HERE
October 17, 2026 | 7:30pm
October 18, 2026 | 2:00pm
Schaap Center for the Performing Arts
15001 East Jefferson Avenue
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
TICKETING
$60 PREMIUM
$45 STANDARD
$1-44 PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN
GROUP RATES:
Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more for performances of HERE. Group tickets are subject to availability. Advance purchase is required to receive group discount.
Please call 248-594-9400 to reserve.
Opening the season, HERE becomes a powerful statement of arrival. Originally postponed from our previous season, the production now takes on deeper meaning as DMD's first performance at its new home theatre, The Schaap Center for Performing Arts in Grosse Pointe, MI.
WHAT’S ON THE PROGRAM?
Ongaeshi: The Debt of Feathers
Choreography: Yoshito Sakuraba
Premiere Date: 2026
Inspired by the poignant Japanese folktale The Grateful Crane, this abstract contemporary work explores the fragile threads between memory, sacrifice, and loss. Through minimalist staging, hand-crafted black-and-white animation, and emotionally charged movement, the piece centers on a man left behind—caught in quiet cycles of laughter, grief, and longing. Dancers inhabit states of transformation, weaving a visual poem suspended between reality and surrealism, the past and the ever-fleeting present. At its heart, Ongaeshi: The Debt of Feathers is not a retelling, but a meditation on love’s quiet cost and the irreversible passage of fate.
State of Mind
Choreography: Stephanie Pizzo
Premiere Date: 2021
"State of Mind" explores the intense physical and emotional state of the "fear of the unknown.” Pulsating and sharp, this audience favorite explores how we move forward without sight of what's to come, and the blind faith needed to keep going. Western Michigan University dancers will join our company artists on stage, reflecting our commitment to connect professional artists with the next generation and creating meaningful performance opportunities for emerging talent.
World Premiere by Stephanie Pizzo
Choreography: Stephanie Pizzo
Premiere Date: 2026
Artistic Director, Stephanie Pizzo’s new work is set to an original score composed by Madeline Merwin and performed with live music by the Warren Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Lee Neer.
ENHANCE YOUR DETROIT MET DANCE EXPERIENCE
Pre-Performance Dinner at Antidóte
October 17, 2026 | 5:45pm-7:15pm
*Rising Philanthropists receive complimentary access to all pre-performance dinners throughout the season. Join for just $35/month HERE.
Join us at Antidóte for a curated dinner just before our performance of HERE at the Schaap Center for the Performing Arts. A short walk to our performance venue, this dinner promises an elevated, sit-down dining experience designed exclusively for patrons of Detroit Metropolitan Dance.
WHAT’S ON THE MENU?
STARTER
Antidóte Caesar
ENTRÉE SELECTION
Chef-selected chicken entrée with seasonal accompaniment
or
Vegetarian tortellini
HOUSEMADE BREAD
Sourdough milk buns with rosemary garlic butter