SDW’s 2022 Season at a Glance
October 28, 2022
The LGBTQ Center of Durham and 21c present ShaLeigh Dance Works at The Muse Masquerade: The Masque is Back at 21c Museum Hotel, Durham, NC.
October 22, 2022
The Sanctuary Series presents Davian Robinson, Cary, NC.
October 15, 2022
Virtual Premiere of Audio Described enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight, Online.
October 8, 2022
Virtual Premiere of Audio Described Beyond Sight: The Making of enVISION, Online.
September 17, 2022
Virtual Premiere of enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight, Global. YouTube Watch Party for Live Stream.
September 10, 2022
Premiere of Beyond Sight: The Making of enVISION, online and in person at Westgate Wine Bar, Raleigh NC.
July 28, 2022
National Women’s Theatre Festival presents an excerpt of enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight at NC State University Theatre, Raleigh, NC.
August 1-5, 2022
Art Dir ShaLeigh Comerford in-residence at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA.
June 16-17, 2022
ShaLeigh Dance Works joins Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre for Devotion at Reynolds Industries Theatre at Duke, Durham, NC.
June 3-5, 2022
The American Dance Festival Presents the World Premiere of enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
June 4, 2022
Attack Theatre presents enVISION Directors ShaLeigh Comerford and Davian Robinson’s modern movement masterclass, Online.
May 16, 2022
Carolina Theatre presents Art Dir ShaLeigh Comerford at Dancing with the Carolina Stars at Fletcher Hall, Durham, NC.
April 8, 2022
ADF’s Samuel H. Scripps Studios Presents an Informal Showing of enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight, Durham, NC.
March 15, 2022
Green Level High School presents enVISION’s Co-Director Davian Robinson’s Sensory Beyond Sight masterclass, Cary, NC.
January 8, 2022 – May 29, 2022
SDW In-Residence at ADF’s Samuel H. Scripps Studios, Durham, NC.
SDW’s 2020-21 Season at a Glance
December 4, 2021
Insightful Visionaries presents an excerpt of SDW’s enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight at Lineberry Hall, Raleigh, NC.
October 18-24, 2021
SDW Residency at Wildacres, Little Switzerland, NC.
September 14 – Dec 18, 2021
SDW weekly teaching residency at The Reality Center, Durham, NC.
September 11, 2021 – Dec 18, 2021
SDW In-Residence at ADF’s Samuel H. Scripps Studios, Durham, NC.
July 30-31, 2021
Virtual Premiere of 1000 Ways to Say Hello, Online.
June 15-16, 2021
American Dance Festival Presents SDW’s Meadow Dance and Moving, Still at Mystic Farm and Distillery, Durham, NC.
May 1- June 13, 2021
SDW Residency at ADF’s Samuel H. Scripps Studios, Durham, NC.
April 27 – July 13, 2021
SDW weekly teaching residency at The Reality Center, Durham, NC.
February 17, 2021
Nasher Museum and American Dance Festival presents SDW at RESIST COVID / TAKE 6!, an outdoor exhibition created by artist Carrie Mae Weems.
SDW’s 2019-20 Season at a Glance
December 12, 2020
Insightful Visionaries presents SDW at Christmas Without Lights, a Virtual Fundraising Event.
October 12-18, 2020 – POSTPONED
Residency at Wildacres, Little Switzerland, NC.
October 3, 2020
American Dance Festival presents SDW at Creative Healing Parade, Durham, NC.
July 26, 2020 – CANCELLED
Arts Access presents SDW at A Series of Fortunate Events, Raleigh, NC.
June 8-14, 2020
American Dance Festival Presents SDW in THE WORLD IS OUR STAGE, Online.
May 17, 2020 – CANCELLED
SDW joins The Reality Center’s Talent Show at DPAC, Durham, NC.
May 15, 2020
Virtual Premiere of The In-Between with Artist Talk Back, Global. YouTube Watch Party for Live Stream & Zoom for Talk Back.
May 2, 2020 – CANCELLED
SDW performs with Davian Robinson at UNC Charlotte’s Robinson Hall Theatre, Charlotte, NC.
April 17, 2020 – CANCELLED
Discover Durham Presents SDW for Third Friday at The Visitor Info Center, Durham, NC.
March 13-15 2020
SDW Presents the World Premiere of The In-Between at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
January 11, 2020
SDW showcases an excerpt of The In-Between at APAP with Booking Dance Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC.
November 16, 2019
SDW Performs at Live Globally’s Gratitude Gala at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
November 4, 2019
North Carolina Presenters Consortium presents SDW at The Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC.
October 19, 2019
The Carrack & Zoe Litaker present SDW at Durham Dances Book Party at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
October 13, 2019
SDW’s Annual Gala Revolutionaries in the Dark: Secret Garden at The Rickhouse, Durham, NC.
