MAINSTAGE

Choreographer Nicole Vaughan-Diaz performing a dance duet with a seated partner on a dark stage.

Oct 8 | 7:30-9pm

Mainstage Performance

Van Dyke Performance Space, Greensboro

Tickets $18 - $35

5 professional NC choreographers present new or recent dance work. Amelia Byrd’s (Greensboro) “Womanifesto” explores the struggle, freedom, and acceptance of a woman emerging into her adult life. Nicole Vaughan-Diaz’s (Asheville) duet, “A Portrait of Them” traces the impact of grief – its connections and distances –on a relationship. “Iridescence,” a solo by Jasmine Powell (Hillsborough) was created in the context of the protests for racial justice in 2020, responding to the waves of sorrow, community, guilt, support, promise, and action. Caitlin Dutton-Reaver (Durham) presents “Dances on a Bench (on a Stage),” a site-adaptive solo originally performed in Durham’s Brightleaf Square and on UNC-Greensboro’s Art Truck,  featuring live, improvised performance with local musicians. “Coming Home,: by Tamara Williams (Charlotte), is a section of a larger work, “Morning Honeysuckle, Sunday’s Greed.” Bringing in hip hop, Southern Baptist Church rhythms and southeastern Drumline, the dance explores the physical resistance of oppression in the United States and the celebration of perseverance by African Americans.

Accessibility Details

Accessible parking is available in the Church St. parking deck, close to the paved sidewalk from the parking deck into the building. 

Ground floor entrance to the building has a push button that opens an automated door. 

Theater doors are close to the Church St./Ground floor entrance. Elevators are available to access other floors of the Cultural Center. 

Restrooms including accessible stalls are available on the ground floor, although restroom doors are not automated. 

Some seating in the theater is movable and can accommodate wheelchairs or other mobility devices. Please contact Anne at 336-370-6776 in advance so that we may plan appropriate seating. 

Printed performance details are available in large-print or digitally. 

Please contact Anne at 336-370-6776 for information about any additional accessibility questions or accommodations.

COVID safety: masks are optional but encouraged for audience.

Thank you to our Season and Site Sponsors for this event!

Logo for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
North Carolina Arts Council
Logo for Andrew Bowen Studios.