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The Built on Stilts Community Dance Festival celebrates its tenth year with a full week of performances this August. What began in 1997 as a one-night concert featuring the work of seven choreographers has since ballooned into a week-long extravaganza reflecting the islands remarkable artistic spirit. It now programs dances by nearly fifty artists from near and far representing a broad array of styles by dancers of all ages. The festival's all-inclusive philosophy has attracted an enormous range of choreographic sophistication and technical ability, defining Built on Stilts by its collective energy and creative output, as a home in which professional participants are free to experiment and fledgling performers can discover the joy of making dances. Built on Stilts will be at held at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs August 19th-25th. Music begins at 7:30pm (all acoustic musicians are invited to join in.) Curtain at 8pm. The program will vary each night. As ever, the shows are free to the public and audiences many come and go as they please. Theres sure to be something for every taste. Contact Abby Bender at 508-717-2887 for more information.
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