October 4, 2019
Gallery 202 presents SDW at the 2nd annual Movement Art Gala, Roanoke, VA.
October 3, 2019
Carolina Performing Arts and UNC University Libraries present SDW’s Derivations at Wilson Library, Chapel Hill, NC.
SDW’s 2018-19 Season at a Glance
August 13-16, 2019
SDW in residence at The Reality Center, Durham, NC.
July 22-25, 2019
SDW in residence at The Reality Center, Durham, NC.
July 19, 2019
SDW performs a movement installation with Alia El-Bermani: Like Sound Through Water at Anchorlight, Raleigh, NC.
July 2-12, 2019
SDW in residence with Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre, Durham, NC.
June 29, 2019
Durham Magazine presents SDW at TASTE 2019 at The Washington Duke Inn, Durham, NC.
June 29, 2019
Artistic Director ShaLeigh Comerford joins the panel for an Accessible Dance Workshop with Arts Access in partnership with American Dance Festival and Axis Dance Company, Durham, NC.
May 10, 2019
Ackland Art Museum presents SDW & Jonh Blanco’s when they become us, Chapel Hill, NC.
April 28, 2019
SDW joins The Reality Center’s Talent Show at DPAC, Durham, NC.
April 27, 2019
Arts Access presents SDW at The Cary Theatre, Cary, NC.
April 26, 2019
Shaga Workshop at Moogfest 2019, Durham, NC.
January 17-20, 2019
The World Premiere of Bamboo Wind at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
December 16, 2018
Winter Showcase at Durham School for Ballet and Performing Arts, Durham, NC.
December 7, 2018
SDW Annual Gala: Revolutionaries in the Dark at The Reality Center’s Ballroom, Durham, NC.
November 16, 2018
Proxemic Media presents SDW at Empower Dance Studio’s Third Fridays, Durham, NC.
November 10, 2018
SDW Performs at Live Globally Gala at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
November 9, 2018
NC Dance Festival presents SDW at the Greensboro Project Space gallery, Greensboro, NC.
October 27, 2018
SDW Performs at The Muse Masquerade at 21c Museum, Durham, NC.
October 19, 2018
SITES presents ShaLeigh Dance Works in downtown Durham, NC.
September 28 – 29, 2018
NC Dance Festival presents SDW at the BeBe Theatre, Asheville, NC.
September 21, 2018
SDW Performs at SITES Re-Launch Party at The Accordion Club, Durham, NC.
July 19, 2018
SDW Performs at Raleigh RAW at The Ritz, Raleigh, NC.
SDW’s 2017-18 Season at a Glance
June 15 – 16, 2018
A World Premiere Collaboration between ShaLeigh Dance Works and Elizabeth Corbett at the PSI Theatre, Durham, NC.
May 18, 2018
Shaga Workshop at Moogfest 2018, Durham, NC.
May 8, 2018
Under Exposed dance series at Dixon Place, New York City.
April 23, 2018
ShaLeigh Dance Works joins Janie Desmond and Micaiah Okonkwo for Reality Ministries 2018 Talent Show at DPAC, Durham, NC.
April 21, 2018
BOOM Festival, Charlotte, NC.
April 7, 2018
Movement Installation for You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences at North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC.
March 24, 2018
ShaLeigh Dance Works hosts sibling March: Durham March For Our Lives and Dance For Our Lives event, Durham, NC.
March 10, 2018
ShaLeigh Dance Works performs with PARLIAMENT by Michael Kliën at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC.
January 13, 2018
ShaLeigh Dance Works is showcasing at APAP with Booking Dance Festival NYC at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
December 15 – 17, 2017
World Premiere of I Promise at The Fruit, Durham, NC.
December 9, 2017
9th Street Student Showcase & Urban Ministries Fundraiser at Reality Ministries, Durham, NC.
December 8 – 10, 2017
Winter Showcase at Durham School for Ballet and Performing Arts, Durham, NC.
November 3, 2017
Revolutionaries in the Dark at Reality Ministries Ballroom, Durham, NC.
October 7, 2017
DIDA Launch Party at Unscripted, Durham, NC.
September 30, 2017
Loose Leaves Showcase at Duke Energy Theatre, Charlotte, NC.
September 16, 2017
CenterFest, Downtown Durham, NC.
September 15, 2017
Durham Art Walk by Proxemic Media, Durham, NC.
July 29, 2017
Open Retreat at Culture Mill, Saxapahaw, NC.
June 23, 2017
PROMPTS at The Carrack, Durham, NC.
June 11, 2017
Durham Renaissance at Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC.
May 19, 2017
Durham Art Walk at Empower Dance Studio, Durham, NC.