The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  20004

Information available at 202-783-3372.

Seating is limited.  Tickets are required, and are distributed one half-hour prior to performance, on a first-come-first-served policy.  One ticket only to each person in line.

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FEB 8
EQUINOX DANCE COMPANY
This inventive company fuses exciting jazz and tap with meaning expressed through its contemporary modern-dance roots. Troupe members contribute to the creation of the work so that varied viewpoints of individual dancers are expressed by the group, creating a community through dance. Expect high-energy performance and an eclectic mix of dance styles.

FEB 22
JASON GARCIA IGNACIOI CITY DANCE
"The Mountain" is rooted in Filipino folk dance and resonates with socioeconomic-environmental awareness. The piece was inspired by Mount Pinatubo, a live strato-volcano in the Philippines which erupted in 1991 – juxtaposed with a landfill trash heap in Metro Manila, dubbed "Smokey Mountain." The electronic score incorporates recordings of volcano seismic waves.

MAR 1
NEXT REFLEX DANCE COLLECTIVE
Experience "Eventide," in which dance represents the ocean. Tides lapping gently on a gulf shore are wind-whipped into violent storm waves, which then settle back into moonlit calm. "Frayed" follows five women who struggle for peace in an agitated, chaotic world and support each other in quest of an absent eternity. A new work will also be premiered.

MAR 8
LIFE, RHYTHM, MOVE PROJECT
Be ready for entertaining high-energy fun, but also for some deeper provocative themes and interaction. This company mines the community’s rich gems of wisdom, while using the dance stage as a place to bring people together. Hip Hop is employed as a powerful tool to engage the audience, and then becomes an entre to an enlightening cultural history experience.

MAR 15
LAUREEN O'NEILL IRISH DANCERS
This night we are all Irish, as our Saint Patrick’s Party goes full swing with the LAUREEN O’NEILL-JAMES IRISH DANCERS. Come ready for a program of merry-spirited, high-energy jigs and step-dances! Performers of all ages in colorful finery will strut their stuff and then invite you step up and join them. Wear your green!

MAR 22
SHEELA RAMANATH COMPANY
Bharatanatyam dance combines emotion, melody, rhythm and narrative drama - all of which are seen in this dazzling presentation. The form, long restricted to temple dancers, is now presented publicly and has reclaimed its lost glory. It is fierce, earthy, delicate and elegant dancing: mesmerizing in its rare ethereal beauty.