.bhamrep.org/events/around

BRD presents Around, an evening of contemporary dance. Around is a show about the movement of relationships. Dancers explore arcs, orbits, through-lines, familiarity, distance, and seasonal cycles. Featuring works by choreographers from across the country, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

In Sydney Samson’s “breathing deep on a freezing beach,” movement defines the cyclical patterns of relationships. Morgan Sandlin’s “tastes like grapes, feels like velvet” is a playful personification of purple. A perennial favorite, Deb Wolf’s strikingly athletic “Arc Angle” will return to the BRD stage. Also returning is David Harvey’s meditative work, “Laps,” which invites its audience to witness the power of habitual personal ritual. “Amá,” by Danah Bella, explores “the joys, the disruptions, the significance of touch, and the negotiation between these elements.” Around will also include the premiere of an exciting new work by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle in collaboration with local artist Tricia Stackle.

Cost: General $25, Pay-It-Forward $35, Discount $15 (Thanks to Pay-It-Forward Patrons)
Purchase tickets in advance here

Website: www.bhamrep.org/events/around

BRD presents Around, an evening of contemporary dance. Around is a show about the movement of relationships. Dancers explore arcs, orbits, through-lines, familiarity, distance, and seasonal cycles. Featuring works by choreographers from across the country, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

In Sydney Samson’s “breathing deep on a freezing beach,” movement defines the cyclical patterns of relationships. Morgan Sandlin’s “tastes like grapes, feels like velvet” is a playful personification of purple. A perennial favorite, Deb Wolf’s strikingly athletic “Arc Angle” will return to the BRD stage. Also returning is David Harvey’s meditative work, “Laps,” which invites its audience to witness the power of habitual personal ritual. “Amá,” by Danah Bella, explores “the joys, the disruptions, the significance of touch, and the negotiation between these elements.” Around will also include the premiere of an exciting new work by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle in collaboration with local artist Tricia Stackle.

Cost: General $25, Pay-It-Forward $35, Discount $15 (Thanks to Pay-It-Forward Patrons)
Purchase tickets in advance here

Website: www.bhamrep.org/events/around

BRD presents Around, an evening of contemporary dance. Around is a show about the movement of relationships. Dancers explore arcs, orbits, through-lines, familiarity, distance, and seasonal cycles. Featuring works by choreographers from across the country, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

In Sydney Samson’s “breathing deep on a freezing beach,” movement defines the cyclical patterns of relationships. Morgan Sandlin’s “tastes like grapes, feels like velvet” is a playful personification of purple. A perennial favorite, Deb Wolf’s strikingly athletic “Arc Angle” will return to the BRD stage. Also returning is David Harvey’s meditative work, “Laps,” which invites its audience to witness the power of habitual personal ritual. “Amá,” by Danah Bella, explores “the joys, the disruptions, the significance of touch, and the negotiation between these elements.” Around will also include the premiere of an exciting new work by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle in collaboration with local artist Tricia Stackle.

Cost: General $25, Pay-It-Forward $35, Discount $15 (Thanks to Pay-It-Forward Patrons)
Purchase tickets in advance here

Website: www.bhamrep.org/events/around

BRD presents Around, an evening of contemporary dance. Around is a show about the movement of relationships. Dancers explore arcs, orbits, through-lines, familiarity, distance, and seasonal cycles. Featuring works by choreographers from across the country, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

In Sydney Samson’s “breathing deep on a freezing beach,” movement defines the cyclical patterns of relationships. Morgan Sandlin’s “tastes like grapes, feels like velvet” is a playful personification of purple. A perennial favorite, Deb Wolf’s strikingly athletic “Arc Angle” will return to the BRD stage. Also returning is David Harvey’s meditative work, “Laps,” which invites its audience to witness the power of habitual personal ritual. “Amá,” by Danah Bella, explores “the joys, the disruptions, the significance of touch, and the negotiation between these elements.” Around will also include the premiere of an exciting new work by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle in collaboration with local artist Tricia Stackle.

