2021 Festival Season
Above: Members of Hofesh Shechter Company (London, UK) performing Grand Finale. Choreography by Hofesh Shechter. Photo by Rahi Rezvani.
Save the Date to celebrate the festival's 25th Anniversary in Houston!
Update: Our 25th annual Dance Salad Festival will NOT be on stage as planned in 2020. Join us on April 1, 2 and 3, 2021!
We are saddened and disappointed with the recent development of events due to a travel ban from Europe. We are forced to cancel DSF2020. However, we are fully determined to produce the same show next year on April 1, 2, 3 of 2021 and have received very enthusiastic confirmations from the same performers who will now come to DSF 25th Anniversary in 2021. If you have already purchased your tickets please be assured that it will carry over to next year. The Wortham Center states: “Tickets will be honored for next year’s festival. Full refunds will also be available.” Please contact the Wortham Center’s box office 832-487-7041 for further questions. We hope to see you in April 2021.
Performances on
April 1, 2, & 3, 2021
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30pm
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
501 Texas Ave. Houston, 77002
Choreographers Forum
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 7pm Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium
Free Event
Festival Preview (PDF) via Danza & Danza – also available in Italian (PDF)
Festival Preview (PDF) via Dance Europe
Press Release, updated March 11, 2020 (PDF)
Choreographers' Forum
April 8, 2020, 7:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts Houston -- The Forum will feature Sebastian Kloborg, guest choreographer of the Royal Danish Ballet, along with Rafael Bonachela, Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company, Australia and choreographer Harold George, founder and Artistic Director of Dunia Dance Theater Brussels, Belgium / Harare, Zimbabwe. As always, the Forum will be moderated by Maggie Foyer, dance writer from London, UK. Free Event.
Here’s a sneak peek at the companies and performers booked for this year’s festival:
To date, we have confirmed the following choreographic works and companies for the 2020 Festival:
Hofesh Shechter Company (London, UK):
- Grand Finale (curated version for DSF) choreographed by Hofesh Shechter, with live music, composed by the choreographer.
Semperoper Ballett Dresden (Germany):
- Pas de deux from The Four Seasons choreographed by David Dawson, set to music by Max Richter.
Royal Danish Ballet's Kammerballetten performances (Copenhagen, Denmark):
- Chorale Dances choreographed by Tobias Praetorius set to music by J. C Bach, live piano by Alexander McKenzie.
- Absolute Pitch Black choreographed by Sebastian Kloborg, set to music by F. Chopin live violin by Niklas Walentin and piano by Alexander McKenzie.
Dortmund Ballett (Germany), Guest Stars: Lucia Lacarra, Matthew Golding:
- Finding Light choreographed by Edwaard Liang, set to music by Vivaldi.
Royal Ballet of Flanders (Belgium):
- Jack (solo) choreographed by Drew Jacoby, set to music by George Gershwin.
Sydney Dance Company (Australia):
- ab [intra] choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, set to music by Peteris Vasks.
Donlon Dance Collective Berlin (Germany):
- Curated version of Ruff Celts by Marguerite Donlon.
Dunia Dance Theater (Belgium/Zimbabwe):
- Making Men, dance and film, choreographed by Harold George and filmed by Antoine Panier, set to a combination of original African and classical Western music scores.
Laboration Art Company (France):
- ANNA choreographed by Laura Arend.
2020 Photo Gallery of Festival participants.
MORE TO COME! Come back soon to buy tickets, check Press Release, and browse more photos.
DSF 2020 Promotional Videos
