Mission
Tanztheater Michigan’s mission is to create inclusive, community-centered dance experiences that bring together people of all ages, abilities, and levels of training through post-modern and expressionistic performance. The organization believes that dance is a powerful form of human expression that can connect communities, cultivate empathy, and reflect the lived experiences of everyday life.
Vision
Through intergenerational collaboration, Tanztheater Michigan provides opportunities for professional artists, emerging dancers, community members, and individuals with disabilities to create and perform together. The organization prioritizes accessibility, experimentation, and shared authorship in the creative process, emphasizing improvisation, storytelling, and interdisciplinary performance.
Programs
Tanztheater Michigan produces community-centered dance programming that combines contemporary performance, interdisciplinary collaboration, and participatory arts engagement. The organization’s primary activities include intergenerational performance projects, community workshops, experimental choreography labs, and public performances that integrate dance, poetry, storytelling, and music.
