The Dance Hall, Kittery

The Dance Hall, Kittery Your independent, non-profit, performing arts house. We curate bold arts experiences that connect and inspire. Beer and wine available.

The Dance Hall is a nonprofit founded in 2011 to inspire and engage people of all ages to experience the joy of music, movement and dance. Weekends are booked with live, on-stage performances and patrons are encouraged to hit the maplewood dance floor. A variety of dance classes for all levels are available midweek. The Dance Hall is located in the heart of Kittery Foreside in an historic 1928 Gra

nge Hall, creating an authentic, vintage vibe with wonderful acoustics. Affordable ticket prices, a curated lineup of eclectic performances, and welcoming community make The Dance Hall, Kittery one of the most charming experiences north of Boston. Visit www.thedancehallkittery.org

Well, May really flew by! We look forward to reviewing applications and announcing the ‘26/‘27 Resident Artists in the n...
06/02/2026

Well, May really flew by! We look forward to reviewing applications and announcing the ‘26/‘27 Resident Artists in the next few weeks!

Lovely people- take note! This pride month on June 16th at 7PM, join Resident Artist Amy Desrosiers and a troupe of acto...
06/01/2026

Lovely people- take note! This pride month on June 16th at 7PM, join Resident Artist Amy Desrosiers and a troupe of actors as they gallivant around the Dance Hall to bring the story of Gallathea to life.


The comedy Gallathea, first performed in 1588, tells the story of two young women who disguise themselves as boys and run away to the woods to escape their doomed fates, where they unexpectedly unite and fall in love. This lounge-style reading will bring you right into the forest and immerse you in the magic.

If you enjoyed the Pop-Up Bar(d) Crawl in September, this event is for you!

05/29/2026

PLEASE NOTE: Tonight's show has been canceled.

We regret to say the flight delay has compounded further, and we can no longer run the show this evening. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We are so grateful for your support of this music and hope to see you again soon.

All the best,
The dance hall team

05/29/2026

Update for tonight’s performance! We will be starting a half hour later tonight due to flight delays. Doors are at 7:30, show begins at 8:00. Thank you for your understanding, and see you soon!

Head over to www.thedancehallkittery.org/events to grab your tickets! More shows are always being added to the schedule ...
05/28/2026

Head over to www.thedancehallkittery.org/events to grab your tickets! More shows are always being added to the schedule so make sure to follow. See you soon!

Sharon Patricia Jones is a legendary performer and native of Portsmouth, NH, where she shines as an original stand out o...
05/26/2026

Sharon Patricia Jones is a legendary performer and native of Portsmouth, NH, where she shines as an original stand out of the Seacoast music scene. She returns to The Dance Hall with a night of Motown classics and more - music you will love to dance to!

Featuring music from: The Spinners, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summers, Marvin Gaye, Elton John- Just to name a few!

The band:
Alan Rowe: Keys & Vocals
Mark Michaels: Guitar & Vocals
Mike Gruen: Bass
George Ferrell: Drums

An entertainer in the classical sense of the word, Sharon's versatility allows her to communicate with audiences in any setting. With her band, Sharon gives a riff-driven high-energy R&B and Blues performance that gets the crowds dancing. Her passion for performance radiates, and her expressiveness embraces her audiences. Ending Sharon's concerts is a challenge as the audience begs for more!

June 12th @ 7PM
$20 advance | $25 day-of | $12 student + fees
www.thedancehallkittery.org/events

05/26/2026

FRIDAY 7:30 - www.thedancehallkittery.org/events Anyone who has attended a solo performance by the Sardinian musician Paolo Angeli – often presented as a single-act piece – knows they are witnessing a Homeric musical journey. It is a voyage of departures and arrivals, where composition and improvisation weave a narrative filled with haunting melodies and concrete sounds that evoke soundscapes ranging from post-industrial to those deeply connected to nature.

At the heart of the concert is the prepared Sardinian guitar, conceived by Paolo Angeli between 1993 and 1996 and perfected over 30 years through three prototypes. This orchestra-instrument, a hybrid between a baritone guitar, a cello, and a drum set, currently features 25 strings, piano-like hammers, propellers for creating drone sounds, movable bridges, and various attachments—evoking the sounds of a harp, electric kalimbas, kora, and sitar. It is played using plucking, a bow, and percussive techniques. Thanks to his innovative approach – ranging from avant-rock walls of sound, desert-like adagios, flamenco compás, Middle Eastern phrasings, and echoes of minimalism – Paolo Angeli has forged a hybrid musical poetics that has allowed him to authoritatively renew the language of contemporary guitar playing.

Building upon this instrumental foundation, the musician reaches moments of deep pathos with melismatic vocal passages, an expression of Sardinia’s most ancient traditions. The focus of the performance will be LEMA, the musician's latest work, released on May 9, 2025.

05/25/2026

This Friday @ 7:30! With this singular instrument of his own design, Paolo Angeli improvises and composes unclassifiable music — suspended between the traditional music of Sardinia, free jazz, flamenco, arabesques, post-folk and pre-everything else.

This is truly a one-of-a-kind performance. Dont miss it, get your tickets today:
www.thedancehallkittery.org/events

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7 Walker Street
Kittery, ME
03904

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