Performances, classes and film will merge for the third annual International Dance Festival New Orleans Thursday through Sunday at three spots in the Crescent City.
The festival, founded in 2023 by BODYART Dance, will feature an global slate of performers in contemporary dance and local work that organizers describe as “a vibrant celebration of movement, culture and community.”
The mission hopes to “foster cross-cultural creative exchange across the Gulf South.”
At the International Dance Festival New Orleans, Patricia Solorzano of Mexico will be one of the featured performers.
Scheduled to appear are dancers from France, Lebanon, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Brazil, Mexico and Dominican Republic plus local talent.
Masterclasses guided by featured artists will be held during the day at Tulane University (TU) in the Department of Theatre and Dance, 215 McWilliams Hall on the Uptown campus. Performances and panels will be taking the stage at the New Marigny Theatre (NMT), 2301 Marais St. The Dance Film Festival will be Saturday at the Broad Theatre (BT), 636 N. Broad St. A workshop will also be held at the Pitot House (PH), 1440 Moss St.
Ticket prices vary per activity, with some events free. For more information, visit idfnola.com.
The schedule and locations are:
Thursday
- Opening performance and artist mixer (NMT)
Friday
- Dance for camera workshop (PH)
- Installation performance (NMT)
- Mainstage performances (NMT)
- Louisiana Dance Alliance reception (NMT)
Saturday
- Masterclasses (TU)
- Dance Film Festival (BT)
- French artist panel (NMT)
- Mainstage performance (NMT)
Sunday
- Masterclasses and artist panels (TU)
Jeremy de’jon Guyton of Los Angeles will be one of the featured participants in the International Dance Festival New Orleans.
Scheduled local performers and teachers include Amalia Najera, Madeline Lorio and Chloe Roberts plus Nicole Curtis of Lafayette. Also appearing will be Charlemagne Kevin Kabore (Burkina Faso), Evelyn Tejeda (Dominican Republic), Kayla Farrish (New York), Diogo de Lima (Brazil), Claire Olberding (Portland, Oregon), jeremyde’jon guyton (Los Angeles) and Patricia Solorzano (Mexico).
Featured film artists include Gretchen Erickson of New Orleans, with Rosie Trump of Nevada, Charli Brissey of Michigan and Barbara Caridad Meulener of Florida, with Derrick Belcham (Ireland), Monica Szpunar (Poland), Filipe Faria (Portugal), Ghaliah Conroy & C.J. Roxas (the Netherlands), Nejle Yatkin (France) and Rebeca Becerra Cusi (Mexico).
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