Kentucky Dance Festival
Professional Concert #1
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The Kentucky Dance Festival Professional Concert showcases a dynamic, curated evening of contemporary dance featuring 23 companies and independent artists from across Kentucky and the nation. Experience a wide range of styles, perspectives, and choreographic voices—from bold, cutting-edge works to culturally rooted traditions—all presented in the Pamela Brown Theatre at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Each evening includes a special pre-show presentation by 2025 Simpson-Brandt Memorial Scholarship recipient Sofia Ritchie, as well as a thoughtfully crafted concert arc designed to highlight the diversity and excellence of today’s dance landscape. Join us for an inspiring celebration of movement, artistry, and the growing professional dance ecosystem in Kentucky.
Please note that each concert in the Kentucky Dance Festival features different artists and works! This concert features works by: Ambo Dance Theatre (KY); Dance Uprising (MI); Nicole Caruana (KY); Deno Dance Co (IN); Flamenco Louisville (KY); Leslie Dworkin (OH); Hum Dance Collective (KY); Abi Elliott (KY); Ella Claire Johns (TN); Dogs Eat Wind (TN); Janie Morgan (University of Kentucky); Laura Neese (University of Kentucky); Sofia Ritchie (PA); Lindsay Robinson-Ellis (KY); Sage Movement & Co (IN); River Lotus Lion Dance (KY); The Collected Few (KY); Melissa Watt (TX); and TINGMOTION (OH).
Looking for a different performance? Professional Concert #2 and Student Concert tickets are also on sale.
Kentucky Dance Festival
The Kentucky Dance Festival Professional Concert showcases a dynamic, curated evening of contemporary dance featuring 23 companies and independent artists from across Kentucky and the nation. Experience a wide range of styles, perspectives, and choreographic voices—from bold, cutting-edge works to culturally rooted traditions—all presented in the Pamela Brown Theatre at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Each evening includes a special pre-show presentation by 2025 Simpson-Brandt Memorial Scholarship recipient Sofia Ritchie, as well as a thoughtfully crafted concert arc designed to highlight the diversity and excellence of today’s dance landscape. Join us for an inspiring celebration of movement, artistry, and the growing professional dance ecosystem in Kentucky.
Please note that each concert in the Kentucky Dance Festival features different artists and works! This concert features works by: Ambo Dance Theatre (KY); Dance Uprising (MI); Nicole Caruana (KY); Deno Dance Co (IN); Flamenco Louisville (KY); Leslie Dworkin (OH); Hum Dance Collective (KY); Abi Elliott (KY); Ella Claire Johns (TN); Dogs Eat Wind (TN); Janie Morgan (University of Kentucky); Laura Neese (University of Kentucky); Sofia Ritchie (PA); Lindsay Robinson-Ellis (KY); Sage Movement & Co (IN); River Lotus Lion Dance (KY); The Collected Few (KY); Melissa Watt (TX); and TINGMOTION (OH).
Looking for a different performance? Professional Concert #2 and Student Concert tickets are also on sale.
Professional Concert #1
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