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Cultural
Event: October 7
Dance
Looking for dance classes or hoping to see a professional performance? Find it all here: ballet, contemporary, salsa, flamenco, and much more. Leap in below.
Dance
Event: October 14
Illuminate: A Dance Gala
Join Vytal Movement Dance for a night of delicious food, fun, and professional dance with an overflowing silent auction and a fast-paced paddle raise to increase support for engaging, educating, and encouraging the development of dance and arts in our Inland Northwest Community.
Dance
Event: Opens September 28
Rising Tide | A Collaborative Evening of Dance
Rising Tide is a collaborative evening of dance and a celebration of the female choreographic voice featuring the work of five local female choreographers representing a wide variety of dance styles. Inspired by the proverb, “A rising tide lifts all boats” this performance was created by the dance community for the audience to experience professional dance in Spokane that is simultaneously fierce and enfolding, challenging, and uplifting.
Dance
Event: Opens September 15
Navarasa Kalinga Nartana | A South Indian Dance Drama
The South Asia Cultural Association of Spokane presents Navarasa Kalinga Nartana, a South Indian Dance Drama in the classical Bharatanatyam style. Artists will conduct a free workshop demonstrating the dance style at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Shadle Park Library, 2111 W Wellesley Ave. Dance performance begins at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) on Saturday, September 16th , 2023 at The Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W Sprague Ave.
Cultural
Event: Opens November 11
Spokane Fall Folk Festival
Bringing Global Cultures Together to Celebrate their Music, Dance, Stories, Food, and Crafts. Here’s a chance to travel the world and experience many different cultures in two days without leaving town. Immerse yourself in the global music and dance from every continent, stories handed down from generation to generation, and discover the diverse cultures present in the Inland Northwest. Since 1996 the Fall Folk Festival has featured hundreds of artists and cultural groups. If want to hear bagpipes performances close up, vibrate with the beat of drummers on Japanese drums, or learn traditional folk dances, this is your chance. And it’s FREE
Cultural
Event: August 6
Obon – Japanese Cultural Festival
Obon – a Japanese cultural event honoring our ancestors, featuring Japanese food, artists & dancers. Free entrance~free kids games~charge for Japanese food.
Obon Schedule: 11 am – 4 pm – Japanese Artist Displays & Sales, Kids games, Japanese Bento Boxes, Sushi & Desserts. 4 pm – Brief Buddhist Service. 5 pm Bon Odori Japanese dancing.
Come dance for joy for your ancestors. These dances are easy to follow and led by Izumi and the Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori Dancers.
Cultural
Grantee
Spokane United We Stand
SAGA is providing support to compensate cultural artists in United We Stand’s International Arts and Foodfest (IAF) and provide materials and arts business education for IAF participants.
Music
Event: February 14
Tango & Tapas: Valentine’s Day with the Spokane Symphony
The perfect all-inclusive evening with your sweetheart. Or make it a Galentine’s Day bash! Internationally-acclaimed performers, Sandor and Parissa, perform along with the Spokane Symphony to romantic and upbeat classics. Sandor and Parissa have been featured on Dancing with the Stars, choreographed for Olympic and World Champion ice dancers, and trained celebrities like Antonio Banderas.
Music
Event: Opens November 30
Spokane Symphony | The Nutcracker with State Street Ballet
Gather your family and friends and embark on a journey to a dreamworld with Spokane’s favorite holiday tradition. State Street Ballet and over 70 local dancers bring The Nutcracker to life while Tchaikovsky’s timeless score is played live by the Spokane Symphony.
Dance
Event: Opens May 18
12 Minutes Max Spokane
12 Minutes Max Spokane is a performance lab that seeks to foster new and experimental work by artists based in the Inland Northwest Region. Artists present 12 minutes or less of material, while the audience gets the opportunity to be the first to see new works and works-in-progress. These works can range from performance art to dance, and screen dance to experimental theater.