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SHIFT: Detroit Metropolitan Dance
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
SHIFT: Detroit Metropolitan Dance

SHIFT: Detroit Metropolitan Dance

Rozsa Presenting Series
Event Description

Detroit Metropolitan Dance, formerly Eisenhower Dance Detroit, presents SHIFT, a dynamic repertory program that captures Detroit Met Dance at a defining moment of transformation. Formerly known as Eisenhower Dance Detroit, the company enters this new chapter with a renewed identity rooted in legacy and propelled by its evolving identity. This bold program reflects the power of movement to mark change, challenge perspective, and carry us forward. Featuring works by Stephanie Pizzo, Yoshito Sakuraba, and more, SHIFT brings together a range of choreographic voices that illuminate the company’s athleticism, emotional depth, and contemporary edge. From Pizzo’s bold, visceral movement language to Sakuraba’s evocative Ongaeshi: A Debt of Feathers, the program honors where the company has been while revealing where it is headed.


Things to know

DATE | Saturday, September 12, 2026

TIMES | 3 and 7:30 p.m.

SEATING BEGINS | 2:30 and 7 p.m.

LOCATION | Rozsa Center

EST. RUN TIME | TBA

SEATING | Reserved

PUBLIC TICKETS | Pay As You're Able ($34 Full Fee) What is Pay As You're Able?(opens in a new tab)

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Thanks to our Sponsors

Support for this 2026/27 Rozsa Presenting Series event is provided in part by

James A. And Margaret C Black Endowment Fund, Katherine M. Bosch Foundation, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, and the Rozsa Center’s Circle of Supporters at mtu.edu/rozsa/donors(opens in a new tab).


About the Performers

Detroit Metropolitan Dance, formerly known as Eisenhower Dance Detroit, is a professional repertory company that, through outstanding performances and educational services, strives to deepen the understanding and appreciation of contemporary dance regionally, nationally, and internationally and to reflect on and explore issues of social significance.


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Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts

The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together.

Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton, Michigan, the 80,000-square-foot arts center's design is inspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft houses inside and out.

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