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What is NACHMO?

NACHMO (which stands for National Choreography Month) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building an inclusive and active dance community across the world!

 

More info about the Organization here!

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January Challenge

Every January, NACHMO issues a challenge for choreographers of all levels to create movement daily using short, accessible prompts! You can participate for recreation, or with the goal of staging an entirely new work!

More info about the January Challenge here!

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Ambo x NACHMO 

Ambo uses the NACHMO January Challenge as a means of kicking off the new year of dance! Using the daily prompts given, choreographers from the company or the community stage brand new works that are premiered in a mixed-bill show in March.

View Photos from past years NACHMO Shows here!

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Get Involved!

Are you a local dancer looking for performance opportunities? Or are you a choreographer looking for an opportunity to create a new work and showcase it? Ambo's annual NACHMO show may exactly what you're looking for! Check for upcoming Company Auditions or Contact us!

Ambo Dance Theatre is proud to host the 4th Annual Kentucky NACHMO Dance Festival! This mixed-bill production features works by Kentucky choreographers with Ambo Dance Theatre and beyond, as well as guest performances by Dance Uprising (Ann Arbor, MI) and Deno Dance Company (Lafayette, IN)!

 

All of the dance works featured in the show were created as part of the National Choreography Month January Challenge!

March 22-23, 2024

Commonwealth Theatre Center

1123 Payne Street

Louisville, KY 40204

  • PERFORMANCE: St. James Court Art Show
    PERFORMANCE: St. James Court Art Show
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Oct 04
    St. James Court
    Oct 04, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    St. James Court, 1400 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208, USA
    Oct 04, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    St. James Court, 1400 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208, USA
    Join us at St. James Court Art Show as we take the stage with a variety of works from our company repertory!
  • Contact Improvisation Jam: October
    Contact Improvisation Jam: October
    Sat, Oct 05
    Louisville
    Oct 05, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Oct 05, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Calling all Contact Improvisors, Ecstatic Dancers, and dance curious humans! Join us for our monthly Contact Jam! All are welcome!
  • Dance Movie Night: GLOW
    Dance Movie Night: GLOW
    Sat, Oct 05
    Louisville
    Oct 05, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Oct 05, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Dance Movie Night is a free community event open to anyone who wants to enjoy and dive a little deeper into Dance! On the first Saturday of every month, Ambo Dance Theatre will host a screening of a professional dance work.
  • PERFORMANCE: St. James Court Art Show
    PERFORMANCE: St. James Court Art Show
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Oct 06
    St. James Court
    Oct 06, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    St. James Court, 1400 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208, USA
    Oct 06, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    St. James Court, 1400 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208, USA
    Join us at St. James Court Art Show as we take the stage with a variety of works from our company repertory!
  • Contact Improvisation Jam: November
    Contact Improvisation Jam: November
    Sat, Nov 02
    Louisville
    Nov 02, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Nov 02, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Calling all Contact Improvisors, Ecstatic Dancers, and dance curious humans! Join us for our monthly Contact Jam! All are welcome!
  • Sat, Nov 02
    Louisville
    Nov 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Nov 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Louisville, 812 Clarks Ln, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
    Dance Movie Night is a free community event open to anyone who wants to enjoy and dive a little deeper into Dance! On the first Saturday of every month, Ambo Dance Theatre will host a screening of a professional dance work.
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