Performance Schedule

 

2023

Adult Faculty Concert Choreographers

-April 29-30, 2023 - (Sat. 7 pm and Sun. 4 pm and 7 pm) - The Washington School of Ballet/Coleman Studios, Joseph C. Coleman Studios/Cathedral Commons. TWSB Adult Faculty Concert presenting choreographers Tamas Krizsa, Alvaro Palau, Royce Zackery, Tammy Hurt as well as Miya Hisaka/DC Contemporary Dance Theatre, Shu-Chen Cuff/Gin Dance Company, and Mimmo Miccolis/TWSB’s Professional Training Program. This program is directed and curated by Miya Hisaka, TWSB’s Adult Program Artistic Operations Manager. The Coleman Studio is located at 3308 Wisconsin Ave. NW (2nd floor/#204), Washington, Washington, DC 20016 (Wisconsin between Newark and Macomb Streets NW). Ticket Price: $20/General Admission. Tickets will be available online 6 weeks prior to the event and must be purchased in advance of the event. 

 

2022

-April 29, 2022 - “Dance Freedom Festival 2022”, TDC’s Repertory of Gloria Contreras of Mexico City, “Ofrenda”. Presented by the Nagoya Dance Artists’ Association in Nagoya, Japan at the Chikusa Cultural Theater on March 28, 2021. 9 programs performed between 3 pm and 7 pm.

-Feb. 5-June 11, 2022 (Saturdays, 1:30-3 pm Eastern) – “TDC’s Teen Master Class Virtual Workshop 2022””. Adv. Beg. classes in ballet, modern, contemporary, street jazz and improvisation taught by renown artists: Stuart Loungway, Alvaro Palau, Lilla Seber, Kevin Malone, Gabriel Mata, Maurice Johnson and Miya Hisaka. $250/16 weeks of classes/rehearsals that culminate in a virtual performance on June 11th, 1:30 pm. Open to current adult students by permission $18/Class. Contact: miyahisaka@gmail.com

2021

-Mar. 28,2021 – March 28, 2021 (Sunday at 3 and 7 pm) - “Dance Freedom Festival 2021”, TDC’s Repertory of Gloria Contreras of Mexico City. Presented by the Nagoya Dance Artists’ Association in Nagoya, Japan at the Chikusa Cultural Theater. Performances at 3 pm and 7 pm.

2019-2020

-Oct. 2019-2020 – Company rehearsals.

-Feb. 19-23, 2020 – Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA Exchange: Creating a Link Between East and West Coast Performing Arts: Phase 1.

-Feb. 22, 2020 (Sat. at 7 pm) – East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, 339 11th Street, Richmond, CA 94801. East Bay co-presents a full evening dance performance bringing together East and West Coast arts organizations with shared values, a commitment to diversity, and to the preservation of authenticity in the arts. Ubuntu: For the Whole of All Humanity, aims to bring together diverse ethnic communities with a powerful program including neoclassical, contemporary, indigenous to works with spoken word. A celebration of the history of multicultural arts in the East Coast and its commonalities with the West Coast development. DCCDT/TDC proudly presents some of the Company’s most popular works by ethnic artistic leaders, Lloyd Whitmore, Francisco Castillo, Maurice Johnson and Chandini Darby.
Ticket Price: $25/General Admission To Purchase Tickets: https://wannago.show/www/wa/instance?id=69&k=b2n518z166m49ogww78v5nsc9ej102&e=WNGInstance
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*East Bay, located at 339 11th St. Richmond, CA 94801, is two blocks from the BART Richmond Station. Parking lot and off street parking. www.eastbaycenter.org For information: miyahisaka@gmail.com

SUMMER 2017-SPRING 2018

-July 9, 2017 (Sun. 7 pm) – The Washington School of Ballet/Joseph C. Coleman Studios, Entre Dos Mundos. Joseph C. Coleman Studios/Cathedral Commons, 3308 Wisconsin Ave. NW (2nd floor/#204), Washington, DC 20016 (Wisconsin between Newark and Macomb Streets NW). Ticket Price: $25/Advance Purchase General Admission. To Purchase Tickets and Venue Information: www.boxofficetickets.com

-Oct. 6-7, 2017 (Fri. 8 pm and Sat. 2 pm and 8 pm) - Velocity Festival, Main Stage Sidney Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company, 610 F St NW, (between N 6th St & N 7th St), Washington, DC 20004 (202) 547-1122