Cost: General $25, Pay-It-Forward $35, Discount $15 (Thanks to Pay-It-Forward Patrons)
Purchase tickets in advance here

Website: www.bhamrep.org/events/around

Kuntz and Company artists Alona Christman, Vanessa Daines, Pam Kuntz and Kate Stevenson along with community members Hazel, Emily, Naquoia, Shalini, Kathy, Ann, Kim, Angela, Evelyn, and Skyla bring Waiting to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center.

I tell my students they need to dance like they are wearing a red dress: someone who walks through the world in a red dress is seen. There is something to that kind of presence and confidence that is powerful. Falling in a mud muddle in sweats while crossing the street is one thing, but falling in a mud puddle while crossing the street in a red dress is something else entirely. And then getting up, wringing out your clothes, and walking along is REALLY something. That is what I tell the students in my class....they need to fall in a mud puddle while wearing their red dress. They need to be seen.

I don't own a red dress. I joke about owning one. I often tell my family that I am going to go buy one. I almost owned one - my wedding dress. Ultimately it didn't happen. In 2018 I wrote the only poem I have ever written, This Color, about that almost red wedding dress. (see more here)

Cost: $15 for students, $20 for General Public + fees
Purchase tickets in advance here.

Website: kuntzandco.org/waiting

Kuntz and Company artists Alona Christman, Vanessa Daines, Pam Kuntz and Kate Stevenson along with community members Hazel, Emily, Naquoia, Shalini, Kathy, Ann, Kim, Angela, Evelyn, and Skyla bring Waiting to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center.

I tell my students they need to dance like they are wearing a red dress: someone who walks through the world in a red dress is seen. There is something to that kind of presence and confidence that is powerful. Falling in a mud muddle in sweats while crossing the street is one thing, but falling in a mud puddle while crossing the street in a red dress is something else entirely. And then getting up, wringing out your clothes, and walking along is REALLY something. That is what I tell the students in my class....they need to fall in a mud puddle while wearing their red dress. They need to be seen.

I don't own a red dress. I joke about owning one. I often tell my family that I am going to go buy one. I almost owned one - my wedding dress. Ultimately it didn't happen. In 2018 I wrote the only poem I have ever written, This Color, about that almost red wedding dress. (see more here)

Cost: $15 for students, $20 for General Public + fees
Purchase tickets in advance here.

Website: kuntzandco.org/waiting

Kuntz and Company artists Alona Christman, Vanessa Daines, Pam Kuntz and Kate Stevenson along with community members Hazel, Emily, Naquoia, Shalini, Kathy, Ann, Kim, Angela, Evelyn, and Skyla bring Waiting to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center.

I tell my students they need to dance like they are wearing a red dress: someone who walks through the world in a red dress is seen. There is something to that kind of presence and confidence that is powerful. Falling in a mud muddle in sweats while crossing the street is one thing, but falling in a mud puddle while crossing the street in a red dress is something else entirely. And then getting up, wringing out your clothes, and walking along is REALLY something. That is what I tell the students in my class....they need to fall in a mud puddle while wearing their red dress. They need to be seen.

I don't own a red dress. I joke about owning one. I often tell my family that I am going to go buy one. I almost owned one - my wedding dress. Ultimately it didn't happen. In 2018 I wrote the only poem I have ever written, This Color, about that almost red wedding dress. (see more here)

Cost: $15 for students, $20 for General Public + fees
Purchase tickets in advance here.

Website: kuntzandco.org/waiting

Kuntz and Company artists Alona Christman, Vanessa Daines, Pam Kuntz and Kate Stevenson along with community members Hazel, Emily, Naquoia, Shalini, Kathy, Ann, Kim, Angela, Evelyn, and Skyla bring Waiting to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center.

I tell my students they need to dance like they are wearing a red dress: someone who walks through the world in a red dress is seen. There is something to that kind of presence and confidence that is powerful. Falling in a mud muddle in sweats while crossing the street is one thing, but falling in a mud puddle while crossing the street in a red dress is something else entirely. And then getting up, wringing out your clothes, and walking along is REALLY something. That is what I tell the students in my class....they need to fall in a mud puddle while wearing their red dress. They need to be seen.

