Please note that due to the expected high temperatures, this performance will now take place under the courtyard tent near the Merriweather Cafe.

Click HERE to see the digital program for this performance.

Spend a summer evening in the gardens and enjoy a performance by the talented young students of The Dance Institute of Washington! 

The Dance Institute of Washington (DIW) is the leading minority-led dance equity organization in Washington, D.C. Enjoy an evening of DIW’s repertoire, featuring their pre-professional dancers. This evening’s works will show various forms of their identity in artistic expression.

Since 2021, Hillwood has explored and expanded its programming in the world of dance. Marjorie Post was a lover of dance, both in her personal life and as a patron of the performing arts. This connection between Post, Hillwood, and dance inspires programs that give a platform to movement artists from the Washington, D.C. area. In past years of Dance on the Lunar Lawn programming, Hillwood has co-commissioned a piece with Dance Place, hosted performances by SOLE Defined, Gesel Mason, Coyaba, the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, and has cultivated a multi-year partnership with the Dance Institute of Washington, featuring pre-professional dancers. This summer’s performance by the Dance Institute of Washington marks the fourth summer of our collaboration with this wonderful organization. 

PROGRAM GUIDELINES 

• This program will take place under the Courtyard Tent. There is theater-style seating available, as well as table seating in the back of the tent.
• Merriweather To Go has sandwiches, light snacks, and beverages, including beer, wine, and champagne available by the glass or bottle.
• Hillwood’s liquor license does not allow patrons to bring in outside alcohol. 

PROGRAM TIMELINE 

5:30-7:00 p.m. | Explore Hillwood

• Enjoy Hillwood’s mansion, gardens, and greenhouse, and exhibition, From Exile to Avant-Garde: The Life of Princess Natalie Paley on view in the Adirondack building
• Visit the museum shop and Merriweather To Go

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Performance followed by Q & A

8:30 p.m. | Hillwood closes

INCLEMENT WEATHER 

If inclement weather occurs, the program will be postponed to Thursday, August 14 with ticket purchasers notified of the change by 3 p.m. If inclement weathers persists, the concert will be livestreamed on Thursday, and all ticket purchasers will be notified and sent a link to the performance by 3 p.m. 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS 

The Dance Institute of Washington (DIW) is the leading dance equity organization in Washington, DC. DIW's unique model combines world-class dance experiences with comprehensive subsidized services to improve academic, career, and community opportunities. The Dance Institute of Washington increases the inclusive and diverse representation at every level of the professional ballet and dance industries in Washington, DC. Through that exemplary effort, DIW impacts racial and economic equity in dance nationally and globally.