Upcoming Performances

By on 6 January 2019

2025-2026 Season Performances

 

A Place to Dance Festival

 
The A Place to Dance Festival is an exciting series of performances: over 4 nights, 43 choreographers present their latest work. Each evening offers a unique program of various styles and genres of concert dance. Most of the choreographers are based in the Washington DC area, but a number of traveling groups are also presenting. Our goal is to provide a performance opportunity to choreographers who may not have a regular place to show their work. We encourage dance fans to attend multiple nights, to sample the richness of work created in our region. The shows take place at The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda MD.  
 

Transformations Dance Festival

 
Come join us at the Chaiken Auditorium for an evening filled with incredible performances. Get ready to witness amazing dancers showcasing their talent and creativity on stage. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just love to watch, this event is perfect for anyone who appreciates the art of dance. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be inspired and entertained by the power of movement and expression. Mark your calendars and get ready to be amazed at the Transformations Dance Festival 2024! Featured Companies and Artists: V Cangalosi, Ella Newman, Megan Caputo, Emily Green, Annicka Dodrill, j & c dance project, Ballet Embody, Kristen Bolger, Levi Coy & Drew Scammell, Details Ensemble, Patricia Germann & Gabrielle Stearns, Ella Newman, Next Reflex Dance Collective, UpRooted Dance, ZBRI Dance Ansemble, and DanceArtTheater.

 
 

2024-2025 Season Performances

 

Kinetic Canvas

  • Collaboration between Fairfax Art League and Next Reflex Dance Collective
  • Apr 26 at noon at Fairfax City Hall
  • Part of Spotlight on the Arts
  • Program

 
Next Reflex Dance Collective presents a dance performance featuring choreography inspired by original visual art work done by artists from The Fairfax Art League. Invited artists will be drawing and painting live during the performance. NRDC will premier 5 new dance works choreographed by Roxann Morgan Rowley. Original works by company members Zena Nguon, Sara Goldman, and Sara Grace will also premier at this performance. NRDC will also perform “Frayed” , a defining choreographic work that has been performed by the company since 2009.  
Supported by the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts  
Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6629536

 
 

 
 

2023-2024 Season Performances

 

Soft Landing

  • Apr 27, 2024 at 6pm Old Town Hall Fairfax

 
Soft Landing is an immersive dance and music event centered around the natural world. From the earth to the sky, the audience will take a journey with NRDC as we explore the elements and the natural world around us through live music and dance.  
Tickets: $15 - $30 https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6219934  
Program  
Supported by the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts  
Part of Spotlight on the Arts for Fairfax City

 
 

Flight, A Migratory Performance Series

Next Reflex Dance Collective presents “Flight: A Migratory Performance Series,” taking place at parks throughout The City of Fairfax. Performances include a sampling of art mixed into the landscape of the parks. Each performance is unique in the site and art presented. All Flight performances are free to the public - just bring your own seating and pack a dinner for the family!

Fall Flight

  • Oct 21, 2023 @ Ratcliffe Park Fairfax @ 5pm: Program

 
Spring Flight

  • Apr 27, 2024, 5pm @ Old Town Square Fairfax: Program

Canceled due to inclement weather

 
This performance will feature NRDC dance artists in an outdoor performance setting. Bring dinner and a chair and enjoy art in the park. Then take in “Soft Landing” at 6pm inside Old Town Hall.  
Part of Spotlight on the Arts for Fairfax City

 

“Elements of Earth” - NRDC in collaboration with SONOVA

 

 

Intersections Festival 2024

Next Reflex Dance Collective & SONOVA: “Elements of Earth”

 

Transformations

 

National Dance Day

  • Sept 16, 2023 @ Old Town Square, Fairfax

 

 

2022-2023 Season Performances

 

Flight, A Migratory Performance Series

Spring Flight Dates

  • April 29- Canceled due to wet conditions

  • May 13- Canceled due to weather

  • May 20 @5pm- Van Dyck Park (3720 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax): Program

Next Reflex Dance Collective presents “Flight: A Migratory Performance Series,” taking place at parks throughout The City of Fairfax. Performances include a sampling of art mixed into the landscape of Van Dyck Park and Providence Park. Each performance is unique in the site and art presented. All performances are free to the public - just bring your own seating and pack a dinner for the family!

 

National Dance Day

Sept 17th from 10-3pm

Old Town Fairfax City Town Square – Next Reflex performs at 10:15am

Learn the Dance Day routine here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPtGmc5xKFI

More info about performances here: https://www.fairfaxva.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/18198/20?backlist=%2F

 

Flight, A Migratory Performance Series

Fall Flight Dates

  • Oct 15 @5pm- Providence Park (10715 West Drive, Fairfax): Program

  • Oct 22 @5pm- Van Dyck Park (3720 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax): Program

Next Reflex Dance Collective presents “Flight: A Migratory Performance Series,” taking place at parks throughout The City of Fairfax. Performances include a sampling of art mixed into the landscape of Van Dyck Park and Providence Park. Each performance is unique in the site and art presented. All performances are free to the public - just bring your own seating and pack a dinner for the family!

 

  • November 5 @ 4pm - 5:30pm
    FAL Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio, Mosby Tower
    10560 Main Street, LL-12, Fairfax, VA 22030
    Talk by Micele Greet at 4pm. Dance Performance at 5:00pm.