-Dec. 2-3, 2017 (Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 7 pm) - Dance Place, TDC Fall 2017 Season. 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC 20017 (two blocks from Brookland Red Line metro stop by Catholic University). Ticket Prices: $30/General Admission at the Door; $25/Admission (Advanced Sales only)*; $20/Artists, College Students, Children 17 & Under. Advance Sales end one week prior to performance start time. To Purchase Tickets and Venue Information: www.danceplace.org 202-269-1600

Streets NW). Ticket Price: $25/Advance Purchase General Admission. To Purchase Tickets and Venue Information: www.boxofficetickets.com

-April 20, 2018 (Fri. 8 pm) – Atlas Sprenger Theater, 1333 H St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Joy of Motion Dance Center presents Resident Company DCCDT/TDC. The Company proudly presents guest choreographers, Stuart Loungway, Lloyd Whitmore and Therese Gahl, with a diverse program of classical and contemporary works. Ticket Prices: $25/General Admission. To Purchase Tickets: bit.ly/TDC-April20

-June 9-10, 2018 (Sat. 8 pm and Sun. 7 pm) - The Washington School of Ballet/Coleman Studios, Joseph C. Coleman Studios/Cathedral Commons, The 3RD Annual Incubator Choreographers Showcase, curated and directed by Miya Hisaka features some of the best new works by established and emerging choreographers in the DC metropolitan area in an intimate theater lab setting. Presenting choreographers Stuart Loungway, Chandini Darby, Kristina Edwards, Gabriel Mata, Ebony Ingram and Nonci Flores. Sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 3308 Wisconsin Ave. NW (2nd floor/#204), Washington, Washington, DC 20016 (Wisconsin between Newark and Macomb Streets NW). Ticket Price: $25/Advance Purchase General Admission. To Purchase Tickets and Venue Information: www.boxofficetickets.com (Enter Incubator Choreographers Showcase).

 

SPRING 2017

-March 4, 2017 (Sat. 8 pm) –The DC Contemporary Dance Theatre / El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea (DCCDT / TDC) presents their Annual Incubator Series at Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Jack Guidone Theatre, Friendship Heights. 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW, WDC 20015.reflects the vision of Founder /Artistic Director, Miya Hisaka Silva, spanning three decades and two continents. The Company’s diverse repertory presents the power, passion and poetry of some of America’s most renowned artistic leaders. Ubuntu: For the Whole of All Humanity aims to bring together DC’s diverse ethnic communities with a mixed classical and contemporary program celebrating diversity in concert dance. DCCDT/TDC proudly presents some of the Company’s most popular works by artistic leaders, Lloyd Whitmore, Francisco Castillo, and as part of their annual Incubator Series, blossoming young choreographers, Chandini Darby, JP Flores, Hannah Conn and Sydnee Carroll. Ticket Prices: $25/General Admission. To Purchase Tickets: www.joyofmotion.org

-March 15, 2017 (2 pm) - Performance at John Hayden Middle School, Washington, DC. Sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

-March 22, 2017 (2 pm) -Performance at Ballou High School, Washington, DC. Sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

-March 29, 2017 (2 pm) -Performance at Hart Middle School, Washington, DC. Sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

 

FALL 2016

-July 31-August 7, 2016 - Guest Choreographer, Lloyd Whitmore, In-Residence to teach and set new work, Songs Without Words, for upcoming season.

-Nov. 5-6, 2016 (Sat. 8 pm; Sun. 7 pm) - The Washington School of Ballet-Joseph C. Coleman Studios* “Homenaje a Gloria Contreras”, Commemorative performances in honor of the late Gloria Contreras (Founder/Artistic Director of La Taller Coreografico de Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) at with guest Latin American Arts Critic, Gregorio Luke, and guest dance artist, Fidel Garcia (Cuban virtuoso, former soloist with Dance Theatre of Harlem, El Taller, Washington Ballet). Annual fundraiser and preview performance of their 2016-2017 Season with excerpts of premiere, Songs Without Words, choreographed by Lloyd Whitmore (Atlanta Ballet).
Ticket Price: $30/General Admission. To Purchase Tickets and Venue Information: www.boxofficetickets.com
*Joseph C. Coleman Studios/Cathedral Commons, 3308 Wisconsin Ave. NW (2nd floor/#204), Washington, Washington, DC 20016 (Wisconsin between Newark and Macomb Streets NW).

