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Announcing Mars Arts DC: Virtual—Dance in DC
An online extension of our Mars Arts D.C. community engagement program, Mars Arts DC: Virtual showcases the meeting of arts and business in D.C., in original, high-quality video productions. Following our inaugural Mars Arts DC: Virtual series, Rhythm & Motion, our second series in Fall 2020 is Dance in DC—six original films, shot by award-winning D.C.-based director Francisco Campos-Lopez, each featuring a local dancer performing onsite at a local business. The artists and proprietors also discuss their mutual connections and the D.C. community.
Read more about Dance in DC in our press release.
Crazy Legz @ Ben’s Chili Bowl
Monday, November 30 at 7pm ET
Crazy Legz, “The King of Beat Ya Feet,” brings the Go-Go–rooted dance style to Ben’s Chili Bowl, a landmark restaurant located in the U Street Corridor of Washington, DC.
Ashanté Green @ Chaia Tacos
Friday, December 4 at 7pm ET
Dancer Ashanté Green gives a breathtaking contemporary dance performance at Chaia Tacos, an unconventional plant-forward taco shop in the heart of Georgetown.
Edwin Aparicio @ Republic Restoratives
Monday, December 7 at 7pm ET
Flamenco dancer Edwin Aparicio gives an impassioned performance at Republic Restoratives Distillery, a small batch, women-owned distillery and craft cocktail bar located in Ivy City, Northeast DC.
Matthew Crittenden @ ARTECHOUSE
Thursday, December 10 at 7pm ET
Teenage dance virtuoso Matthew Crittenden inspires with a contemporary dance performance at DC’s ARTECHOUSE, an innovative art exhibition space where art, science, and technology intersect.
Anuradha Nehru @ The LINE Hotel
Monday, December 14 at 7pm ET
Anuradha Nehru and her Kalanidhi Dance Company bring Kuchipudi dance to The LINE Hotel in Adams Morgan, Northwest DC.
Akosua Amoakua @ Nubian Hueman
Friday, December 18 at 7pm ET
Afrobeats dancer Akosua Amoakua gives an energetic performance at Nubian Hueman, a fashion apparel, accessories, art, and beauty store in Anacostia.
Mars Arts DC is a partnership of Mars, Incorporated and Washington Performing Arts, with support from Jacqueline Badger Mars.
Mars Arts DC: Virtual—Dance in DC is made possible in part through the support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Events DC, a Small Business Recovery Microgrant from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development administered by the Latino Economic Development Center, and the HMF Beaudoin Family Foundation.
In addition, WPA thanks the Royal Norwegian Embassy, ChasenBoscolo, Encompass Supply/Rudy Burwell and Mona Mohib, and Washington Gas for their support of WPA’s innovative virtual community programming in 2020.
