Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new creations by regional choreographers and BRD alumni. Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection. Hindsight will include BRD alumni performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season.

Three weekends of performances:

Friday, April 10 - 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 11 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 12 - 5:00 PM

Weekend one features Anna Bauer’s “Breakfast” and Rob Kitsos’ “Tricity.”

Friday, April 17 - 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 18 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 19 - 5:00 PM

Weekend two features “Spies” by Cody Rivers Show and a new work by M Harvey.

Friday, April 24 - 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 25 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 26 - 5:00 PM

Weekend three features Morgan Sandlin’s “Spare Me,” Kim Lusk’s “Quintet in Pink,” and a new work by Cecelia Hanford and Cara Congelli.

Join us for BRD’s summer teen intensive! Throughout the week, dancers will develop and hone new skills, train with students from other schools, and learn material from BRD’s professional repertory. Students will take a variety of contemporary dance classes and daily workshops, taught by BRD company dancers and alumni. At the end of the week, students will present their work in a conclusive showing open to family and friends on Friday, August 8 from 2:30-3:30 PM at Presence Studio.

BRD is excited to host this highly anticipated intensive for Bellingham's community of young artists seeking more opportunities to DANCE this summer! Students will complete the intensive with a sense of community, tools for improvisation and composition, and exposure to a variety of styles and teachers made possible by BRD's collaborative nature.

Ages: 13-18

Schedule: August 4-8 from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM*

*Showing 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM on Friday, August 8

Regular Tuition: $325*

*Full and partial scholarships available upon request

BRD presents If not now, an evening of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works choreographed by company members Erin Keeney and Juliette Machado. From sweeping, momentum based phrase work to character-driven gesture, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

Show dates and times:
Friday, April 18 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 19 at 5:30 PM*
Friday, April 25 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 26 at 5:30 PM

Late arrival policy: Audience members who arrive 5 or more minutes late to a sold out show may have their tickets resold to people on the waitlist.

*On April 19th, Bellingham Repertory Dance will be presenting If not now as a relaxed performance. We're excited to offer this opportunity to experience this show in a relaxed, approachable environment where people from all communities are welcome, including people who are neurodiverse or have disabilities. The relaxed performance will include lighting and sound level adjustments, a social narrative and venue guide, additional staffing, and an open invitation for audience members to move and make noise as needed.

Photos by Bonnie Smerdon

BRD presents Around, an evening of contemporary dance. Around is a show about the movement of relationships. Dancers explore arcs, orbits, through-lines, familiarity, distance, and seasonal cycles. Featuring works by choreographers from across the country, BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic show with Bellingham audiences.

Show dates and times:
Friday, November 8 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 9 - 5:30 PM
Thursday, November 14 - 7:30 PM
Friday, November 15 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 16 - 5:30 PM

In Sydney Samson’s “breathing deep on a freezing beach,” movement defines the cyclical patterns of relationships. Morgan Sandlin’s “tastes like grapes, feels like velvet” is a playful personification of purple. A perennial favorite, Deb Wolf’s strikingly athletic “Arc Angle” will return to the BRD stage. Also returning is David Harvey’s meditative work, “Laps,” which invites its audience to witness the power of habitual personal ritual. “Amá,” by Danah Bella, explores “the joys, the disruptions, the significance of touch, and the negotiation between these elements.” Around will also include the premiere of an exciting new work by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle in collaboration with local artist Tricia Stackle.

Bellingham Repertory Dance is partnering with WashMasks Mutual Aid in their annual Heart of Washington donation drive for Washington farmworkers. WashMasks has requested donations of winter clothing, diapers and period products. BRD invites our community to participate by bringing donations to the performances of around. There will be a donation box for the drive as you enter the theater space.

Washington's phenomenal farm workers are behind nearly all we eat and drink. They are the hands that make that our favorite rainy-day soup or chilled drink on a hot afternoon possible. Let us come together as a community to show our gratitude to those who feed us.

The 7-Day Dance Festival festival includes a week of classes open festival participants and the general community!

