Three dancers in mid-leap are spotlighted against a dark background, with event details for the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company concert displayed below.

Idaho Dance Education Organization Inc

LXCL:Centennial Performing Arts Center @Centennial High School, 12400 McMillan Road, Boise, ID 83713 Co-Sponsored by West Ada School District, Idaho Dance Education Organization, Idaho Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Saturday RW Dance Company Concert Adult Ticket

Saturday RW Dance Company Concert Student Ticket

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company to Perform Live in Concert in the Treasure Valley A public performance on Saturday, October 3, 2026, caps the &ldquo;Building Dance Literacy&rdquo; residency and IDEO Annual Conference &mdash; tickets on sale now BOISE, IDAHO&nbsp;&mdash; The Idaho Dance Education Organization (IDEO) invites the public to an evening with the renowned Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, performing live in concert on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Centennial Performing Arts Center (Centennial High School). The performance is the public capstone of &ldquo;Building Dance Literacy&rdquo; &mdash; a week-long Ririe-Woodbury residency across Treasure Valley arts schools that culminates in the RW residency, IDEO Annual Conference, and State High School Dance Festival. Audiences will experience a full evening of bold, contemporary repertory from Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company &mdash; Utah&rsquo;s longest-standing contemporary dance company, now under the artistic direction ofLeslie Kraus. Guided by the company&rsquo;s motto, &ldquo;dance is for everybody,&rdquo; the concert celebrates the power of live performance to inspire and connect communities of all ages. In the days leading up to the concert (September 28 &ndash; October 3), Ririe-Woodbury&rsquo;s artist-educators bring master classes, workshops, and lecture-demonstrations into the region&rsquo;s co-sponsoring arts schools, deepening students&rsquo; dance literacy &mdash; their ability to read, create, perform, and respond to movement. The Saturday-evening concert opens that experience to the wider community. TICKETSTickets are on sale now: $10 for students&nbsp;and&nbsp;$20 for general admission.&nbsp;Tickets may be purchased online through Zeffy or at the door.&nbsp;Admission is free for Ririe-Woodbury residency school participants and for IDEO Conference and State High School Dance Festival attendees. Purchase tickets and find details at idahodeo.org.Location:&nbsp;Centennial Performing Arts Center (Centennial High School Theater), Boise, Idaho. ABOUT RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY&nbsp;Founded in 1964 by Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is Utah&rsquo;s longest-standing international contemporary dance institution. Guided by the motto &ldquo;dance is for everybody,&rdquo; the company commissions bold new works and offers education programs that make dance accessible to all ages and backgrounds. Over six decades, the company has performed across the U.S. and worldwide, and it is the only company worldwide with the rights to perform full evenings of Alwin Nikolais&rsquo; groundbreaking works. Today, under the artistic direction of Leslie Kraus, Ririe-Woodbury continues to champion innovation, community, and the transformative power of dance. ABOUT THE IDAHO DANCE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION&nbsp;Founded in 2015, the Idaho Dance Education Organization (IDEO) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing dance education through professional development, networking, and advocacy. IDEO provides valuable resources and opportunities for dance educators, students, and enthusiasts across Idaho, and is a state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). ABOUT WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CO-SPONSORING ARTS SCHOOLS&nbsp;West Ada School District is Idaho&rsquo;s largest school district, serving approximately 40,000 students across 58schools in Meridian, Eagle, Star, and western Boise. The concert and residency are co-sponsored by four of the district&rsquo;s arts-focused schools of choice, which host the Ririe-Woodbury residency: Idaho Fine Arts Academy, an audition-based, tuition-free public arts school for grades 6&ndash;12 where dancemaking and contemporary dance anchor the dance program; and Pioneer School of the Arts, Christine Donnell School of the Arts, and Chief Joseph School of the Arts &mdash; arts-integrated elementary schools of choice that weave the visual and performing arts throughout the curriculum. ABOUT IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL Idaho Arts Charter School, an additional co-sponsor of the concert, is a tuition-free public charter school in Nampa serving students in grades Pre-K through 12. With a strong emphasis on music, dance, drama, and visual arts integrated across its curriculum, the school is recognized among Idaho&rsquo;s top schools for the arts. PRESS CONTACTRachel Swenson &mdash; IDEO Board Member, Conference Chair, IFAA Artistic Director &amp; Dance Teacher<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:rswenson@idahodeo.org" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">rswenson@idahodeo.org</a> | (208) 949-8017 | <a fr-original-style="" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.idahodeo.org</a> | Facebook: @IdahoDEO Presented by the Idaho Dance Education Organization, a state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization. This project is supported in part by the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;color:rgb(233, 237, 241);width:720px;font-family:Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;margin-inline:0px !important;margin:0px;" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(233, 237, 241); width: 720px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; margin-inline: 0px !important; margin: 0px;">

