The Dance Maker Podcast

Small Plates Choreography Festival is a dance performance series advancing the work of dance makers. Small Plates is dedicated to creating a growth environment for artists by producing curated showcase-style performances in several cities each year, and by facilitating guided dialogue between the audience and the choreographers after each performance. The artist/audience interface is what makes Small Plates truly special.Small Plates Choreography Festival is a platform for artist promotion, an incubator for creative community, an entry point for emerging choreographers and curious observers into the world of concert dance, and a sounding board for established artists and their audiences to engage in the art of performance with one another. Small Plates creates a touring opportunity for small dance companies and independent makers, allowing them to experience how their creative work will be received in communities outside of their own.Small Plates Choreography Festival was created in 2012 by Beth McKee Elliott with the intention to create meaningful performance opportunities for choreographers and dancers, and to cultivate a zoetic interface between movement artists and their audiences. The festival provides a venue for the presentation of short dance works to a shared audience, building community through performance, dialogue, and professional networking.We invite you to be part of the Small Plates community experience by APPLYING for one of our shows, or by coming to experience one of our PERFORMANCES where you can meet and talk with the ARTISTS, or MAKING A DONATION to support our efforts.The Dance Maker Podcast was created to extend the mission of Small Plates Choreography Festival in amplifying the voices of artists featured in our performances.Producers interested in hosting Small Plates Choreography Festival in their community should contact the director Beth Elliott.smallplatesdance.com