I don't own a red dress. I joke about owning one. I often tell my family that I am going to go buy one. I almost owned one - my wedding dress. Ultimately it didn't happen. In 2018 I wrote the only poem I have ever written, This Color, about that almost red wedding dress. (see more here)

Cost: $15 for students, $20 for General Public + fees
Purchase tickets in advance here.

Website: kuntzandco.org/waiting

Kuntz and Company artists Alona Christman, Vanessa Daines, Pam Kuntz and Kate Stevenson along with community members Hazel, Emily, Naquoia, Shalini, Kathy, Ann, Kim, Angela, Evelyn, and Skyla bring Waiting to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center.

I tell my students they need to dance like they are wearing a red dress: someone who walks through the world in a red dress is seen. There is something to that kind of presence and confidence that is powerful. Falling in a mud muddle in sweats while crossing the street is one thing, but falling in a mud puddle while crossing the street in a red dress is something else entirely. And then getting up, wringing out your clothes, and walking along is REALLY something. That is what I tell the students in my class....they need to fall in a mud puddle while wearing their red dress. They need to be seen.

I don't own a red dress. I joke about owning one. I often tell my family that I am going to go buy one. I almost owned one - my wedding dress. Ultimately it didn't happen. In 2018 I wrote the only poem I have ever written, This Color, about that almost red wedding dress. (see more here)

Cost: $15 for students, $20 for General Public + fees
Purchase tickets in advance here.

Website: kuntzandco.org/waiting

Join us for a line dance party with Pam Kuntz!

This class will start at the beginner level and move into a more intermediate/advanced level by the end of the 2 hours, depending on attendees.

We will move our way through some classic country line dances and some lesser known dances. We may sing and woop along the way, and we will definitely have a good time! All are welcome — no prior dance experience necessary.

Drinks will be available for purchase in the Firehouse cafe, and attendees can come and go as they please.

Cost: Pay what you can ($10-25 suggested)

Join Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) for their Season 19 Kick-Off Party! This free admission event will have food and drink available for purchase from the Firehouse Cafe, as well as a special sneak peek at what’s to come this year. BRD will also launch an online campaign at the event with the goal of raising $5200 in 30 days to help cover the costs of their fall repertory concert. Attendees will be encouraged to donate at the event and gifts of any amount (even just $5!) will be appreciated.

Join BRD in raising a glass to another year of exciting dance performances!

Cost: free admission

Website: bhamrep.org

An evening of Flamenco featuring dancer Savannah Fuentes. ​Here is your chance to attend an inclusive Flamenco workshop from 5:30-7:00 followed by a performance by Savannah at 7:30. Attend one or both!

The workshop is a rhythm, movement, and vocalization workshop designed to increase everyone's Flamenco understanding and appreciation. The workshop will prepare the audience for the interactive section at the end of the performance. Attendees can watch the workshop or participate.​

The performance is an intimate expression of Savannah's artistic inspiration set to curated music. She will also give a talk about Flamenco's origins and her journey

All previous purchased Volar Tickets are valid for both the workshop and performance and VIP and Benefactor seating will carry over to Sola.

Cost: $24 for General, $42 - $52 for VIP, $18 for Students, $12 for Children,

Workshop only Ticket $40, Workshop & General Admission Ticket $54

Purchase advance tickets here

Website: www.savannahf.com

Come experience some of the fantastic, dramatic and breathtaking belly dance that Bellingham has to offer!

Plus special out-of-town guests - drummer David Metz, Qabila Dance Company and Mariana – all of whom will be traveling from Seattle to perform for us this evening!

This evening will be a sparkling evening of raqs sharqi (oriental dance), fusion, and middle eastern folk dance; while our guest Toastmaster will share little bites of history and culture of the music and the dance.

Performers for the evening include:

Rachel Carter - Host of An Evening of Belly Dance and owner of Rachel Belly Dances here in Bellingham, Rachel is a playful performer who may make you feel like dancing along! She is sure to bring energy and sparkle to the evening.

Kathleen Houseman - A mesmerizing fusion dancer with dramatic flair. She is a wonderful artist of many talents imported to Bellingham from Montana. Katy can bring any style music to life!

