Hailed as innovative and prolific with the dancers having superb technique and inherent intelligence and artistry, Starr Foster Dance remains committed to their mission to collaborate with all genres of artists in their quest to make the world richer with art. Their upcoming season is abundant with creative collaborations with a variety of different artists.

Starr Foster Dance will present Spitting Image 2025 for five performances at the Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, on April 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2025.
This year, seven incredible photographers and nine guest performers from the community are joining us.

ONLINE TICKET SALES END ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SHOW.

REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED AT THE DOOR.

SPITTING IMAGE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 3rd 7:30PM OPENING NIGHT/POST SHOW Q&A
Friday, April 4th 7:30PM CHAMPAGNE NIGHT
Saturday, April 5th 2:00PM
Saturday, April 5th 5:00PM POST SHOW Q&A
Sunday, April 6th 2:00PM CLOSING NIGHT

COMPANY ARTISTS:
Fran Hemmer-Beaumont, Madison Ernstes, Shannon Comerford, Molly Huey, Angela Palmisano

SPITTING IMAGE GUEST PERFORMERS:
Adria Applebee, Alex Atkins, Roya Baker-Vahdani, Sarah Carrington, Lena Cohen (SFD 2024/25 mentee), Ma-Siya Dacus, Sophia Smith, Ella Holland, Janelle Ragland

SPITTING IMAGE SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Becky Atkins, Caroline Frye, Shannon Mills Guest, Mike Harrell, Allison Patel, Georgianne Stinnett, PJ Sykes

TICKET DISCOUNT: Date night tickets are always available: 2 tickets for $40 ($10 savings) by using the promo code: datenight at checkout. COUPON CODES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE ORDERS

Dance Schools: Please contact us for information about your young dancers viewing company warm-up before the matinee performances. Space is limited and this option is FREE for students with a ticket. Please contact us via email at starrfosterdance@gmail.com for group discounts.

PROGRAM LENGTH: 1hr 20mins

IMPORTANT LOCATION AND PARKING INFORMATION
The Firehouse Theatre is located at 1609 W. Broad Street near the corner of Lombardy & West Broad in the Fan neighborhood of Richmond. Free street parking is often available on either side of Broad Street between Lombardy and Allen, and along Lombardy between Grace and Broad. Do not park in Lowes because they will tow. It is very hard to seat late patrons, so we encourage you to come early.

The bar will be open before the show and during intermission. There's plenty of lounging space.

Performances are General Admission. All the seats are fantastic!

Tickets are not refundable. All sales are final. You may change your seats to another night of SPITTING IMAGE, if seats are still available. Please contact us in advance for changes. All requests must happen by March 28th, 2025 through email starrfosterdance@gmail.com or by phone 804.304.1523. Changes cannot be completed at the box office or through Firehouse Theatre.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE TO SFD TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMMING?
https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/starr-foster-dance

Visit our website for to learn more about us! www.starrfosterdance.org

Starr Foster Dance, founded by Artistic Director Starrene Foster, is an award-winning contemporary dance company based in Richmond, Virginia. Known for creating emotionally resonant works, Foster has received numerous awards and recognition for her teaching and choreography and feels strongly about creating work that embraces the human spirit. The SFD dancers have received much praise for their superb technique and the innate sense of connectedness while executing Foster’s unique movement vocabulary. It has been the goal to provide audiences nationally with prolific and engaging productions.

In their quest to make the world richer with art, SFD is dedicated to their mission of collaborating with all types of artists. SFD produces the bi-annual Page to Stage Series, a collaboration with writers, and the Spitting Image Series, a collaboration with photographers. Each of these productions foster the idea of merging interdisciplinary practices and providing opportunities to artists from the community. For the last 20 years, Starr Foster Dance has produced the highly recognized Annual Mid-Atlantic Choreographers Showcase, producing more than 250 dance artists and companies from around the country. In 2010, SFD established a mentorship program which offers young dancers an opportunity to train in a professional and safe environment.

Each year Starr Foster Dance strives to advance their mission, and is committed to deepen the understanding of dance and the performing arts through artistic excellence, innovative performances, lecture demonstrations, and community outreach. Dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural landscape, Starr Foster Dance thrives to make dance accessible and inclusive for all audiences.

Starr Foster Dance is a resident company at Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, Virginia