Dates: August 24-29, 2024

Locations: Opus Performing Arts, Firehouse Arts & Events Center, Focal Point Pilates & Movement Studio

Pricing: $10-25 drop-in

Join us for BRD’s summer teen intensive, which is open to students ages 13-18.

Throughout the week, students will develop and hone new skills, train with dancers from other schools, and learn material from BRD’s professional repertory. Students will take a variety of contemporary dance classes and daily workshops, taught by BRD company dancers and alumni.

Intensive Dates: August 5-9, 2024

BRD and the New Prospect Theatre are teaming up to bring you our second annual NYE fundraiser! Complete with drinks, raffle, karaoke, and lots of dancing — ring in the new year with us while supporting the arts.

Sunday, December 31st at New Prospect Theatre:

• 8:00-10:00 PM — all ages

• 10:00 PM-midnight — 21+ only

General Tickets: $20 advance / $25 at-the-door (includes admission + 1 drink ticket)

Youth Tickets: $10 (valid for guests 17 and under)

Doubles is a movement exploration of partnership, reciprocity, and trust. The show features repertory works by choreographers from around the US and Vancouver BC, as well as original material by current members. BRD is thrilled to share this dynamic production with Bellingham audiences at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center.

Friday, 11/10 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, 11/11 at 5:30 PM

Thursday, 11/16 at 7:30 PM

Friday, 11/17 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, 11/18 at 5:30 PM

Advance tickets: $15-35

Tickets at the door (space permitting): $18-38

Late arrival policy: Audience members who arrive 5 or more minutes late to a sold out show may have their tickets resold to people on the waitlist.

Photos by Bonnie Smerdon

The 7-Day Dance Festival (7DDF) is a creative opportunity for dancers ages 18+ of all styles and levels of experience. Participants can register as an individual or part of a group to create a new piece of dance in just one week! Each year, the new dance works premiere in a culminating showcase that is open to the public.

Performances: September 2 at 5:00 & 7:30 PM at New Prospect Theatre

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Gravitate, an evening of new contemporary dance works. Gravitate explores the mysterious forces that keep us simultaneously grounded and in motion; the ways that people, places, and things have the power to forcefully propel us into orbit, or gently gather us together. Featuring choreography by Alethea Alexander, and BRD members Cecelia Handford and Juliette Machado, BRD is thrilled to return to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center for this process-driven collection of all-new works.

Alethea Alexander’s Table Machine, inspired by Gilles Deleuze's notion of “machines” as community, is an athletic feat that investigates desire (without nostalgia or yearning), function (without apathy), urgency (free from anxiety), and fullness (without design). Juliette Machado’s new work investigates the relevance of play and frivolity in a productivity-obsessed world. The camp and eccentricity of Cecelia Hanford’s piece is inspired by vintage sci-fi, and informed by the wonderful messiness of BRD’s collective nature; an outgrowth of truth that is stranger than fiction.

Showtimes

Friday, April 14 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 15 at 5:30 PM

Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 PM

Friday, April 21 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 22 at 5:30 PM

Photos by Samantha Muljat

Join Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) for the festive fundraiser of your dreams! We will have drinks, karaoke, hot raffle items, surprise performances, a photo booth, and lots of dancing. Admission is $10 per person, which includes one raffle ticket. Drinks and more raffle tickets will be available for purchase during the event.

7:00 PM - Doors open

9:00 PM - Surprise performance and karaoke

10:00 PM - Dance party into the New Year!

Note: This event is 21+ and tickets are available for purchase ahead of time and at the door.

BRD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All funds raised from this event will benefit BRD’s mission to foster a community for contemporary dance artists and audiences in Bellingham.

This fall, Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Missed Connections, an evening of contemporary dance. Missed Connections embodies the many human connections that are made, delayed, yearned for, or let go. This high-energy performance features playful expression and an eclectic mix of relationships explored through movement. BRD is thrilled to return to the Firehouse Arts and Events Center for this unique collection of new and previously loved works on November 11-12 and November 17-19.

