Photo by Enoch Chan
Inspired by the Portrait Gallery’s exhibition Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell, this bold, contemporary ballet dives into the not-so-effortless art of looking effortless. Marquee peels back the glittering facade of stardom and reveals the sweat, retakes, and chaotic mischief behind every flawless finish.
24/25 Performance Season
MOSAIC OF MOTION
OCTOBER 18 & 19 @ 7:30 pm
Join us for Moveius Contemporary Ballet’s Fall Season opening show! With a dynamic start to the season, the company will be performing works by guest choreographers Royce Zackery, Sona Kharatian, Asami Seki, and Therese Gahl, along with a reprise from Adam Chavis. Artistic Director, Diana Movius, will also be showcasing a preview of her next work to be presented at the National Portrait Gallery.
Letters To Ourselves
November 15 & 16 @ 7:30 pm
An original work created by Associate Artistic Director, Alvaro Palau, Letters from Ourselves dives into stories surrounding the ideas of love, loss, and community. This work is an installation using the whole Dance Loft facility, a one-of-a-kind creation you don’t want to miss! Due to the audience movement throughout the space, tickets are limited.
The Nutcracker
December 7 @ 6:30 pm, 8 @ 2:30 pm, 13 @ 6:30 pm, & 14 @ 4:00 pm
Dance Loft’s Annual Nutcracker is back for the holiday season. Join us for this magical journey through the land of sweets!
This is proudly a DMV community show featuring performers from Moveius, community dancers, and the Dance Loft Youth Program.
Atlantic Paradox
National Portrait Gallery, February 23rd @ 3:00pm
Responding to the “Brilliant Exiles: American Woman in Paris: 1900-1939” exhibition, Moveius Contemporary Ballet returns to the National Portrait Gallery with a work in inspired by the talented and independent American women in Paris who were determined to move beyond the limitations that restricted them at home.
Atlantic Paradox, a world premiere commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery and choreographed by the museum's Choreographer in Residence, Diana Movius, draws inspiration from these exiles in Paris as they shed the constraints they faced as women in the United States. This piece will offer reflections on how these constraints and conformities of dress, occupation, and other societal limitations affected women’s ability to express their full, authentic selves - then and now.
An exhilarating final show of the Moveius Season. Muse features works from esteemed local choreographers and an exciting new works created by Rudolf Kharatian, Diana Movius, Royce Zackery, Miriana Lausic, and Adam Chavis!