Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Concert

West Ada School District and the Idaho Dance Education Organization invite the public to an evening with the renowned Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, performing live in concert on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Centennial Performing Arts Center (Centennial High School Theater). The performance is the public capstone of “Building Dance Literacy” — a week-long Ririe-Woodbury residency across Treasure Valley arts schools that culminates in the IDEO Annual Conference and State High School Dance Festival. Audiences will experience a full evening of bold, contemporary repertory from Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company — Utah’s longest-standing contemporary dance company, now under the artistic direction of Leslie Kraus. Guided by the company’s motto, “dance is for everybody,” the concert celebrates the power of live performance to inspire and connect communities of all ages. In the days leading up to the concert (September 28 – October 3), Ririe-Woodbury’s artist-educators bring master classes, workshops, and lecture-demonstrations into the region’s co-sponsoring arts schools, deepening students’ dance literacy — their ability to read, create, perform, and respond to movement. The...