Showtimes:

Friday, 11/11 - 7:30pm
Saturday, 11/12 - 4:30pm* and 7:30pm
Thursday, 11/17 - 7:30pm
Friday, 11/18 - 7:30pm
Saturday, 11/19 - 4:30pm* and 7:30pm

*Note: To serve vulnerable and immunocompromised community members, masking will be required a the 4:30pm showtimes on November 12th and November 19th. Please email bhamrep@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation requests!

Tuesday, April 12 • 8:00pm

Friday, April 15 • 8:00pm

Saturday, April 16 • 5:00pm & 8:00pm

Sunday, April 17 • 2:00pm

Our spring concert will mark our return to the stage after a two year hiatus. This season’s show features an eclectic lineup of repertoire, including everything from old favorites to never-before-seen premieres. We are excited to relaunch Michele Miller’s intimate duet Threshold (previously performed by BRD in 2014 and 2017), and the incomparable Jessica Zoller’s momentum-driven We go here, we go there (previously performed by BRD in 2014). New to BRD are Rachel Barker’s riveting and interconnected Parched Chalk // I See You, along with the murmuration-inspired romp Flocks are Flying Avalanches, choreographed by Adele Nickel. Rounding out the evening will be premieres by BRD’s own Soleil Chappelle and Emma Harvey, and a historical dance recreation generated during our Vernacular Jazz residency with Artist-in-Residence, Damian Cade.

BRD is in the Cascadia Daily News! Click here to read a review of The Long Tide.

*If you or anyone is your party have accessibility requirements or if cost is prohibitive, please email us at bhamrep@gmail.com and we will work to accommodate you to the best of our abilities.

COVID-19 Policy ~ For the safety of our audience members, dancers, and crew, this performance requires audience masking and proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or negative COVID test within 72 hours) for entry. Please have your documentation ready to present at the door.

Kick-Off: August 21 at 6:30 PM (online)

Digital Performance & Cast Party: August 29 at 7:00 PM (online)

With limitation, comes innovation — and the dance continues! This summer, BRD is offering the 4th annual 7-Day Dance Festival from August 21-29 in a modified format that meets COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. Dancers can now participate no matter their physical location! This event will include online classes and workshops (schedule TBA), and opportunities to collaborate with other artists. Participants will either work solo or with a group to create a socially distant dance-for-camera piece. This can be as simple or complex as each group would like, and the festival will include built-in support structures to help you along the way. Dancers ages 18+ of all styles and levels of experience are invited to participate!

We hope you will join us in exploring the possibilities of dance in a digital world.



Join Bellingham Repertory Dance this December for a fun-filled month of classes taught by BRD members, both past and present. From ballet to hip hop, the December DANCE DAYS give teen and adult movers of all levels a chance to explore a variety of styles. Sundays and Mondays at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center! See below for full class schedule.

Pricing: $15 drop-in | $65 for a 5-class card | $10 with student ID

NOTE: There is NO CLASS on Monday, December 23

November 8-9 & 15 at 8:00 PM

November 16 at 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM

What is Blush Punch? A pop of color. A twist on tradition. It’s the convergence of vulnerability and strength. The feeling of YES. Blush Punch is a evening of contemporary dance at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center on November 8-9 and 15-16. For its 14th season, Bellingham Repertory Dance proudly presents this bright collection of work by regionally and nationally recognized choreographers. Blush Punch features work by Vanessa Owen & Gavin Stewart (Asheville, NC), Kim Lusk (Seattle, WA), Gina & Kyle Sorensen (San Diego, CA), Daniel Stark (Minneapolis, MN), Brandon Whited (Santa Barbara, CA), and Lilianna Kane (Brooklyn, NY).

STUDENT NIGHT // Thursday, November 7 at 8:00 PM // Students are invited to watch the company's final dress rehearsal for just $5 per entry. Tickets available at the door and a valid student ID is required.

NOTE: If tickets sell out online, please arrive 45 minutes before showtime to purchase at the door. Advance ticket holders must arrive 5 minutes before showtime. At that time, all available seats will be released to individuals on the waitlist.

Photos by Preston Hoffman