Seattle Guests

David B. Metz - The “dancers’ drummer”! David has been playing middle eastern music and drumming for dancers’ drum solos for many years! Never seen a drum solo?! You are in for a treat! A drum solo is a completely improvised duet between a drummer and a dancer. Fun, fast and thrilling, this is not an act to miss!

Qabila Folkdance Company - a collective of dancers in Seattle, Washington who focus on Middle Eastern dance. The Qabila Foundation is dedicated to sharing the joy and diversity of Arabic folk dance rooted on the strong belief that art can build bridges of understanding across cultures, ages, genders, ideologies, and backgrounds and allows us all to belong.

Mariana – A belly dancer with Spanish flair, Mariana has danced across the US, North Africa, the Levant region, Turkey and Greece! This well-travelled dancer is the host of the Global Dance Delight, a dance showcase in Redmond, Washington that features different dances from around the world every show!

Cost: $20 - $25 for adults
Purchase tickets here

Website: rachelbellydances.com

Household Hazards, Kuntz and Company's newest work, staying true to telling the stories of our community through the arts, this latest work examines a wide range of hazards encountered in the home, some heartfelt, some hilarious with the FireHouse stage transformed into the bones of a home - dining room table and chairs, living room couch, bathtub, bed, closet - 14 dancers explore ideas including love, fear, memory, and loss.

While Pam Kuntz, artistic director of Kuntz and Company, is typically the primary choreographer of all KC works created, unique here is that Household Hazards consists of 7 pieces created by 11 choreographers.

Seattle artists Naquoia Bautista, Cara Congelli, and Caitlin Schafte explore the lengths spiders will go to join us in our homes… and the lengths homeowners will go to fend off these arachnid invasions. Seamlessly woven through the spider invasion, Alona Christman and Ian Bivins move through the hazard of talking with their spouse, while Marissa Moeri and Angela Sebastian get lost in nostalgia and pseudo-productivity when "cleaning the closet."

A piece about a quiet evening at home gone wrong brings Jessica Ardis, Samantha Martin, and Susan Newkumet to the stage from their home studio on Orcas Island. These three artists explore what may go awry when a storm hits and unexpected visitors arrive. Meanwhile, Cecelia Hanford and Pam Kuntz move through what it means to have something to lose, and long-time KC artists Vanessa Daines and Kate Stevenson wrestle with a bed sheet in a piece that started with a story, became a poem and is now a tangle – stretched, scrunched, smoothed and embraced. Separately, but nearby in the bathroom, Cecelia Hanford and Gabby Malagreca explore how owning the walls around you creates only a fragile illusion of safety. 

Our houses and homes are a piece of a place, each a constructed reflection of culture, history, and future expectations. With the world rapidly shifting around us in a multitude of ways, our homes become intimate mini-landscapes where we attempt to–or are forced to–maintain our cultural routines, all while questioning if the walls and rooms around us are truly the ones best suited for carrying us into the future. 

Cost: $20 for General Admission, $15 for Students & Seniors
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org/household-hazards

Household Hazards, Kuntz and Company's newest work, staying true to telling the stories of our community through the arts, this latest work examines a wide range of hazards encountered in the home, some heartfelt, some hilarious with the FireHouse stage transformed into the bones of a home - dining room table and chairs, living room couch, bathtub, bed, closet - 14 dancers explore ideas including love, fear, memory, and loss.

While Pam Kuntz, artistic director of Kuntz and Company, is typically the primary choreographer of all KC works created, unique here is that Household Hazards consists of 7 pieces created by 11 choreographers.

Seattle artists Naquoia Bautista, Cara Congelli, and Caitlin Schafte explore the lengths spiders will go to join us in our homes… and the lengths homeowners will go to fend off these arachnid invasions. Seamlessly woven through the spider invasion, Alona Christman and Ian Bivins move through the hazard of talking with their spouse, while Marissa Moeri and Angela Sebastian get lost in nostalgia and pseudo-productivity when "cleaning the closet."