-Dec. 3-4, 2016 (Sat. 8 pm; Sun. 4 pm) - TDC Fall Season at Dance Place*, “Ubuntu: For the Whole of All Humanity” - Bringing Together DC’s Diverse Communities Through Dance: Building bridges between diverse communities by presenting dances with a shared artistic aesthetic and vision. Presenting a mixed classical and contemporary program celebrating the Company's 32 years of diversity in concert dance in the District of Columbia, with new works by artistic leader, Lloyd Whitmore, and some of the Company’s most popular works created by Latino leaders, Francisco Castillo (El Salvador) and Gloria Contreras (Mexico). *3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC 20017 (two blocks from Brookland Red Line metro stop by Catholic University).
Ticket Prices: $30/General Admission at the Door; $25/Admission (Advanced Sales only)*; $20/Artists, College Students, Children 17 & Under.. Advance Sales end 4 hours prior to performance start time. To Purchase Tickets and Venue Information: www.danceplace.org 202-269-1600.

 

2015-2016

-August 16, 2015 – TDC in Japan. Performance at the Hiroko Mishima Ballet’s 20th Anniversary Ceremony, Kitakyusyu Performing Arts Center in Kitakyusyu City, Japan. Sponsored by the Kitakyusyu City Committee of Education.

Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center

-October 17, 2015 - (Sat at 2 and 8 pm)– TDC at the The Velocity DC Festival,
Sidney Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company (Main Stage),
Located at 610 F St NW, (between N 6th St & N 7th St)
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 547-1122

To Purchase Tickets – Tickets will be available exclusively through the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Box Office
(Tel-202/547-1122, 877/487-8849 |TTY 202/638-3863) or http://www.shakespearetheatre.org

Nearest Transit Station:
Gallery Place Chinatown Metro (Green, Red, Yellow)
Judiciary Square Metro (Red)
Archives Metro (Green, Yellow)

-November 7, 2015 (Sat. 8 pm) – Annual 2015 Fundraiser Preview Performance and Incubator Series at Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Jack Guidone Theatre, Friendship Heights. 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW, WDC 20015. Presenting excerpts of the Company’s new repertory choreographed by critically acclaimed choreographers, Kevin Iega Jeff (So Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre/Chicago), and Lloyd Whitmore (Atlanta Ballet) and blossoming young choreographers/Company members:
Ticket Prices: $25/General Admission. To Purchase Tickets: www.joyofmotion.org

-January 8-10, 2016 (Fri. 11 am, Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 4 pm) – Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE, Washington, DC 20017.
Ticket Prices: $30/General Admission; $25/Advanced Sales General Admission, $20/Members, Artists, Seniors (+55), $15/College Students, Children (17 & Under). To Purchase tickets: www.danceplace.org. 202-269-1600

2013-2015

-October 12, 2013 - (Sat at 2 and 8 pm)– TDC at the The VelocityDC Festival,
Sidney Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company (Main Stage),
Located at 610 F St NW, (between N 6th St & N 7th St)
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 547-1122

To Purchase Tickets – Tickets will be available exclusively through the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Box Office
(Tel-202/547-1122, 877/487-8849 |TTY 202/638-3863) or http://www.shakespearetheatre.org

Nearest Transit Station:
Gallery Place Chinatown Metro (Green, Red, Yellow)
Judiciary Square Metro (Red)
Archives Metro (Green, Yellow)

-Feb. 9, 2014 (7-9 pm) – TDC Auditions: For Company Members and Apprentices for the 2014-2015 Season.
Auditions Held at: Joy of Motion Dance Center/Bethesda Studio Location. 7315 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 180E, Bethesda, MD.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes in advance to fill out audition application. Bring dance resume and dance shot. There will be a ballet, modern and jazz component. Ladies, please bring pointe shoes for the classical section.
For Information: miyahisaka@comcast.net

-February 7-8, 2015 (Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 4 pm) – Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE, Washington, DC 20017.
Ticket Prices: $30/General Admission; $25/Advanced Sales General Admission, $20/Members, Artists, Seniors (+55), $15/College Students, Children (17 & Under). To Purchase tickets: www.danceplace.org

 

2013-2014

-October 12, 2013 - (Sat. at 2 and 8 pm) – TDC at the The VelocityDC Festival,
Sidney Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company (Main Stage),
located at 610 F St NW, (between N 6th St & N 7th St)
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 547-1122