 

Transformations Dance Festival 2022

 

Flight, A Migratory Performance Series

Spring Flight Dates

  • April 29 @5pm- Van Dyck Park (3720 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax)
  • May 13 @5pm- Providence Park (10715 West Drive, Fairfax)
  • May 20 @5pm- Rain Date

 

Next Reflex Dance Collective presents “Flight: A Migratory Performance Series,” taking place at parks throughout The City of Fairfax. Performances include a sampling of art mixed into the landscape of Van Dyck Park and Providence Park. Each performance is unique in the site and art presented. All performances are free to the public - just bring your own seating and pack a dinner for the family!

 
 

2021-2022 Season Performances

 

Flight, A Migratory Performance Series

Next Reflex Dance Collective presents “Flight” A Migratory Performance series taking place at parks throughout The City of Fairfax. Performances include a sampling of art mixed into the landscape of Van Dyck Park, Blenheim Historical Site and Ashby Pond Conservatory Park. Each performance is unique in the site and art presented. All performances are free to the public – just bring your own seating and pack a dinner for the family!

 

Fall Flights

Oct 2 @ 5pm, Van Dyck Park

Featured guest artists : Kristin Hatleberg, Sylvana Christopher and Carly Johnson.

Oct 30 @ 5pm, Blenheim Historical Site

Featured guest artists : Jane Franklin Dance and Lucia Gagliardone

Nov 13 @ 4pm, Ashby Pond Conservatory Park – Cancelled due to weather

 

Spring Flights

April 23 @ Van Dyck Park

Featured guest artists: District Tap, Dance Art Theater, Danielle Madrid, Sunday’s on Tap, and Next Reflex Dance Collective

Program available here

 

May 14 @ Blenheim Historical Site

Featured guest artists: Cuppett Performing Arts Center Students, Sherri Waas Shunfenthal/ Poetry Partners, Nova Ren, Carly Johnson, and Next Reflex Dance Collective

May 28 @ Ashby Pond Conservatory Park

Featured guest artists: Sylvana Christopher, Keslerdances, Light Switch Dance Theater, and Next Reflex Dance Collective

Performance program

 

Out of the Box/Into the World

Saturday April 30 at 8pm and Sunday May 1 at 7pm

Fabian Barnes Black Box Theater at The Dance Institute of Washington, 3400 14 th St NW, Washington DC, 2 blocks north of the Columbia Heights Metro on the Green Line.

Performance work by : Sylvana Christopher, director of SylviDances; Stacey Yvonne Claytor, director of Claytor Company; Roxann Morgan Rowley, director of Next Reflex Dance Collective; and Malcolm Shute, director of Human Landscape Dance

TICKETS: $25 General Admission; www.outofbox.eventbrite.com

Seating is limited. Dance Institute of Washington is staying up-to-date with DC’s Covid-safety protocol.

 

Wax Works

May 22 at 7pm

Triskelion Arts: 106 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Tickets: https://www.williamsburgartnexus.org/buy-tickets/may2020-z3pwb-d89er

 

18 Annual Mid-Atlantic Choreographers Showcase

June 4th, 5pm & 8pm June 5th, 3pm

The Basement @ The Conciliation Lab, 300 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219

Tickets: $15 at https://www.starrfosterdance.org/showcase2022

 

2020-2021 Season Performances

 

Inferno

June 24-27; 8-10pm / Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton VA

An Outdoor Walking Performance Event

Tickets: $20 General Admission

Ticket are sold per time slot; prices may increase, based on demand. Advanced purchase recommended

Youtube Video

This walk-thru dance event created by Next Reflex Dance Collective and Workhouse Theatre thoughtfully explores how we are all currently enduring isolation, wrestling with understanding ourselves, struggling to keep it all together; and tormented by being separated and contained. But maybe we all discover something on the other side, we just have to make the journey to find it.

Loosely inspired by The Divine Comedy and Dante’s Inferno; the story of Dante’s journey through the rings of Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil, “Inferno” grabs the essence of this text as the movement and the performance journey twists, turns and winds around the Workhouse Arts Center’s campus.

This work takes into account humanity’s current perspectives, all of us experiencing something similar at the same time. The artwork is embodied through music, dance and theater while guiding the audience around and through 10 locations providing a different narrative for the audience to view.

Go through your own journey, find your inner demons, a cathartic experience and maybe discover something in the end.

 
 

2019-2020 Season Performances

 

Transformations

October 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm & October 27 @ 2pm / The Fredgren Studio Theater @ BalletNova

 

Winter Music and Dance Festival

February 8, 2020 @ 7:30pm / Workhouse Arts Center’s W-3 Theater A performance featuring area musicians and dancers. Next Reflex Dance Collective brings together musicians and dance companies for a night of collaborative performance and diverse creativity.

Tickets : $10 youth, $15 Student/Senior/Military, $25 Adult.

Click here for Workhouse Arts Center map

2018 NRDC Winter Music and Dance Demo from Next Reflex Dance Collective on Vimeo.

 

11th Annual Move ME Festival

February 29 @ Kenmore Middle School, 2pm Performance, 3pm Interactive Workshop

 

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Our Mission.

It is NRDC’s mission to create art collaboratively with artists of all disciplines and to support the creation of experimental dance work. We are committed to creating new work which challenges ideas and broadens perceptions, while also encouraging experimentation at the highest level. We are devoted to being a part of our dance community’s growth through the inclusion of various artists in specific performance and outreach programs. Each NRDC collaborator brings a new community to our collective.