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Applications closed September 15
Bellevue’s contemporary dance festival
CHOP SHOP returns April 23–25, 2027
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After fourteen festivals and a pause, the Eastside's contemporary dance festival comes back for its fifteenth year. Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA.
CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work is a contemporary dance festival founded in 2008 by StoneDance Productions and now produced by Inlet Arts. We bring choreographers from the Eastside, across the country, and around the world to Bellevue — with master classes, post-show conversations, and free community classes open to every age and ability.
“ …one of the region’s most important dance events. ”
410+
artists presented
76
dance companies
1,000+
in free classes
Applications closed September 15
Artists announced in January
Every artist we’ve presented since 2008