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Arts and Entertainment
July 12, 2025
From: Built on Stilts Dance FestivalThe Built on Stilts Dance Festival is comprised of many short performances by members of the Vineyard community and beyond. Shows might also include live music, storytelling, theater, comedy, circus acts, drag, martial arts, fitness demos and more! All shows are appropriate for all ages and free to the public.
The festival's mission is to provide a forum for anyone and everyone to share their work with the Vineyard community and its myriad visitors, and to make these performances accessible to audiences for free. Built on Stilts aims to provide a life-affirming public exchange of art and energy by presenting a wide array of dance and other art forms from people representing diverse cultures, ages, backgrounds and levels of training.
Dance and performance is in all of us, for all of us!
The festival is a creative playground for children and adults, from beginners to professionals, representing diverse stylistic backgrounds. It has showcased ballet, modern, Hip Hop, jazz, tap, ballroom, breakdance, belly dance, line dancing, African dance, martial arts, comedy, movement theater, hula-hooping, circus arts, mime, improvisation, fitness, live music, storytelling, spoken word and, of course, a bit of stilting. Each performance opens with an improvisational drum circle open to all willing musicians. The rhythms bouncing down Circuit Avenue draw in passersby, who flood the gates of the historic Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs, which has housed the festival since its first season.
Order of pieces in each show subject to change.
FREE - No reservations or tickets necessary!
Schedule:
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Work by:
Grace Hall & Andy Jacobs
Hannah Burbidge
Karam Belly Dance
Jesse Jason
Hannah Burbidge
The Yard Interns, facilitated by Claire Page
Bad Dog David Mintz
Jordan Muhammad
Abby Bender/Camp Hippocampus
Daniela Lynch
Morgan Brown Sanborn/Northeast Arts Alliance
Maggie Sabella-Orlando
Jordan Muhammad
Laura Sargent Hall
Friday, August 8, 2025
Work by:
Stiltshop
Jordan Muhammad
The Pine Tree Road Boppers
The Yard Interns, facilitated by Claire Page
Dawson & Reid
Karam Belly Dance
Cass Tunick, Abby Bender, Katie Federowicz
Northeast Arts Alliance
Betty Bootleg
Roberta Kirn
Maggie Sabella-Orlando
Lucinda Kirk
Stephanie Lawson Muhammad & Jordan Muhammad
Hannah Burbidge
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Work by:
Libby Stackhouse
Advancedshop
Scott Crawford
Stephanie Lawson Muhammad & Jordan Muhammad
MV Zumba Squad
Stephanie Simpson & Amanda Kohl
Abby Bender & Camp Hippocampus
Karam Belly Dance
Hannah Burbidge
Dawson & Reid
Andy Jacobs
Cass Tunick, Abby Bender, Katie Federowicz
Jordan Muhammad
Alise Eve & Island Hip Hop
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Work by:
Christina & Sabrina Reppert
Stiltshop
Sadie, Nina, and Kenzie
Laura Sargent Hall
Charmian Wells
Hannah Burbidge
Batya Diamond
Wondertwins
Libby Stackhouse
Scott Crawford
Lizzy Keery/Porch Dance Collective
Roberta Kirn
Grace Hall & Andy Jacobs
MV Zumba Squad
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Work by:
Libby Stackhouse
Advancedshop
Sauna Richards
Christina & Sabrina Reppert
Bad Dog David Mintz
Sadie, Nina, and Kenzie
Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad
Andy Jacobs
Roberta Kirn
Lucy Grinnan
Laura Sargent Hall
Katia George
Wondertwins
Monday, August 18, 2025
Work by:
Jesse Jason
Karam Belly Dance
Hannah Burbidge
Katia George
Jane Loutzenhiser
Lucinda Kirk
Libby Stackhouse
Abby Bender & Camp Hippocampus
Daniela Lynch
Sauna Richards
Roberta Kirn
Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad
Lucy Grinnan
Betty Bootleg
Date:
August 7-18, 2025
Time:
Doors open at 7:30pm. Shows start at 8pm
Location:
Union Chapel,
55 Narragansett Ave.,
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.
Cost:
Free
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