Grit and Grace IX: The Love Movement
Fri, May 22
|Camden Opera House
Grit & Grace IX: THE LOVE MOVEMENT returns for its 16th year—uniting 70 dancers in a powerful, high-energy performance of hope, inspiration, and joy. This is more than dance—it’s a community experience that will move your heart and lift your spirit. 3 nights only, May 22–24.
Time & Location
May 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
About the Event
“Only love can be greater than hate. Only light can overcome the dark.” In a world that feels heavier than ever, one stage becomes a beacon.
Returning for its 16th Annual Production, KEA Dance Center invites you into something far more than a performance—Grit & Grace IX: THE LOVE MOVEMENT. This is where emotion becomes motion, where struggle transforms into beauty, and where a community gathers to rise together.
Each year, Grit & Grace honors the resilience we carry and the grace we discover along the way. This season, that message feels deeper, more urgent. Through moments of joy, vulnerability, and raw power, 70 dancers of all ages take the stage—channeling the weight of the world into something luminous. What emerges is not just dance, but a collective release, a shared healing, and a celebration of hope.
From contemporary to hip-hop, jazz to modern, every piece is crafted to stir something…