RADFest Schedule & Events
RADFest Schedule & Events
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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
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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
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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
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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