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Motion State Dance Festival

Motion State Dance Festival
475 Valley Street
401-273-1155

The Motion State Dance Festival is produced by Motion State Arts: Ali Kenner Brodsky, Lila Hurwitz and Andy Russ.

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Motion State Dance Festival News: Let's Go! 401Gives Starts Now!

Let's go! 401Gives starts now. Motion State Arts' aim is to raise $3,000 from 30 donors by April 2, 6pm - you can help make it happen! Together we'll help build Providence into a contemporary dance mecca that celebrates innovative,…

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Thanks and A Request: 2025 Motion State Dance Festival

Thank you! The fifth annual Motion State Dance Festival was a beautiful thing, because of you. We appreciate all who helped make it happen: the artists, audiences, volunteers, word-spreaders, donors and The Wilbury Theatre Group. DID YOU…

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Motion State Dance Festival 2025

A dazzling array of boundary-pushing contemporary dance performances, dance films and artist/audience interactions. With live performances from Kathy Westwater & Lance Gries (NY), Lacina Coulibaly (CT), and Molly Lieber & Eleanor Smith…

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Look Who's Coming: 2025 Motion State Dance Festival!

YOUR GIFT HELPS MAKE IT HAPPEN! Big news! Announcing the amazing artists coming to the fifth annual MOTION STATE DANCE FESTIVAL Providence, RI February 26-March 2, 2025 A five-day extravaganza celebrating the festival’s fifth…

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Motion State Dance Festival 2024

Schedule of Events: Wednesday, February 28, 7:30pm: Air Stream 2024—Ensemble Improvisational Performance & Opening Night Party An ensemble of experts in the art of improvisational dance performance create instant choreography,…

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Look Who's Coming: 2024 Motion State Dance Festival!

YOUR GIFT HELPS MAKE IT HAPPEN! Big news! Announcing the amazing artists coming to the fourth annual Motion State Dance Festival Providence, RI February 28 - March 2, 2024 The Encounter: Providence by Kimberly Bartosik (NYC) with 10…

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Call for Performers - The Encounter: Providence

CALL FOR PERFORMERS Professional, pre-professional and non-professional performers are invited to be part of Kimberly Bartosik/daela’s The Encounter: Providence, a physical-theater performance work developed in partnership with Motion…

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