A piece about a quiet evening at home gone wrong brings Jessica Ardis, Samantha Martin, and Susan Newkumet to the stage from their home studio on Orcas Island. These three artists explore what may go awry when a storm hits and unexpected visitors arrive. Meanwhile, Cecelia Hanford and Pam Kuntz move through what it means to have something to lose, and long-time KC artists Vanessa Daines and Kate Stevenson wrestle with a bed sheet in a piece that started with a story, became a poem and is now a tangle – stretched, scrunched, smoothed and embraced. Separately, but nearby in the bathroom, Cecelia Hanford and Gabby Malagreca explore how owning the walls around you creates only a fragile illusion of safety. 

Our houses and homes are a piece of a place, each a constructed reflection of culture, history, and future expectations. With the world rapidly shifting around us in a multitude of ways, our homes become intimate mini-landscapes where we attempt to–or are forced to–maintain our cultural routines, all while questioning if the walls and rooms around us are truly the ones best suited for carrying us into the future. 

Cost: $20 for General Admission, $15 for Students & Seniors
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org/household-hazards

Household Hazards, Kuntz and Company's newest work, staying true to telling the stories of our community through the arts, this latest work examines a wide range of hazards encountered in the home, some heartfelt, some hilarious with the FireHouse stage transformed into the bones of a home - dining room table and chairs, living room couch, bathtub, bed, closet - 14 dancers explore ideas including love, fear, memory, and loss.

While Pam Kuntz, artistic director of Kuntz and Company, is typically the primary choreographer of all KC works created, unique here is that Household Hazards consists of 7 pieces created by 11 choreographers.

Seattle artists Naquoia Bautista, Cara Congelli, and Caitlin Schafte explore the lengths spiders will go to join us in our homes… and the lengths homeowners will go to fend off these arachnid invasions. Seamlessly woven through the spider invasion, Alona Christman and Ian Bivins move through the hazard of talking with their spouse, while Marissa Moeri and Angela Sebastian get lost in nostalgia and pseudo-productivity when "cleaning the closet."

A piece about a quiet evening at home gone wrong brings Jessica Ardis, Samantha Martin, and Susan Newkumet to the stage from their home studio on Orcas Island. These three artists explore what may go awry when a storm hits and unexpected visitors arrive. Meanwhile, Cecelia Hanford and Pam Kuntz move through what it means to have something to lose, and long-time KC artists Vanessa Daines and Kate Stevenson wrestle with a bed sheet in a piece that started with a story, became a poem and is now a tangle – stretched, scrunched, smoothed and embraced. Separately, but nearby in the bathroom, Cecelia Hanford and Gabby Malagreca explore how owning the walls around you creates only a fragile illusion of safety. 

Our houses and homes are a piece of a place, each a constructed reflection of culture, history, and future expectations. With the world rapidly shifting around us in a multitude of ways, our homes become intimate mini-landscapes where we attempt to–or are forced to–maintain our cultural routines, all while questioning if the walls and rooms around us are truly the ones best suited for carrying us into the future. 

Cost: $20 for General Admission, $15 for Students & Seniors
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org/household-hazards

Household Hazards, Kuntz and Company's newest work, staying true to telling the stories of our community through the arts, this latest work examines a wide range of hazards encountered in the home, some heartfelt, some hilarious with the FireHouse stage transformed into the bones of a home - dining room table and chairs, living room couch, bathtub, bed, closet - 14 dancers explore ideas including love, fear, memory, and loss.

While Pam Kuntz, artistic director of Kuntz and Company, is typically the primary choreographer of all KC works created, unique here is that Household Hazards consists of 7 pieces created by 11 choreographers.

Seattle artists Naquoia Bautista, Cara Congelli, and Caitlin Schafte explore the lengths spiders will go to join us in our homes… and the lengths homeowners will go to fend off these arachnid invasions. Seamlessly woven through the spider invasion, Alona Christman and Ian Bivins move through the hazard of talking with their spouse, while Marissa Moeri and Angela Sebastian get lost in nostalgia and pseudo-productivity when "cleaning the closet."

