
The Midwest RADFest is hosted and supported by Southwest Michigan's oldest professional dance company, Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers. The festival is a juried event held in downtown Kalamazoo with most events scheduled at the Epic Center. The festival features the best in modern, post-modern, and contemporary dance from all over the world. RADFest offers emerging, professional, and experimental artists the opportunity to present their work without financial commitment; while including opportunities for professional development, master classes, lectures, discussion panels, and networking events.
RADFest 2025 will present live stage performance, installation and alternative space works, a Screendance film series, master classes, workshops, a mediated discussion group, youth showcase, and several different networking opportunities for artists and patrons. Selected artists receive a presenting stipend and opportunity to apply for lodging assistance. All artists receive promotional and media coverage. Additionally, RADFest offers audience development events; open rehearsals, Q & A sessions, open lectures, and interactive performances
16TH ANNUAL RADFEST
FEB. 27 - MARCH 2, 2025
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
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RADFest will feature up to eight different master classes and workshops taught by visiting artists.
Click HERE for this year’s Masterclass lineup.
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This year’s festival will include a screendance presentation projected for live screening. Thank you for our partner KP Cinemas for helping us bring these films to the large screen.
Click HERE to learn more about this year’s film lineup.
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RADFest is excited to bring many FREE interactive events to life thanks to some great community partnerships.
Click HERE to learn more and to RSVP today.
Festival Sponsor
Festival Sponsor
Thank you to all of our sponsors including our main Festival Sponsor the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ mission is to cultivate the creation and appreciation of the visual arts in West Michigan. We believe the arts are for everyone. They inspire, fulfill, and transform. Founded in 1924, the KIA is a non-profit organization that has been a cornerstone of the arts and culture community for a century. With a permanent collection of nearly 5,000 works of art, the KIA presents touring and collection exhibitions in 10 galleries; offers four terms of art classes at the Kirk Newman Art School; and houses the KIA Gallery Shop, featuring artwork by area artists and international artisans.
Steering Committee
“RADFest puts western Michigan on the cultural map”
Lauren Warnecke - artintercepts