“Seva is a supreme dance-maker who has honed Hip-hop dance into his own expressive, communicative form”
— The Guardian
The breakout winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, BLKDOG brilliantly blends visceral theater and wide-ranging dance styles to invent a breathtaking movement language that unites Hip-hop, Popping, Breaking, Krump, and House.
“The Halloween season just wouldn’t be complete without some spooky good fun with Nashville’s favorite theatrical noir rockers Fable Cry.”
— Nashville Scene
“A a dance artist of extraordinary talent and ability”
— Dance Magazine Australia
Blending stunning movement with multimedia, live music, and theatricality, Emma Sandall confronts that most vexatious of questions: do I want a child? Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as Monty Python and the golden era of silent film, the production pulls no punches — intricately dancing between dark, absurdist humor and searing honesty.
DAKHABRAKHA • BOTIS SEVA & FAR FROM THE NORM • FABLE CRY • EMMA SANDALL • THE WOOSTER GROUP • FAUSTIN LINYEKULA • SOON-HO PARK & BEREISHIT DANCE COMPANY • NASHVILLE STORY GARDEN WITH NATE EPPLER & LAUREN SHOUSE • FAYE DRISCOLL • BRAVE NEW WORKS LAB 2025
Embark on a new season of Brave New Art with electrifying performances from five different continents! Our most international and experimental lineup yet, the coming year highlights changemaking artists who are radically shifting the language of their art forms as they respond to the most urgent issues of our time.
Featuring a dreamlike landscape of vivid characters, creatures, and iconography, Danny Sofa’s dynamic paintings highlight figures who exist in states of emotional transition and transformation. Sofa’s vivid imagery is fantastical and at times nightmarish, as huddled groups create solidarity banding together, animals bark and howl, and one landscape melts into the next. Be sure to check out this collection of large-scale paintings from an exciting new voice in Nashville’s visual arts scene.