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Standing Heat

May 11 - 13

Fri & Sat at 8pm / Sun at 7pm
Buy Tickets $15 / $12 online /$10 Students & Seniors

Curated by Artistic Associate Holly Hughes

Standing Heat is part of the Links Hall Artistic Associates Festival. The performances in this series map the shifting boundaries between the animal and human, always reminding us of the animal in the human. As part of a 3 weekend festival, this first weekend will feature pieces by Kestutis Nakas and Deke Weaver.


Dances to Songs I Hate

Monday May 21st at 7:30pm

Tickets $10

Curated by Tif Bullard

This evening features the original work of dancers, movers, choreographers and performers who create a piece to a song that they just plain - hate. The program is comprised of solo and collaborative work by artists of all levels whose song choices will not be disclosed to the audience until the performance begins.


Mixed Mamas

May 25-27

Friday & Saturday at 8pm / Sunday at 7pm

Tickets $10 General Admission / $5 Students & Seniors

By Sage Morgan-Hubbard

Mixed Mamas is an innovative autobiographical spoken word choreo-poem based on the varied lives and intersections of four women as they collectively raised a Black/Lumbee/Cherokee/Russian/Muslim/

Quaker/Jewish child into womanhood.

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