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for purchasing a concert ticket and helping build dance literacy for Idaho. Contact Rachel Swenson with any questions about the concert: rswenson@idahodeo.org. Warmly,Rachel Swenson, IDEO Board Member, Conference Chair, and IFAA Dance Teacher&nbsp;

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company to Perform Live in Concert in the Treasure Valley A public performance on Saturday, October 3, 2026, caps the “Building Dance Literacy” residency and IDEO Annual Conference — tickets on sale now BOISE, IDAHO — The Idaho Dance Education Organization (IDEO) invites the public to an evening with the renowned Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, performing live in concert on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Centennial Performing Arts Center (Centennial High School). The performance is the public capstone of “Building Dance Literacy” — a week-long Ririe-Woodbury residency across Treasure Valley arts schools that culminates in the RW residency, IDEO Annual Conference, and State High School Dance Festival. Audiences will experience a full evening of bold, contemporary repertory from Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company — Utah’s longest-standing contemporary dance company, now under the artistic direction ofLeslie Kraus. Guided by the company’s motto, “dance is for everybody,” the concert celebrates the power of live performance to inspire and connect communities of all ages. In the days leading up to the concert (September 28 – October 3), Ririe-Woodbury’s artist-educators bring master classes, workshops, and lecture-demonstrations into the region’s co-sponsoring arts schools, deepening students’ dance literacy — their ability to read, create, perform, and respond to movement. The Saturday-evening concert opens that experience to the wider community. TICKETSTickets are on sale now: $10 for students and $20 for general admission. Tickets may be purchased online through Zeffy or at the door. Admission is free for Ririe-Woodbury residency school participants and for IDEO Conference and State High School Dance Festival attendees. Purchase tickets and find details at idahodeo.org.Location: Centennial Performing Arts Center (Centennial High School Theater), Boise, Idaho. ABOUT RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY Founded in 1964 by Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is Utah’s longest-standing international contemporary dance institution. Guided by the motto “dance is for everybody,” the company commissions bold new works and offers education programs that make dance accessible to all ages and backgrounds. Over six decades, the company has performed across the U.S. and worldwide, and it is the only company worldwide with the rights to perform full evenings of Alwin Nikolais’ groundbreaking works. Today, under the artistic direction of Leslie Kraus, Ririe-Woodbury continues to champion innovation, community, and the transformative power of dance. ABOUT THE IDAHO DANCE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION Founded in 2015, the Idaho Dance Education Organization (IDEO) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing dance education through professional development, networking, and advocacy. IDEO provides valuable resources and opportunities for dance educators, students, and enthusiasts across Idaho, and is a state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). ABOUT WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CO-SPONSORING ARTS SCHOOLS West Ada School District is Idaho’s largest school district, serving approximately 40,000 students across 58schools in Meridian, Eagle, Star, and western Boise. The concert and residency are co-sponsored by four of the district’s arts-focused schools of choice, which host the Ririe-Woodbury residency: Idaho Fine Arts Academy, an audition-based, tuition-free public arts school for grades 6–12 where dancemaking and contemporary dance anchor the dance program; and Pioneer School of the Arts, Christine Donnell School of the Arts, and Chief Joseph School of the Arts — arts-integrated elementary schools of choice that weave the visual and performing arts throughout the curriculum. ABOUT IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL Idaho Arts Charter School, an additional co-sponsor of the concert, is a tuition-free public charter school in Nampa serving students in grades Pre-K through 12. With a strong emphasis on music, dance, drama, and visual arts integrated across its curriculum, the school is recognized among Idaho’s top schools for the arts. PRESS CONTACTRachel Swenson — IDEO Board Member, Conference Chair, IFAA Artistic Director &amp; Dance Teacher<a href="mailto:rswenson@idahodeo.org" target="_blank">rswenson@idahodeo.org</a> | (208) 949-8017 | <a target="_blank">www.idahodeo.org</a> | Facebook: @IdahoDEO Presented by the Idaho Dance Education Organization, a state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization. This project is supported in part by the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.<p style="box-sizing:inherit;width:720px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;margin-inline:0px !important;margin:0px;max-width:100%">

Idaho Dance Education Organization Inc

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Concert

Saturday RW Dance Company Concert Adult Ticket

$20

0

Saturday RW Dance Company Concert Student Ticket

$10

0