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Built on Stilts Is Built to Last

Each August, Union Chapel become dance-central.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Each August, Union Chapel become dance-central.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Belly dancing troupe is crowd pleaser each year.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Belly dancing troupe is crowd pleaser each year.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Festival has taken on deeper resonance this summer after the pandemic shuttered many theatres and performance spaces.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Festival has taken on deeper resonance this summer after the pandemic shuttered many theatres and performance spaces.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A dance in your heart is all it takes.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A dance in your heart is all it takes.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Each evening’s performance includes 13 dances spanning a vast array of styles and genres.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Each evening’s performance includes 13 dances spanning a vast array of styles and genres.
Mark Alan Lovewell
All dances earn a rapturous response from the audience.
Mark Alan Lovewell
All dances earn a rapturous response from the audience.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Many of the dances challenged convention.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Many of the dances challenged convention.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Remaining nights are August 21-23.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Remaining nights are August 21-23.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Mark Alan Lovewell
Mark Alan Lovewell
Mark Alan Lovewell
Mark Alan Lovewell
Hitching a ride.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Hitching a ride.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Drum circle opens the evening, beckoning the audience to Union Chapel.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Drum circle opens the evening, beckoning the audience to Union Chapel.
Mark Alan Lovewell

The Built on Stilts dance festival turned 25 years this summer as it returned to Union Chapel.



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