Part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Tears in the Waves, a contemporary dance showcase, premieres at 7pm on Saturday September 21 at CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 S 9th St. Tears in the Waves presents new dances by Mijkalena Smith (Philadelphia), Jessica Warchal-King/JCWK Dance Lab (Reading), Karen Fox/Bella Deluxe Entertainment (Bethlehem), and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance (Washington DC). The show is family friendly. Our work explores opposing forces, such as social systems, nature, or grief, and how those forces tear us apart, but sometimes reveal hidden strengths.
About Human Landscape Dance
Human Landscape Dance is a contemporary dance company based in Washington DC. Our work explores original movement in the context of human struggles. We show the transformation of relationships over time through the medium of touch.
Upcoming Performances
Recent Performances
Philadelphia Fringe Festival: Tears in the Waves
CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S 9th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
DC Summer Dance Showcase
Captol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
DC Summer Dance Showcase features contemporary dances by artists from the DC area, Pittsburgh, and Williamsburg. The diverse program will offer large group and solo work, premieres and old favorites. Our program includes the following artists/companies: Aura CuriAtlas, Covenant Babatunde, Claytor Company, DANA Movement Ensemble, Human Landscape Dance, SylviDances, Chelsea Thaler, and Totema Dance. Tickets are sliding scale $30-$20. Seating is limited, so please purchase tickets early.
Partings: Dances of Letting Go
DCJCC
1529 16th Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
Premiering in the 2024 Capital Fringe, Partings: Dances of Letting Go is a dance showcase presenting work by Giselle Ruzany and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance of Washington DC, Stacey Yvonne Claytor/Claytor Company of Fairfax VA, and Joan Gavaler/Aura CuriAtlas of Williamsburg VA. The event takes place Friday July 12 at 7pm and Sunday July 14 at 8:50pm in Cafritz Hall of the DCJCC, 1529 16th St NW. Tickets $15: www.bit.ly/fringedance
Attune Dance Class and Performance
Shimokubo-1
On Sunday June 23, Malcolm Shute will teach a contact improvisation workshop for adults with or without dance experience from 10:00-13:00. Contact improvisation is a dance style in which students partner together, leaning against one another, and providing mutual support. Students should be 18 or older. The Contact Improvisation workshop costs 1000 yen. Participants in the contact improvisation workshop may also dance in the Attune performance from 14:00-16:00.
Ten Tiny Dances
Steel Stacks
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Human Landscape Dance will premiere "Ashes Like Falling Snow," performed by Susan Donham and Malcolm Shute, in the Ten Tiny Dances concert: 6pm Saturday Dec 16 at Steel Stacks, Palette and Pour, ArtsQuest Center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem PA,
These Beating Hearts
Dance Place
3225 8th Street NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20017
These Beating Hearts: Dances for our Ancestors presents contemporary dances by Quilan Arnold, Lauren DeVera, and Malcolm Shute. Each artist has a debt to our ancestors to reflect on.
These Beating Hearts: Dances for our Ancestors will be performed one night only: Saturday November 18 at 7pm in Dance Place, 3225 8th St NE. For tickets, go to bit.ly/danceplace.
In Loving Memory: An Evening of Eclectic Acts
The Ice House
56 River Street
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
Human Landscape Dance will perform "Shadowing" and "Underwater" at In Loving Memory: An Evening of Eclectic Acts on Saturday Nov 4 at 7pm in the Ice House, 56 River Street Bethlehem, PA 18018. Dancers, musicians, poets, and clowns share the beauty in death, grieving, remembrance, and the love between living and dead.
