Fall Season 2025
What threads together the events below is a shared invitation: to gather, to move, to practice, and to be with one another.
This list is not all-inclusive. There is always more happening in our communities than can fit here, or than what comes into our inbox.
These times remind us how important it is to show up in our bodies, with each other, in community. Movement and practice root us, and being together sustains us.
We need one another—now.
In movement,
undercurrent
Gather Round Picnic Symposium
Type: Gathering, Practice, Performance
Date: September 29
Time: Set up at 6:00 , Performance at 7:00 PM
Address: 2823 N Roxboro (parking in back)
Description: ….is an open improvisational assembly. All are invited to bring their instruments, bodies and whatever tools they need to participate. In these bi-monthly durational (2 hour) gatherings we will listen, focus and create a spontaneous improvisation. Collectively, we shape the sonic, visual, physical, group experience. 2 hours allows the group to emerge & develop over time. Not everything will happen all at once. Inevitably - dynamics and moods shift, build, crumble, and reconfigure. To participate please contact Ginger Wagg or Dylan Angell or just show up. Outlets will be available but all participants are responsible for their amplification (bring powerstips.) A suggested 5-10$ is requested to participate and/or witness. All $ will go towards Perfect Lovers.
Accessibility Information: The floor is concrete, bring what you need to be comfortable.
Point of Contact: Ginger Wagg contactgingerwagg@gmail.com
When We were Queens... At Black Mountain College Museum (Asheville)
Type: Performance
Date: November 13, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Address: 120 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
Description: Acclaimed Durham-based cellist Shana Tucker and Saxapahaw-based French choreographer Murielle Elizéon (co-creator of Culture Mill) present When We were Queens…, a powerful multidisciplinary performance presented as a diptych—two solos in conversation. The piece explores how the bodies of women of color from the African diaspora carry personal and collective histories.
Accessibility Information: Our front entrance off of College Street features a ramp to the sidewalk however our door is not automatic, please knock on street level window or call (828) 350-8484 and our staff will be happy to assist you. Both our upper and lower galleries are accessible with an elevator available between floors. We are always trying to improve accessibility, as our small nonprofit can allow. If you have any issues or suggestions, please contact our Outreach Coordinator, Kira Houston, at kira@blackmountaincollege.org or (828) 350-8484.
Point of Contact: Myra Weise
Website: http://www.culturemill.org/wwwq
Dance Assembly : Fall Class Series
Type: Practice , Class, Gathering
Dates: 9/30, 10/11, 10/14, 10/25, 11/1, 11/11. 11/22
Location: All Tuesday classes are held in the Central Gallery @ Revolution Mill All Saturday classes are held in the Greensboro Cultural Center
Description: Dance Assembly's Fall Class Series, is an 8-class series taking place from September through November 2025, featuring a rotating roster of teachers from across the state of North Carolina. The series is geared toward providing high-level professional training to the professional contemporary dance communities in NC. All classes are held in Greensboro, at a sliding scale of $10-$25; no one is turned away due to lack of funds. Fall Class Schedule & Teaching Roster: Sept 16th | Amy Love Beasley (Raleigh, NC artist) Sept 30th | B.J. Sullivan (Winston-Salem, NC artist) Oct 11th | Chris Yon (Boone, NC artist) Oct 14th | Jasmine Powell (Hillsborough, NC artist) Oct 25th | Joy Davis (Charlotte, NC artist) Nov 1st | Justin Tornow (Durham, NC artist) Nov 11th | Jiwon Ha (Greensboro, NC artist) Nov 22nd | Gaspard Louis (Durham, NC artist)
Point of Contact: danceassemblync@gmail.com | Carrie Plew + Caitlyn Schrader, Dance Assembly NC
Website: http://www.danceassemblync.com
IN PRACTICE (online series)
Type: Practice
Date:
10/1 Ways to shake
10/8 Rest + restore
10/15 Subtle Strength
10/22 Play + imagination
10/29 Movement practice
Time :12:00 noon Wednesdays October
Location: Zoom Link
Description : Online guided classes in practice of being with self, each other + the body
$0-$20, payment by venmo/paypal directly to instructor
Point of Contact : Anna Maynard & emily liptow.
*If you are interested in teaching/facilitationg in November, let us know!
Website
Community Dance Class
Dates: 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26
Time: 10 30 00 AM
Location: Barriskill Dance Theatre School, 3642 Shannon Rd, Durham, NC 27707
Description: Community Class is a peer-to-peer education exchange for dance professionals. Class is free, teaching is volunteer, space is donated. The environment is supportive, collaborative, investigative, and generous. Teachers offer what they are interested in, students come with curiosity and responsibility for their own bodies
Point of Contact: Laura Grant - laura.a.grant@gmail.com
Practice Forward
Type: Practice, Community Gathering
Dates:
October 15 - Solidarity Economies - With Culture Mill with members of Haw River Assembly and Triangle Mutual Aid
October 28th - Time Bank - With Culture Mill and Harry Phillips
November 4th - Songs of Resistance - Led by Kamara Thomas and Kym Register
November 18- Intergeneration Movement- With Culture Mill and Clint Lutes (Part I)
December 3rd Intergenerational Movement - With Culture Mill and Clint Lutes (Part II)
December 16 - Breathwork and Inner- Relationship Focusing for Male- Identified People - With Culture Mill and Ari Berenbaum
Time: 6:00 PM
Location : The Haw River Ballroom
Description: Each session offers embodied and creative practices to strengthen resilience and deepen connections, collectively building community resilience and capacity to help us face uncertainty. This series insists that creativity and embodiment are key to building resilient communities.
A community of practice cultivates a community of care.
Accessibility Information: For accessible parking, please be aware that there are only a few of those spots right outside of the Saxapahaw General Store. The Haw River Ballroom is an ADA-compliant space with accessible parking, entry, and bathrooms. The event will include light movement that can be modified to meet participant needs. Chairs will be available. Face masks will be on hand. If you are feeling sick, please stay home to protect our immunocompromised community -- we'll catch you at the next gathering. For further accessibility inquiries, please reach out to caitlyn@culturemill.org.
Point of Contact: Tommy Noonan
Group Shake
Type: Practice, Community Gathering
Dates: 10/6, 10/31, 11/15, 12/1
Locations :
10/6 - ADF
10/31 - Duke East Campus , The Ark
Description : Group Shake is a collective solo durational practice. We come together to tend to our own bodies, in community. It offers an alternative to ecstatic dance for those interested in movement without touch or interaction with others. We shake and move to music over an extended period, focusing on shaking and rocking, allowing the body to move naturally—free from concerns about appearance, skill, or rhythm. While it may resemble dancing, the true intention is to release tension and energy. This practice promotes circulation, supports the nervous system, enhances overall health, and fosters a sense of community.
Point of Contact: undercurrentnc@gmail.com
Website : https://www.undercurrentnc.com/group-shake-archive
