Seattle International Dance Festival

Seattle International Dance Festival Annual festival celebrating contemporary dance, presenting over 150 local, national, and internationa

Thank YOU for joining us at the 21st Seattle International Dance Festival ‼️Over nine incredible days, artists + audienc...
06/18/2026

Thank YOU for joining us at the 21st Seattle International Dance Festival ‼️

Over nine incredible days, artists + audiences from around the world gathered in Seattle to connect through the universal language of dance🌀

Together, we experienced awe-inspiring performances and shared meaningful moments of connection that remind us why the arts matter💫

Whether you attended a single performance or immersed yourself in the full festival experience, your presence helped to make this year’s festival a vibrant celebration of global artistry🌎

Coming Up Next 🔔

👉🏼Open Rehearsal with Khambatta Dance Company this fall in West Seattle
👉🏼Holiday Winter Shindig at ArtLove Salon this December in Downtown Seattle

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Photo by NUA courtesy of the artist

FINAL NIGHT at SIDF June Fest 2026 ‼️ June 14th events as follows :🌙Inter|National Series @ 7:30pm – Weekend Two, Progra...
06/14/2026

FINAL NIGHT at SIDF June Fest 2026 ‼️ June 14th events as follows :

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Inter|National Series @ 7:30pm – Weekend Two, Program C - Ethan Pak Rome Dance (Seattle, WA) finds the power in softness, waving and undulating currents course between the sarcomeres, gathering and carving the air around us, and Khambatta Dance Company closes the festival premiering a new work!

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Thank YOU for helping us raise $17,113 so far of our $50k goal this year ‼️

A gift to the DANCE DREAM DONATE campaign sustains a festival that creates meaningful cultural exchange and makes world-class dance accessible right here in Seattle! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/ 💫

(all links 🔗 in bio)
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Images provided by the artists, KDC by Jim Coleman

06/12/2026

Tomorrow at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 13th events as follows :

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Masterclass Series
⏰June 13th -11:30am
👉🏼 Contemporary Movement & Improvisation with Lex Dones of soothsayer (Portland, OR)
⏰@11:45am-1:45pn
👉🏼 Yeleen Falleen with Aguibou Bougobali SANOU of Compagnie Tamadia (Burkina Faso, Africa)

To register or see more information go to
👉🏼seattleidf.org/classes✨

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Inter|National Series - Saturday – Weekend Two, Program B -Portland-based soothsayer performs soothsayer X S.A.D. (search and destroy), exploring self-imposed boundaries and their impact on relationships; Compagnie Tamadia (Burkina Faso) brings Kounfetaga, an evocative solo blending dance, storytelling, and music to examine resilience, transformation, and cultural roots amid loss, and Grinnell College’s Dance Ensemble Activate presents Errance, a contemporary work using wandering as a metaphor for disorientation, cultural drift, and global crises shaping bodies, identities, and relationships💫

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/
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Video of Aguibou Bougobali Sanou

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 12th events as follows :🌙Inter|National Series @ 8pm – Weekend Two, Program A - Olympic ...
06/12/2026

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 12th events as follows :

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Inter|National Series @ 8pm – Weekend Two, Program A - Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds, WA) explores the courage to remain vulnerable and connected in a world shaped by pain, finding strength in tenderness and human connection in an original work by Beth Twigs titled Our Tender Distance, and The Guild (Seattle, WA) takes the stage💫

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/
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Images provided by the artists

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 11th events as follows :🌙James Ray Residency & Touring Project @ 7:30pm - Program B - Wi...
06/11/2026

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 11th events as follows :

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James Ray Residency & Touring Project @ 7:30pm - Program B - Witness the work of artists selected for this year-long program. Maisy Neill’s work, To The Breaking Point, searches for lasting contentment—and why we sabotage it, and Soapy Towell Productions says NO to BS (and pulp) in No Pulp. Plus CollabArt Creations’ What if that Thread were Braided? looks at strength in connection when we’re barely hanging on 💫

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/
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Images provided by the artists

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 10th events as follows :🌙James Ray Residency & Touring Project @ 7:30pm - Program A - Wi...
06/10/2026

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 10th events as follows :

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James Ray Residency & Touring Project @ 7:30pm - Program A - Witness the work of artists selected for this year-long program. Davianna Griffin explores generational grief through collective healing and joy in Seeds Of Mourning, and Tatkaar y Taconeo present Panchaboota, a cross-cultural exploration of life through music, dance, and the five elements 💫

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/
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Images provided by the artists

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 9th events as follows :🌙Spotlight on Seattle Series - Tuesday, June 9th @ 7:30pm - Dive ...
06/09/2026

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 9th events as follows :

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Spotlight on Seattle Series - Tuesday, June 9th @ 7:30pm - Dive into the Seattle dance scene with the artists selected by this year’s panel: Hana Carlson, Lucille Jun & Co., Rodrick Barnes, Wade Madsen, and Zihao Yuan 💫

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/
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Images provided by the artists

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 7th events as follows :☀️Up and Coming Education Series @ 2pmDance studios across the re...
06/07/2026

Today at SIDF June Fest ‼️ June 7th events as follows :

☀️
Up and Coming Education Series @ 2pm
Dance studios across the region perform - Experience the next wave of Seattle dance artists before they hit the big stages 💫

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Inter|National Series @ 7:30pm – Weekend One, Program B - NUA (S. Korea) shares a visceral dance-theatre work tracing a fallen being’s search for redemption through human connection in Salvation, and Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle, WA) returns to the SIDF stage!

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/
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Images provided by the artists

06/06/2026

Catch this Interview with Donald Byrd of Spectrum Dance Theater ‼️

See them perform this Sunday June 7th @7:30pm - as part of the Inter|National Series: Weekend One, Program B - along with NUA (S. Korea) 💫

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/
(or click the 🔗link in bio!)
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Interview of artist provided by the artist and edited by Director Cyrus Khambatta

Tomorrow SIDF June Fest BEGINS ‼️ June 6th events as follows :🌙Join us for our FREE opening night performance , featurin...
06/06/2026

Tomorrow SIDF June Fest BEGINS ‼️ June 6th events as follows :

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Join us for our FREE opening night performance , featuring MYOWNMOVE (S. Korea) and Seattle-based Khambatta Dance Company 💫

The two companies will also come together to premiere a brand-new collaboration made just for the occasion 🚨

Opening Night Reception ‼️ - preshow - Receive an invite when you purchase an All Access or Premium Festival Pass, or donate to Dance Dream Donate at the $250 level 💫

Your support ensures this space continues to exist! 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/sidf_campaign/

🎟️ Tickets to SIDF & information 👉🏼 https://seattleidf.org/tickets/
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Image of & in rehearsal

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