RADFest Schedule & Events

RADFest Schedule & Events

    • 9:30AM: MORNING MOVEMENT: Wellspring Company Class with Marisa Bianan | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 5:00PM: DURATIONAL INSTALLATION Opening & Tea Ceremony: Un/Rerooted  by Dani Oblitas | Black Arts and Cultural Center

    • 5:30PM: RADFEST KICKOFF PARTY/DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE | Un/Rerooted  continues | Black Arts and Cultural Center

    • 6:30PM: MICHIGAN MADE PRESHOW: Western Dance Project and Aubrey Roger’s Illustrated Musings | Epic Center Atrium

    • 7:00PM: MICHIGAN MADE PERFORMANCE with Post-Show Michigan Makers Talkback | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 9:30AM: MORNING MOVEMENT: Countertechnique with Kelsey Paschich | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 10:30AM: MEET AND GREET with snacks | Epic Center Atrium

    • 11:30AM: Panel Discussion: Trends in Dance with the 2026 RAD Adjudicators — in-person & live on ZOOM | Black Arts and Cultural Center

    • 12:30PM: INFORMAL PLATFORM | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 2:30PM: Durational Artist Installation performance continues: Un/Rerooted by Dani Oblitas | Black Arts and Cultural Center

    • 2:45PM: MASTER CLASS: Awe & Improvisation for Sparking Creativity with Gina Laurenzi & The Druid Drummer | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 4:30PM & 6:00PM: WEdances movement collaborative performs | To be Confirmed

    • 5:00PM: Dance Film PREMIERE w/post screening Producers Talk Back + Zoom connection | KP Cinemas

    • 7:00PM: SHORT WORKS LIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES I Cory Terry Theatre | Honoring Claire Porter’s lasting impact on RADFest

    • 8:15PM: ALTERNATIVE SPACE PROGRAM:soft belly/steel by Lucy Dillon | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 9:00PM: SHORT WORKS LIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES II | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 9:30AM: MORNING MOVEMENT:Yoga for Dancers with Betty Kondo | Ballet Kalamazoo

    • 10:45AM: MASTER CLASS: Contemporary Jazz with Elijah Alhadji Gibson | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 10:45AM: MASTER CLASS: Contemporary Fusion Class: Fragments and Fluidity with Megan Mazarick | Ballet Kalamazoo

    • 11:45AM: BOX LUNCH for purchase | Pick up at Epic Center Concession Stand

    • 12:15PM: MIDDAY CREATIVE EXCHANGE: A Tribute to Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100th Anniversary in Movement, Music, and Words | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 1:30PM: Durational Artist Installation performance continues: Un/Rerooted by Dani Oblitas | Black Arts and Cultural Center

    • 1:30PM: MASTER CLASS: Contemporary Flow with Lucy Dillon | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 1:30PM: MASTER CLASS: Closed-Eyes Exploration with Jacob Regan | Ballet Kalamazoo

    • 3:00PM: COMMUNITY DANCE & DRUMMING JAM with Carolyn Pampalone-Rabbers and live music by The Druid Drummer | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

    • 3:15PM: DANCE FILM SCREENING | KP Cinemas

    • 5:00PM: SHORT WORKS LIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES III | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 6:15PM: NETWORKING SOCIAL | Epic Center Atrium

    • 7:00PM: SHORT WORKS LIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES IV | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 8:15PM: ALTERNATIVE SPACE PROGRAM: Wild Space Dance Company's Beyond the Shimmer | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 9:00PM: RAD ENCORE PERFORMANCE | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 10:15PM: AFTER-GLOW RECEPTION | Epic Center Atrium

    • 10:00AM: COFFEE TALK with Cori Terry & Peter Sparling | Black Arts and Cultural Center

    • 10:00AM: MASTER CLASS: Somatic Contemporary Ballet with Seyong Kim | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 11:30AM: MASTER CLASS:Release-Based Contemporary with William Brighton | Judy Jolliffe Theatre

    • 11:30AM: MASTER CLASS #8: Improv and Phrasework with Wildflower Collective | Ballet Kalamazoo

    • 11:45AM:  BOX LUNCH for purchase | Pick up at Epic Center Concession Stand

    • 11:45AM: DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE: Lunch & Dialogue | Black arts and Cultural Center

    • 1:15PM:  DANCE FILM SCREENING | KP Cinemas

    • 2:30PM: YOUNG ARTIST SERIES I | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 4:00PM: YOUNG ARTIST SERIES PRE-SHOW with Wellspring Youth Company | Cory Terry Theatre

    • 4:30PM: YOUNG ARTIST SERIES II