Bellevue’s contemporary dance festival

Bodies of work.
A world of dance.

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.

Omar Román De Jesús at CHOP SHOP 2020, Photo by Bret Doss
“ …one of the region’s most important dance events. ”
— Dean Speer, Critical Dance, 2016

410+

artists presented

76

dance companies

1,000+

in free classes

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