Kanopy Dance Company
The Next Generation of Dance
Kanopy2 & Academy Showcase
Saturday, May 16
2pm & 5pm
Reception following Saturday 5pm performance
Promenade Hall
Adults: $56.48
Groups of 4 or more: $50.20
Ages 18 & under / Students: $29.27
Ticket prices reflect sales tax, facility and phone/online fees
Runtime
100 minutes, including one intermission
Age Recommendation
All ages
Performances of Iconic Kanopy Works + Original Choreography by Academy students and Kanopy 2 Studio Company
In closing our season with The Next Generation of Dance, Kanopy shines a light on and celebrates the talent and achievements of our Kanopy Dance Academy students and Kanopy 2, our studio company.
Watch the next generation of dancers and choreographers in Kanopy’s pre-professional training program, Kanopy 2 and the Kanopy Academy, ignite the stage with new ideas, new expressions and even original choreography and costuming developed and built by the dancers themselves. Kanopy is so very honored to shine a special light on the 100+ dedicated students in the Kanopy Academy and to showcase their work and their technical and creative progress.
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Sat, May 16, 2026
2:00 PM
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Sat, May 16, 2026
5:00 PM
Thank you sponsors
Underwritten with support from Sonja Yde, and other generous support.
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Promenade Hall
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Multiple Showtimes