Company Auditions
Philip and Christine in Tilt

Dissonance Dance Theatre is seeking to hire full-time classically – trained dancers with a desire for contemporary form for its 2024 – 2025 season. We are seeking female dancers with exceptional pointe work, leg extension, performance, and partnering ability. Additionally, male dancers must have athletic physiques with partnering skills. Our artists are an integral and valued part of our community. Dancers receive a comprehensive benefits package including 37 weeks of paid work per season, domestic touring, dance medicine, physical therapy, housing assistance (limited), pointe shoe allotments, gym membership, and a photographic headshot. Selected international dancers receive O-1 VISA paperwork.

Season 16

Season 16 begins with Dissonance Dance Theatre making its first performance since the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are excited to be back in the studios and assisting DC with the development of dance artists. 

Learn more about our dancers!

Whitney In Studio

Performance

Hannah Epaule Hero Image

Up Jump The Boogie

October 21st (Sat) & 22nd (Sun)
Tickets $23/$18 seniors/students
Times: 8pm and 4pm
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse
5445 Landover Rd. Cheverly, MD 20784

Image: DDT’s Hannah Adamczak

Performance

Tirza In Pose

Uplift: Inspirational Dance Festival

(Guest Performance)
Feb 25th, 2024

Tickets $20 General
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse
5445 Landover Rd. Cheverly, MD 20784

Image: DDT’s Tirza Panunto

Performance

Edgar Leaping

X Marks The Spot

March 2nd, 2024
Washington, DC
Time: 8:00 pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002

Image: DDT’s Edgar Lacaba

World Ballet Day Turns 10!

Happy 10 years World Ballet Day! – Nov 1, 2023 – Dissonance Dance Theatre (Washington, DC) presents a look into the life of DDT dancers as they prepare for their presentation “Up Jump The Boogie”. See the backstage experience and listen to founding director Shawn Short discuss the company style, dancer type, and more.  

IG Post Cora at Barre

Image: DDT’s Cora McMahan

Adult Classes For Young Adults

Dissonance Dance Theatre presents adult classes for emerging professionals in the Washington, DC area. Classes will be taught by DDT staff and faculty. “The DC area needs more classes for adult dancers trying to increase their ability to become hired. That’s the only way DC can build its population of professional dancers.” – Shawn Short, MFA DDT’s Founding Director

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Fall Announcements From
Founder/Artistic Director Shawn Short
FilmWorks Presentation

2020 introduced a new decade of technology and expectation in entertainment and communication. DDT’s artistic team has assessed and redesigned its artistic season. Living in a reality that many theaters are moving vigorously to sustain their internal programming with limited rental capacity, Dissonance Dance Theatre – through its new FilmWorks program – has integrated film production into its theatrical offerings; moving from a five-show theatrical season to several film productions and 1-2 presented live performances.

Mute: Dance Silenced By COVID (2021) is an award-winning short documentary of six US dancers and their experiences within the initial months of  COVID. A “light on the other end of the tunnel” story, Mute: Dance Silenced By COVID also speaks on personal reactions to George Floyd’s murder, artist unemployment, new hopes, and creativity.