DITD & Lauren DeVera to appear in 10,000 Dreams: A Festival of Asian Choreography at the Kennedy Center

Dancing in the District creator, David Dowling will be sharing space at the Kennedy Center's REACH with Lauren DeVera at for "Extraordinary Cinema: 10,000 Dreams: A Festival of Asian Choreography"! The selected short film "Reclaiming Us" showcases the dance and choreography of Lauren DeVera and the Lion's Den!

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Kennedy Center Lauren DeVera

May 20, 2024

Sana, Sana by Amber Lucia Chabus (recap!)

Here it is! Thank you @isitmodern for creating this trailer that so beautifully captures the energy and life of the show. I am still so, so grateful for the Sana, Sana magic and support earlier this year. let’s keep it going!

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April 23, 2024

The Kennedy Center Announces 2024-2025 Dance Season

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2024-2025 dance season!

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Kennedy Center season announcement

March 30, 2024

Tia Nina – JUICED, and an appreciation

JUICED screams yes! to sex-positive, gender-mashing, genre-defying, rock-n-roll performance. Through inventive physical theatre, crowd participation and original rock music, feminist punk rock dance band Tia Nina leaves the audience juiced and begging for more.

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Tia Nina Ilana Silverstein Leah Curran Moon Lisi Stoessel

March 18, 2024

Reclaiming Us by Lauren DeVera and The Lion’s Den

“Reclaiming Us” is a short dance film made in 2023. It was filmed and edited by David Dowling (Dancing in the District) and was directed & choreographed by Lauren DeVera (The Lion’s Den). Featured dancers are Analynne Escobar Vish Gunda Jocelyn Hartman Ivan Honrado Tim Huynh Christy Maresco Alexis Nacman Jorge Sanjines Tam Phan-Nguyen and...

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Lauren DeVera Lion's Den

February 27, 2024

Passages by Sylvana Christopher

Passages is a dance choreographed for National Choreography Month 2024. Sylvana Christopher of Vigorous Roots rocks, melts, and bounds to a sultry introspective tune called “Spin of the Wheel, Tick of the Wind” by The Nicole Saphos Band featuring Nicole Saphos as lead vocalist on upright bass, Ele Rubenstein on drums, John Lee on electric...

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Sylvana Christopher