Former BBDT Core Company dancer, Lukman Awad, returns for this special community class, "Moving Beyond the Binary." Join Lukman in exploration of our relationships to our own bodies and the bodies of others with a new perspective.

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Asheville, NC: Wednesdays 12:30-2:00

Enjoy a free screening of We Lift Each Other, a Black Box Dance Theatre film from the documentary anthology series, I Feel Myself To Be Part of Something.

Under the guidance of founder Michelle Pearson, the dancers of Black Box Dance Theatre travel across North Carolina, employing modern dance as a means of building community and fostering resilience with active-duty military, veterans, and their families. The film follows the company through a week-long residency with a group of veterans, including Brothers & Sisters Like These, from Asheville, NC, culminating in an emotional public performance.

A Q&A will follow the screening with subjects of the film.

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Asheville, NC: Wednesdays 12:30-2:00

Enjoy a free screening of We Lift Each Other, a Black Box Dance Theatre film from the documentary anthology series, I Feel Myself To Be Part of Something.

Under the guidance of founder Michelle Pearson, the dancers of Black Box Dance Theatre travel across North Carolina, employing modern dance as a means of building community and fostering resilience with active-duty military, veterans, and their families. The film follows the company through a week-long residency with a group of veterans, including Brothers & Sisters Like These, from Asheville, NC, culminating in an emotional public performance.

A Q&A will follow the screening with subjects of the film.

In celebration of Veterans Day, Arts Impact Collaborative is proud to present the Community First premiere screening of We Lift Each Other, a documentary film featuring the North Carolina-based modern dance company Black Box Dance Theatre and their work with Asheville veterans in the summer of 2023, which culminated in a moving public performance at the Wortham Center.

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Asheville, NC: Wednesdays 12:30-2:00

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Asheville, NC: Wednesdays 12:30-2:00

BBDT company member Slim Parker teaches a fast-paced contemporary fusion class. In this class, you can expect to sweat, smile, and groove to some great music!  

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Take class with BBDT founding member, Natalie Morton, on the first three Sundays of each month at a drop-in or bundle rate. Explore a blend of Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to build dynamic alignment and strength.

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Take class with BBDT founding member, Natalie Morton, on the first three Sundays of each month at a drop-in or bundle rate. Explore a blend of Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to build dynamic alignment and strength.

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Take class with BBDT founding member, Natalie Morton, on the first three Sundays of each month at a drop-in or bundle rate. Explore a blend of Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to build dynamic alignment and strength.

Black Box Dance Theatre offers ongoing movement and writing classes for veterans across North Carolina. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to move, reflect, and be part of a supportive community where healing and growth unfold through art.

Get ready to pas-de-bouree across the floor to a fun and funky playlist in this high energy Contemporary Jazz class with Company Member, Liz Sanford! This style blends classic jazz foundations with contemporary based aesthetics and release.

Take class with BBDT founding member, Natalie Morton, on the first three Sundays of each month at a drop-in or bundle rate. Explore a blend of Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to build dynamic alignment and strength.

Take class with BBDT founding member, Natalie Morton, on the first three Sundays of each month at a drop-in or bundle rate. Explore a blend of Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to build dynamic alignment and strength.

Take class with BBDT founding member, Natalie Morton, on the first three Sundays of each month at a drop-in or bundle rate. Explore a blend of Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to build dynamic alignment and strength.

Join Mindy Demchak for this “good old-fashioned sweaty modern class”. This is the first community class of our monthly series where BBDT dancers share their expertise as we invite dancers from across the Triangle to join us in movement, training, and community.

Interested in booking Black Box Dance Theatre to perform at your school with support from United Arts Wake County? This annual Artists in Schools Expo brings together artists and community members who schedule cultural arts programming, bringing the booking right to you! The Expo is an annual trade-style event that features approximately 80 Artists in Schools artists, including Black Box Dance Theatre.

The reach and needs of our work are expanding, and so must our company. Black Box Dance Theatre is seeking dancers for the following two opportunities for the 25-26 season:

• School Show Cast in BBDT CORE Company

• Extended Professional Company

Join Black Box Dance Theatre for a day of dance and community at our Summer Drop-In Series. Learn and collaborate with masterful movers from the company, Kate Gupton, Steven James Rodríguez Velez, and Artistic Director, Michelle Pearson, for three class offerings.

Part history, part personal reflection, and all profoundly human, this evening of high art invites audiences to witness the intersection of myth and memory in an immersive, heartfelt exploration of what it means to serve, struggle, and return home.

Join Black Box Dance Theatre for an evening of performance that demonstrates all facets of our work in the world. This program will include repertory from BBDT's in-school performances, work with veterans, creative repertory, and a premiere of BBDT's Kate Gupton's new work set on our extended professional company.

Join Black Box Dance Theatre for a Celebration of Art, Veterans, and Community in the form of a gala and fundraiser event held at The Stockroom at 230 in Raleigh, NC.

Black Box Dance Theatre is proud to provide free community performances designed to expose children to modern dance styles. This event was produced in collaboration with Marbles Kids Museum of Raleigh, NC to bring live performance and storytelling to local youth, as well as involve audiences with participation opportunities.

Part history, part personal reflection, and all profoundly human, this evening of high art invited audiences to witness the intersection of myth and memory in an immersive, heartfelt exploration of what it means to serve, struggle, and return home.