XDT 2021 DC Festival Sunflower Cast Info Page
Performance Date
Saturday Sep 18th
1-3pm
Theater
Dance Place Arts Park
8th St. Washington, DC 20024, United States
Important update!
Due to reports of threats of violence near the National Mall on the same performance day in the same area, the festival has decided to shift the location of the performance to the
Dance Place
Parking: street parking is available, also a parking garage is located on the corner of 7th and Monroe streets.

Citizen Cast
20 mins
Jovannie Jr Aranzamendi Nieves
Luis Jovanne Medina Velez
James Thomas Esquilin
Allen Chunhui Xing

Sunflower Cast
25 mins
Carissa Qin
Chole Brown
Kristen Han
Grace Yuan
Jenny Huang
Irena Tan
Olivia Xia
Carolyn Tai
Festival office website page (click the photo)
District Choreography (D.C.) Dance Festival
Part of National Dance Day 2021
Free outdoor performance at the Dance Place 8th St Arts Park*
As we EMBARK on Dance Place’s 41st season, we reconnect with one another at this outdoor dance festival. Celebrating the creativity and strength of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area’s dance community, join us for performances by BANDPortier, BREathe Dance Project, Culture Shock Washington D.C., DC Casineros, Heart Stück Bernie, PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, and Xing Dance Theater.
Schedule of Performances:
Show #1 at 1:00pm:
DC Casineros Dance Company
Heart Stück Bernie
Xing Dance Theater/Xing Dance Theater Student Company
Show #2 at 4:00pm:
Culture Shock Washington, DC
BANDportier
BREathe Dance Project
PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER
Take a look at more National Dance Day performances and events, including some curated in collaboration with The Kennedy Center, here.
*Location Update:
Due to reports of threats of violence near the National Mall on the day of the District Choreography (D.C.) Dance Festival, Dance Place has made the decision to shift the programming location of the festival to the Dance Place 8th St. Arts Park. This decision was made to prioritize artist, staff, and audience safety.
We hope you will come out to join us at Dance Place for this event, but please take care when navigating the city, especially if you plan to use public transportation that runs through the downtown area. Any questions, please email us at ideas@danceplace.org

Sunflower Rehearsal Schedule
VA Studio Rehearsal
Friday Sep 10th 4-8pm VA studio
Saturday Sep 11th 4-8pm VA Studio
8478 Tyco Rd Vienna VA 22182
Studio Filming with costume
Sunday Sep 12th 4:30-7pm
Xing Dance Theater Rehearsal Studio – UMD Clarice Dance studio 2
8270 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Rehearsal On Stage Sep 17th 4:30pm (New update)
Dance Place
8th St Arts Park
3225 8th Street NE, Washington, 20017
Performance Sep 18th (Call time 12pm)
Dance Place
8th St Arts Park
3225 8th Street NE, Washington, 20017
Program 1 order:
Show #1 at 1:00pm:
DC Casineros Dance Company
Heart Stück Bernie
Xing Dance Theater/Xing Dance Theater Student Company
Xing Dance Theater Student Company Award Ceremony (after all performance, around 6-6:30pm)
All the participants will watch the second part performance (4-6PM), at the end, XDT Student Company cast will receive their awards. We will have some photo time on the stage for the ceremony. Please note, this ceremony is XDT’s activity, not part of the festival.
Sunflower Rehearsal Notes
