Events, Classes & Outreach
Durham Fringe Festival
Gerri Houlihan & Tanu Sharma, Offering
Kathak & Modern Dance | Run-time: about 40 minutes
Offering was created in 2025/26 as a collaboration between Tanu Sharma, a classical Kathak dancer and the Big Red Dance Project. The BRDP is a collective of adults who challenge the stereotypes about aging and artistry. As artists, we met at the American Dance Festival's commissioned program Made in NC. That performance resulted in a conversation in which we expressed our mutual interest in how classical Indian dance and Modern dance could engage with each other and expand possibilities for both.
Global Rhythms: Of Love
Inspired by five gorgeous vocal arias, Of Love is a modern interpretation of 18th-century Italian songs that deal with the subject of love in its various forms. Composed of a series of duets and solos, the dance reflects on all the facets of love, from tender to flirtatious and from heartbroken to vengeful. Following the performance, join a conversation with Artistic Director Gerri Houlihan, Outreach Coordinator Susan Hartley, and the dancers exploring the creative process and the relationship between movement, memory, and visual art.
Live music by guest artists Ariel Reed (soprano) & Jon Latané (piano)
FREE EVENT | East Building, Level B
First Kiss
Take a romp through the NC Museum of Art, following a series of duets exploring personal reflections of a first kiss. Special collaboration with local author Mimi Herman.
Free performances at 11:00am and 1:00pm @ East building of the NC Museum of Art (downstairs)
Main in Motion
Take a romp through Durham’s Main Public Library, following a series of duets exploring personal reflections of a first kiss. Special collaboration with local author Mimi Herman.
Free performance! REGISTER HERE
Doors open at 6:00 PM
2026 Annual Season
Big Red Dance Project presents its annual season at the Durham Arts Council, May 9-10, 5:00pm.
