Join us in Orringer Auditorium for a 4:00 p.m. documentary film screening with live performance and conversation featuring Black Box Dance Theatre (BBDT), a Raleigh-based modern dance company known for powerful storytelling, emotionally compelling performances, and a deep commitment to using movement as a catalyst for connection—building bridges across communities, disciplines, and lived experiences.

The event begins with a short live performance featuring excerpts from Patriot’s Path, performed by BBDT dancers including founding member Alfredo Hurtado, a Purple Heart combat-wounded U.S. Army veteran. This performance sets the stage for a screening of "We Lift Each Other"—a documentary filmed in North Carolina that bears witness to BBDT’s artist-led model of hope and community engagement.

Directed by Lou Pepe and executive produced by Tony Award–winning producer Mara Isaacs, "We Lift Each Other" follows three veterans from a treatment court as they journey through a week of collaborative dance-making and performance. The film offers a close, personal view into the transformative power of art, community, and shared storytelling, illuminating the impact of real art created with and for real people.

A facilitated talk-back conversation will follow the screening, inviting dialogue with artists and participants about art, service, and the power of belonging.

Free and open to the public.