The festival is presented by ARTS Wake Forest and the Wege Foundation in partnership with the Wake Forest Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources.
[1][2] The festival is a one-day event held in Autumn every year at E. Carroll Joyner Park in Wake Forest.
[6][7] The festival is directed by Masha Dashkina Maddux, a former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, and was founded in 2017.
[8][9][10] The festival has featured performances by the UNCG School of Dance, Carolina Ballet, Gaspard & Dancers, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
The festival awards scholarships to dance students who are performing.