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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.
SA Official
Event: April 3
Virtual First Friday
Join Spokane Arts and Downtown Spokane Partnership as we celebrate a Virtual First Friday! Even as we Stay Home, Stay Healthy, our community has a wealth of artwork to share. Share your #VirtualFirstFriday events with us by tagging Spokane Arts, post links to your events below, or emailing details to Artshelper@spokanearts.org! Artists, tag @SpokaneArts here and on Instagram to show us your new work! We’ll be sharing events, live streams, and artwork all day on Friday, April 3 for you to enjoy from your home.
Visual
Event: February 7
Motion Caught in Light and Form
Motion Caught in Light & Film: Join Ira Gardner & Vytal Movement Dance for Winter Arts Tour on Friday, February 7, at the Maryhill Tasting Room & Grill. Ira will be showing his photographic work with dancers and unveiling his new book on dance.
Dance
Grantee
Spokane Youth Ballet
After staging a performance of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” on January 11, 2020 at the Bing Crosby Theater, SYB will create an educational curriculum that uses “Peter and the Wolf” to teach elements of dance to local school children.
Dance
Artist
Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori Dancers
Bon Odori is the “Beauty of Japanese Dance”. We are a traditional Japanese dance group that loves to perform as well as teach Japanese folk dances to audiences, wearing colorful traditional kimonos or yukatas. This style of Japanese dance is performed during the Obon Festival, a Japanese festival time of Gathering, Gratitude and Celebration. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom that honors the spirits of one’s ancestors and has a 500 year history. Our instructor is Jacqui Pierce, a 14-year student of Wakahisa-kai Asian Traditional Dance & Music Foundation, Inc. We are accompanied by vocalist Narong who sings traditional Japanese folk songs.
Cultural
Event: October 15
Artist Meet Up – Balancing Art/Work/Life
Join us for a series of Artist Meet Up events! Spokane Arts presents a new networking and professional development series taking place in galleries and venues throughout Spokane. These free events will be an opportunity for artists to learn, meet and discuss themes relevant to our arts community.
Cultural
Event: October 17
How to Apply for an Artist Grant
Artist Trust Program Manager Lydia Boss provides an overview of how to apply for artist grants.
Dance
Artist
Vytal Movement Dance
Vytal Movement Dance is Spokane’s contemporary dance company. Vytal presents dance in traditional theater and non-traditional spaces including museums, warehouses, and outdoor settings.
Dance
Artist
Vincas Greene
Vincas Greene is the founding director of Vytal Movement Dance, a modern & contemporary dance company based in Spokane, WA. He is also an independent dance artist and award-winning professor.
Cultural
Grantee
Spokane Chinese Association
Spokane Chinese Association (SCA) is a non-profit organization that connects and unites people of Chinese heritage in the Greater Spokane area with the purpose of fostering stronger community connections and pursuing a more enriched quality of life.