A piece about a quiet evening at home gone wrong brings Jessica Ardis, Samantha Martin, and Susan Newkumet to the stage from their home studio on Orcas Island. These three artists explore what may go awry when a storm hits and unexpected visitors arrive. Meanwhile, Cecelia Hanford and Pam Kuntz move through what it means to have something to lose, and long-time KC artists Vanessa Daines and Kate Stevenson wrestle with a bed sheet in a piece that started with a story, became a poem and is now a tangle – stretched, scrunched, smoothed and embraced. Separately, but nearby in the bathroom, Cecelia Hanford and Gabby Malagreca explore how owning the walls around you creates only a fragile illusion of safety. 

Our houses and homes are a piece of a place, each a constructed reflection of culture, history, and future expectations. With the world rapidly shifting around us in a multitude of ways, our homes become intimate mini-landscapes where we attempt to–or are forced to–maintain our cultural routines, all while questioning if the walls and rooms around us are truly the ones best suited for carrying us into the future. 

Cost: $20 for General Admission, $15 for Students & Seniors
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org/household-hazards

Household Hazards, Kuntz and Company's newest work, staying true to telling the stories of our community through the arts, this latest work examines a wide range of hazards encountered in the home, some heartfelt, some hilarious with the FireHouse stage transformed into the bones of a home - dining room table and chairs, living room couch, bathtub, bed, closet - 14 dancers explore ideas including love, fear, memory, and loss.

While Pam Kuntz, artistic director of Kuntz and Company, is typically the primary choreographer of all KC works created, unique here is that Household Hazards consists of 7 pieces created by 11 choreographers.

Seattle artists Naquoia Bautista, Cara Congelli, and Caitlin Schafte explore the lengths spiders will go to join us in our homes… and the lengths homeowners will go to fend off these arachnid invasions. Seamlessly woven through the spider invasion, Alona Christman and Ian Bivins move through the hazard of talking with their spouse, while Marissa Moeri and Angela Sebastian get lost in nostalgia and pseudo-productivity when "cleaning the closet."

A piece about a quiet evening at home gone wrong brings Jessica Ardis, Samantha Martin, and Susan Newkumet to the stage from their home studio on Orcas Island. These three artists explore what may go awry when a storm hits and unexpected visitors arrive. Meanwhile, Cecelia Hanford and Pam Kuntz move through what it means to have something to lose, and long-time KC artists Vanessa Daines and Kate Stevenson wrestle with a bed sheet in a piece that started with a story, became a poem and is now a tangle – stretched, scrunched, smoothed and embraced. Separately, but nearby in the bathroom, Cecelia Hanford and Gabby Malagreca explore how owning the walls around you creates only a fragile illusion of safety. 

Our houses and homes are a piece of a place, each a constructed reflection of culture, history, and future expectations. With the world rapidly shifting around us in a multitude of ways, our homes become intimate mini-landscapes where we attempt to–or are forced to–maintain our cultural routines, all while questioning if the walls and rooms around us are truly the ones best suited for carrying us into the future. 

Cost: $20 for General Admission, $15 for Students & Seniors
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org/household-hazards

Come experience some of the fantastic, dramatic and breathtaking belly dance that Bellingham has to offer! Plus special guest, drummer David Metz who will be traveling from Seattle to perform for us this evening!

This evening will be a sparkling evening of raqs sharqi (oriental dance), fusion, and middle eastern folk dance; while our guest Toastmaster will share little bites of history and culture of the music and the dance. 

Performers for the evening include:
Rachel Carter - Owner of Rachel Belly Dances here in Bellingham, Rachel is a playful performer who may make you feel like dancing along! She is sure to bring energy and sparkle to her performance.

Damiana Dance Company - Led by Cara Cressell and Jen Cerdena, these talented performers will bring a modern style of belly dance that was created here in the U.S. called Fat Chance Belly Dance (FCBD) style. 
This style's signature is using cues among the dancers to improvise their dance, while staying in synchrony with each other. Come and watch, you would never know that they are improvising!

Seattle Guests:
David B. Metz - The 'dancers' drummer'! David has been playing middle eastern music and drumming for dancers drum solos for many years! Never seen a drum solo?! You are in for a treat! A drum solo is a completely improvised duet between a drummer and a dancer. Fun, fast and thrilling, this is not an act to miss!

