Ambo Dance Theatre is proud to host the 5th 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 7-8, 2025
The Henry Clay Theatre
604 S 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Tickets On Sale Now!
Purchase tickets to both Professional Concerts and our Student Concert below! You can also Learn about all the different ways that you can participate in The Kentucky NACHMO Dance Festival as a dancer or choreographer!
Multiple DatesFri, Mar 07The Henry Clay TheatreMar 07, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMThe Henry Clay Theatre, 604 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40202
Multiple DatesSat, Mar 08The Henry Clay TheatreMar 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMThe Henry Clay Theatre, 604 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40202- Multiple DatesSat, Mar 08The Henry Clay TheatreMar 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMThe Henry Clay Theatre, 604 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40202
What is NACHMO?
NACHMO (which stands for National Choreography Month) is an organization dedicated to building an inclusive and active dance community across the world!
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!
Ambo x NACHMO
Ambo is the NACHMO Regional Director for the state of Kentucky and 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.
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 be exactly what you're looking for!
Join us for an Informational Meeting on this year's NACHMO!
NACHMO 2025 Informational Meeting
Sunday, December 15, 2024
5-6pm via Google Meet
Not able to make the meeting? No worries, you can reach out to us at any time!
The Kentucky NACHMO Dance Festival
Professional Concert
If you are wanting to present work in the festival as a CHOREOGRAPHER, please complete the Choreographer Interest Form no later than December 31, 2024!
The Kentucky NACHMO Dance Festival
Student Concert
We also have opportunities for STUDENT creators! The NACHMO Student Concert consists of works either entirely student-created, or guided by an adult but incorporating a high level of student voice in the creative process!
If you are wanting to present work in the NACHMO Student Concert, please complete the Commitment to Participate Form no later than January 15, 2025!
The Kentucky NACHMO Dance Festival
Dancers Info
If you are wanting to participate as a DANCER, make sure to check out our upcoming Company Auditions on January 5, 2025!
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or inquiries!