To Purchase Tickets: Tickets will be available exclusively through the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Box Office
Tel-202/547-1122, 877/487-8849 |TTY 202/638-3863) or http://www.shakespearetheatre.org

Nearest Transit Station:
Gallery Place Chinatown Metro (Green, Red, Yellow)
Judiciary Square Metro (Red)
Archives Metro (Green, Yellow)
Feb. 9, 2014 (7-9 pm) – TDC Auditions: For Company Members and Apprentices for the 2014-2015 Season.
Auditions Held at: Joy of Motion Dance Center/Bethesda Studio Location. 7315 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 180E, Bethesda, MD.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes in advance to fill out audition application. Bring dance resume and dance shot. There will be a ballet, modern and jazz component. Ladies, please bring pointe shoes for the classical section.
or Information: miyahisaka@comcast.net

 

2012-2013

-Sept. 17-Oct. 19, 2012- Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month with lec/dem performances, workshops, master classes in the DC/VA/MD school systems.

-Oct. 18,19, 2012 – Velocity Dance Festival at the Sidney Harman Hall at the Shakespeare Theatre, DC. The Shakespeare Theatre, 610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004.

-Nov. 16, 17, 2012 – Performances, Georgetown University’s Walsh Theatre, WDC.

-Dec. 1, 15. 16, 2012 (8 pm) – Guest Performances, Jack Guidone Theatre/Joy of Motion Dance Center, WDC.

-Jan. 4-14, 2013 – Workshops and Cultural exchange with El Salvador. Master classes at the National School of Dance and performances at National Theatre in San Salvador, El Salvador.

-Feb. 22, 23, 2013 - Performances at Georgetown University, Gonda Theatre, WDC.

-March 12, 2013 (10 am) – Lec/Dem at the Atlas Theatre.

-March 15, 16, 2013 (8 pm and 7 pm) – Performances, Atlas Theatre, WDC.

-April 1-30, 2013 - Celebration of International Month with performances, workshops, master classes in the DC/MD/VA school systems.

-April 6-7, 2013 (Sat. 8 pm and Sun. 7 pm) – Season Preview Fundraiser and Incubator Series at Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Jack Guidone Theatre, Friendship Heights. 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW, WDC 20015. Presenting excerpts of the Company’s new repertory choreographed by critically acclaimed choreographers, Kevin Iega Jeff (So Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre/Chicago), Francisco Castillo (Co-Founder/El Salvador); world premieres by blossoming young choreographers and Company members: Maurice Johnson, Cullen Massenberg, Sebastian Rousseau, Hannah Conn and Nancy Cantine; along with dynamic members: Vanessa Carmichael-Elder, Chandini Darby, Joan Ayap, Chika Imamura, Darian Moore and Will Hernandez. Ticket Prices: $25/Advance Purchase; $15/Students; $30/at door. To Purchase Tickets: www.joyofmotion.org

-April 30, 2013 (10 am) – Lec/Dem at the Atlas Theatre.

-May 11, 2013 (8 pm)– DC’s 3rd Annual Latin American Dance Festival at Georgetown University’s Gonda Theatre, 37th and O St., NW, Washington, DC 20007. Ticket Prices: $30/Advance Purchase; $15/Students; $35/at door. To Purchase Tickets: www.boxofficetickets.com (enter El Teatro de Danza).

-June 17-July 31, 2013 - TDC Intensive Summer Workshop with culminating Performances, , WDC.

-July 23-August 5, 2012 – 16th Cultural Exchange with El Salvador. Salvadoran Guest Master Choreographer/Teacher Francisco Castillo in residence with TDC in WDC. TDC special intensive training program for company members and the creation of two world premieres for TDC’s 2014 Performance Season. All activities held at Joy of Motion Dance Center Studios.

-July 23-July 31, 2013 – Citywide master classes/workshop series at Georgetown University, Centro Nia, Mary Center, among other locations with special Latino Festival guest artists, Francisco Castillo, Jose Luis Guillen (El Salvador), Fidel Garcia (Cuba) and Alvaro Palau (Columbia).

-July 26, 27, 28, 2013*– 3rd Annual Latin American Dance Festival Performances and Fundraiser/Silent Auction along with an Honors Ceremony conducted by the Embassy of El Salvador, GALA’s Tivoli Theatre, WDC.