Inertia Dance Concert
Towson University Center for the Arts
Center for the Arts
Towson University
Towson, Maryland 21252
Human Landscape Dance will perform It's Complicated and Eurydice at the Inertia Dance Concert, 7pm Thurs-Sat (plus 2pm Sat) Sept 14-16 at the Dance Studio Theatre, CA1003, Towson University Center for the Arts, Towson MD. This concert features selections from Towson University faculty, students, and alumni. Tickets: https://events.towson.edu/event/inertia_3095
Attune: Dance Classes and Performance
Shinpukuji Temple in Kameoka City
Shimokubo-1 Sogabecho Nishijo
Kameoka, Kyoto 621-0028
Attune brings together artists from Japan and The United States: featuring Heidi Durning, Kumiko Nonaka, Malcolm Shute, and Tabata Vara. Beginning with 1-hour workshops in creative movement for children ages 3-5 at 10am, and contact improvisation for adults at 12pm, the event culminates in a live dance performance from 2-3:30pm. Those who attend the improvisation workshop are invited to perform at 2pm.
On the Verge
Green Space
37-24 24th Street
Ste. 211
Long Island City, New York 11101
On the Verge is a shared dance performance with work by Quilan Arnold, Emily Berry, Kevin McEwen, and Malcolm Shute. The group brings different movement forms together, including West African, Contemporary, and House. Their dances express diverse perspectives about humanity within dire circumstances. From remembering Haitian revolutionary cries to mourning cries for a lost father, On the Verge uses an array of forms to showcase the colorful ways we cope, we heal, we celebrate, and we overcome.
Out of the Box/Into the World
Dance Institute of Washington
3400 14th Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20010
“Out of the Box/Into the World” celebrates breaking free from zoom boxes to return to face-to-face interaction. Four DC-area choreographers and their companies rely on each other’s physical presence for support during our stuttering return to community. They premiere contemporary dance crafted during the pandemic.
Crossing Paths Dance Collective
CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
THE CROSSING PATHS MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE is pleased to present an evening of innovative dance works by four internationally known movement artists and choreographers. Evalina "Wally" Carbonell, Malcolm Shute, Sarah Carlson and Nick M Daniels will bring their works to the stage together as a collective for a Philadelphia premiere, LIVE at CHI Movement Arts Center, home of KYLD, on Saturday March 19th (2pm and 8pm) and Sunday March 20th (4pm).
39th Annual Choreographer's Showcase
Publick Playhouse
5445 Landover Rd
Hyattsville, Maryland 20784
Human Landscape Dance will premiere Personal Space at the 39th Annual Choreographer's Showcase: 8pm Saturday Jan 22, 2022, at the Prince George's Publick Playhouse. Malcolm Shute and Katie Sopoci Drake, are adrift on a tabletop.
A Light Mix: Wine, Cheese, Dance Series
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
Performed "Great Wave" at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, D.C.
Topographies: Dances for Land, Air, and Water
Dance Loft
4618 14th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20011
Human Landscape Dance and Spacetime Dance present Topographies: Dances for Land, Air, and Water on Saturday November 17, 2018, at 8pm and Sunday November 18 at 7pm in the Dance Loft, 4618 14th St NW, Washington DC.
Contact Dance International Film Festival
Premiere of "For John and Merce" and "Hood", contact improvisation class, gala screening of "For John and Merce" dance video, Betty Oliphant Theatre, Revue Cinema, Dovercourt House, Toronto, ON.
American Gods
Dance Place
3225 8th Street, NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20017
On Saturday December 8, 2012 at 8pm and Sunday December 9 at 4pm, Human Landscape Dance of Washington DC and Code f.a.d. of North Carolina presented American Gods, an artistic exploration of contemporary American icons, at Dance Place, 3225 8th St NE, Washington DC.
The Washington DC/Philadelphia Exchange
Dance Place
3225 8th Street, NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20017
On Saturday July 9, 2011, at 8pm and Sunday July 10 at 7pm, Human Landscape Dance and Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co presented The Washington DC/Philadelphia Exchange at Dance Place.
Read Human Landscape Dance artistic director Malcolm Shute's blogpost reflecting on the concert.
The Philadelphia/Washington DC Exchange
Painted Bride Arts Center
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Human Landscape Dance, a contemporary dance company based in Washington DC, and Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co, a contemporary dance company based in Philadelphia, presented the Philadelphia/Washington DC Exchange at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia Memorial Day weekend: Saturday May 29, 2010 at 7:30pm and Sunday May 30, 2010 at 3pm.
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