Jamestown Dance Festival

The Jamestown Dance Festival, spearheaded by Sukanya Burman Dance, and co-presented with The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, marks its inaugural year in Chautauqua County with a weekend full of dance performances, workshops, film screenings, and panel discussions from September 7th to 8th, 2024. Set in Jamestown, NY, JDF is aimed at showcasing global dance genres through unique collaborations with dancers, artists, and musicians, the festival strives for pay equity in the arts and seeks to make dance accessible and affordable, thus fostering a robust artistic community. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, 60% of the featured artists are artists of color, embracing a range of cultural dance forms and contributing to gender and geographic diversity.