Wisteria  a former Bellingham resident, Wisteria does it all! She dances fusion, Egyptian Folkloric and raqs sharqi. Wisteria is a captivating dancer who dances and teaches in Seattle. Don't miss her, or her legendary hair tosses, while she is in Bellingham!

Cost: $20 Adult, $15 Children.
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: rachelbellydances.com

"a piece about water ... or a piece about influence and connection, inevitability and change"

Kuntz and Company's newest work, Tidal, explores photography by Helen Scholtz, poetry by Jessica Ardis, music by Charlie Halka, and movement by numerous dancers and community members.

Cost: Suggested donations $1.00-$20.00
Attendees must reserve a seat, by going here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org

"a piece about water ... or a piece about influence and connection, inevitability and change"

Kuntz and Company's newest work, Tidal, explores photography by Helen Scholtz, poetry by Jessica Ardis, music by Charlie Halka, and movement by numerous dancers and community members.

Cost: Suggested donations $1.00-$20.00
Attendees must reserve a seat, by going here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org

"a piece about water ... or a piece about influence and connection, inevitability and change"

Kuntz and Company's newest work, Tidal, explores photography by Helen Scholtz, poetry by Jessica Ardis, music by Charlie Halka, and movement by numerous dancers and community members.

Cost: Suggested donations $1.00-$20.00
Attendees must reserve a seat, by going here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org

"a piece about water ... or a piece about influence and connection, inevitability and change"

Kuntz and Company's newest work, Tidal, explores photography by Helen Scholtz, poetry by Jessica Ardis, music by Charlie Halka, and movement by numerous dancers and community members.

Cost: Suggested donations $1.00-$20.00
Attendees must reserve a seat, by going here

Website: https://www.kuntzandco.org

Join us for a line dance party with Pam Kuntz!

This class will start at the beginner level and move into a more intermediate/advanced level by the end of the 2 hours, depending on attendees.

We will move our way through some classic country line dances and some lesser known dances. We may sing and woop along the way, and we will definitely have a good time! All are welcome — no prior dance experience necessary.

Drinks will be available for purchase in the Firehouse cafe, and attendees can come and go as they please.

Cost: Pay what you can ($10-25 suggested)

Come and see some of the fantastic, dramatic and breathtaking belly dance that Bellingham has to offer! We have several special guests traveling to Bellingham for this special evening.

Lara Victoria, will be coming from Olympia, Washington to perform and share Iraqi dance with us! Have you ever seen dances from Iraqi before? You are in for a treat! Danceable rhythms, daggers, hair tosses and so much fun!  Plus Arabic drum master David Metz, will be traveling from the far reaches of Seattle to play for us this evening!

This evening will be a sparkling evening of raqs sharqi (oriental dance), fusion, and Iraqi dance; while our guest Toastmaster will share little bites of history and culture of the music and the dance.

Performers for the evening include:

• Rachel Carter - Owner of Rachel Belly Dances here in Bellingham, Rachel is a playful raqs sharqi performer who may make you feel like dancing along! She is sure to bring energy and sparkle to her performance.
  Rachel teaches belly dance in Bellingham. To learn more about upcoming classes and performances with Rachel, visit her website  rachelbellydances.com . You’ll want to sign up for her mailing list if you don’t want to miss a thing.

• Kathleen Houseman - A mesmerizing fusion dancer with dramatic flair. She is a wonderful artist of many talents imported to Bellingham from Montana. Katy can bring any style music to life!

• Damiana Dance Company - An amazing group of dancers led by Cara Cressell and Jen Cerdena. These talented performers will bring a modern style of belly dance that was created here in the U.S. called Fat Chance Belly Dance (FCBD) style. This style's signature is using cues among the dancers to improvise their dance, while staying in synchrony with each other. Come and watch, you would never know that they are improvising!

• David B. Metz - The 'dancers' drummer'! David has been playing middle eastern music and drumming for dancers drum solos for many years! Never seen a drum solo?! You are in for a treat! A drum solo is a completely improvised duet between a drummer and a dancer. Fun, fast and thrilling, this is not an act to miss!

