Events

Bring the family (along with blankets and lawn chairs) for an afternoon of dance on the DIA’s Woodward Plaza. Featuring performances by local, national, and international talent curated for family audiences, Summer Stage promises to be a festival highlight for all ages. Sunday will feature family-friendly outdoor activities to get everyone moving! Learn More Here -  https://dia.org/events/dance-city-festival-summer-stage-0?event_date=2026-09-20

In celebration of the centennial of John Coltrane, saxophonist Marcus Elliot presents a reimagining of one of Coltrane’s most visionary works, Africa/Brass. Featuring newly commissioned arrangements by composer and arranger Kris Johnson, this project reinterprets selections from the landmark Africa/Brass album through the lens of contemporary improvisation and orchestration. Performed by a ten piece ensemble with Marcus Elliot

Master saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell is one of the great innovators in creative music of the post-Coltrane, post-Ayler era. He has for over 40 years been a restless explorer of new forms, ideas and concepts. This performance is in partnership with Edgefest, the award-winning annual avant-garde jazz and creative new music festival in Ann Arbor and

Nobuntu is a female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe that has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. Their exciting and uplifting concerts feature their pure voices along with traditional dance and percussion. The word Nobuntu is an African concept that values humbleness, love,