Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival 2023

2 NIGHTS. 17 COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 90 ARTISTS.

Dance St. Louis closes its 57th season with the Midwest region’s most celebrated dance festival: 15th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2023, presented by Whitaker Foundation. Nationally touring professional companies from coast to coast flock to St. Louis to bestow their artistry.

5:30pm: Doors open
6pm: Terrace Lobby performances
7:30pm: Mainstage performances in A-B Performance Hall

• “Successful both as a celebration of dance and as an invitation to bask in its artistry.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• “Arguably the best dance buffet in the Midwest” (Chicago Tribune)
• “Audiences flock to the performances—the price is right and the offerings are generous.” (Time Out Chicago)

From New York City’s sister-and-brother powerhouse ballet artists Megan Fairchild and Robbie Fairchild to Memphis’ Collage Dance Collective to globally acclaimed flamenco artist Irene Rodríguez, it’s a vibrant extravaganza and unmatched buffet of dance, featuring two days of nonstop dance from a wide array of companies, including popular, favorite companies, breakout stars and up-and-coming companies.

As one of the region’s must-see festivals, SPRING TO DANCE offers something for everyone, from modern and ballet to contemporary, flamenco and more, with a distinct, dynamic program each night.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. St. Louis-area dance companies and troupes perform in the Touhill’s Terrace Lobby at 6 p.m. each night. Mainstage performances begin in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15, $20 and $25. Save with festival 4-packs for $60 and $75. Additional festival packs (6-packs, 8-packs & 10-packs) are also available.

2023 FESTIVAL LINEUP 

FRIDAY, MAY 26 
Terrace Lobby • 6 PM
STL Rhythm Collaborative
COCA’s Ballet Eclectica
Grand Center Arts Academy’s Hip Hop Troupe

Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall • 7:30 PM
Joffrey Ballet Concert Group   (Chicago, IL)
ROCK MOVES Contemporary Dance   (Little Rock, AR)
Megan Fairchild & Robbie Fairchild – New York City Ballet   (New York City, NY)
Eisenhower Dance Detroit   (Detroit, MI)
Irene Rodríguez (contemporary theater flamenco)   (Miami, FL)
Buglisi Dance Theatre   (New York City, NY)
Owen/Cox Dance Group   (Kansas City, MO)

SATURDAY, MAY 27
Terrace Lobby • 6 PM
Jennifer Owen & The Big Muddy Dance Company Apprentice Company

Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall • 7:30 PM