The CANDY BOX Dance Festival is a week-long dynamic sampling of featured performances, masterclasses, and in-progress showings, hosted by ARENA DANCES and presented April 21-26, 2025 at The Southern Theater. The CANDY BOX Dance Festival features both emerging and established choreographers, Happy Hour work-in-progress performances, and master class offerings.

Artist Announcement

Doma Dance Theater
Flying Foot Forum
Cheng “Technica” Xiong

Selected Happy Hour Artists

Nieya Amezquita & Kaitlyn Hawkins
Nervous Theatre
Yukina Sato

Meet the Panelists

Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Mathew Janczewski
Carlo Antonio Villanueva

Happy Hour Guests

Eva Mohn
Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance

Master Classes

4:00-5:15pm

Cheng “Technica” Xiong

Featured Artists Program - 7:30pm

Doma Dance Theater Flying Foot Forum Cheng Xiong

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