• Lara Victoria - A lifelong dancer, Lara picked up belly dance from her mother when she was a teen. Since then, she has studied the dances of Egypt, Iraq and the Arabian Gulf. This will be her first time performing in Bellingham for An Evening of Belly Dance!

Cost: $20 for adults, $15 for children
Purchase tickets here

Website: rachelbellydances.com

Kuntz and Company's newest work, Tidal, explores photography by Helen Scholtz, poetry by Jessica Ardis, music by Charlie Halka, and movement by numerous dancers and community members: Alona Christman, Cara Congelli, Vanessa Daines, Rebecca deGraw, Shoshanah Epstein, Dudley Evenson, Joyce Harvey-Morgan, Bailer Kager, Pam Kuntz, Susan Marriott, Marissa Moeri, Annie Molsberry, Lucy Morse, Katy Mullen, Angela Sebastian

Research is ongoing, including a May 25th community exchange. Watch, Respond, and Question the creators as a part of their research journey in creating their new work TIDAL.

Time TBD - will be in the evening.

Cost: Free (donations are certainly welcome)
Attendees must reserve a seat, by going here

Website: kuntzandco.org

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Gravitate, an evening of new contemporary dance works. Gravitate explores the mysterious forces that keep us simultaneously grounded and in motion; the ways that people, places, and things have the power to forcefully propel us into orbit, or gently gather us together.

Featuring choreography by Alethea Alexander, and BRD members Cecelia Hanford and Juliette Machado, BRD is thrilled to return to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center for this process-driven collection of all-new works.

Alethea Alexander’s Table Machine, inspired by Gilles Deleuze's notion of “machines” as community, is an athletic feat that investigates desire (without nostalgia or yearning), function (without apathy), urgency (free from anxiety), and fullness (without design).

Juliette Machado’s new work investigates the relevance of play and frivolity in a productivity-obsessed world. The camp and eccentricity of Cecelia Hanford’s piece is inspired by vintage sci-fi, and informed by the wonderful messiness of BRD’s collective nature; an outgrowth of truth that is stranger than fiction.

Cost: $15 to $35 (more details available when purchasing)
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: bhamrep.org/events

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Gravitate, an evening of new contemporary dance works. Gravitate explores the mysterious forces that keep us simultaneously grounded and in motion; the ways that people, places, and things have the power to forcefully propel us into orbit, or gently gather us together.

Featuring choreography by Alethea Alexander, and BRD members Cecelia Hanford and Juliette Machado, BRD is thrilled to return to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center for this process-driven collection of all-new works.

Alethea Alexander’s Table Machine, inspired by Gilles Deleuze's notion of “machines” as community, is an athletic feat that investigates desire (without nostalgia or yearning), function (without apathy), urgency (free from anxiety), and fullness (without design).

Juliette Machado’s new work investigates the relevance of play and frivolity in a productivity-obsessed world. The camp and eccentricity of Cecelia Hanford’s piece is inspired by vintage sci-fi, and informed by the wonderful messiness of BRD’s collective nature; an outgrowth of truth that is stranger than fiction.

Cost: $15 to $35 (more details available when purchasing)
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: bhamrep.org/events

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Gravitate, an evening of new contemporary dance works. Gravitate explores the mysterious forces that keep us simultaneously grounded and in motion; the ways that people, places, and things have the power to forcefully propel us into orbit, or gently gather us together.

Featuring choreography by Alethea Alexander, and BRD members Cecelia Hanford and Juliette Machado, BRD is thrilled to return to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center for this process-driven collection of all-new works.

Alethea Alexander’s Table Machine, inspired by Gilles Deleuze's notion of “machines” as community, is an athletic feat that investigates desire (without nostalgia or yearning), function (without apathy), urgency (free from anxiety), and fullness (without design).

Juliette Machado’s new work investigates the relevance of play and frivolity in a productivity-obsessed world. The camp and eccentricity of Cecelia Hanford’s piece is inspired by vintage sci-fi, and informed by the wonderful messiness of BRD’s collective nature; an outgrowth of truth that is stranger than fiction.

Cost: $15 to $35 (more details available when purchasing)
Purchase advance tickets here

Website: bhamrep.org/events