ChopShop 2013 BellevueTickets are now on sale for the sixth annual “Chop Shop: Bodies of Work, A Contemporary Dance Festival” at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue.

The festival takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17. It offers a sampling of contemporary dance from local, national, and international award-winning dance makers, according to a press statement.

A free “Reading Dance” event will explore the meaning of dance at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at the theatre.

The festival will also feature master classes and lectures by the festival’s artistic directors and choreographers. To register for these classes, call (206)799-6004.

Festival tickets cost $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors at 1 (800) 838-3006.

This year’s performing artists include:

  • Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle)
  • Joshua Beamish (New York)
  • Shayla Bott & Company (Utah)
  • The Stone Dance Collective (Bellevue)
  • Kiyon Gaines (Seattle)
  • Bennyroyce Dance Productions (New York)
  • Andrew Bartee (Seattle)
  • Heather Dotto (Vancouver, B.C.)
  • Vincent Lopez (Seattle)
  • Mid-Columbia Ballet (Richland)

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