ASPEN FRINGE FESTIVAL presents the 18th annual AFF Junefest
A celebration of the human spirit through live Dance, Theatre & AFF filmfest award films
June 12-13, 2026, at 7:30 pm at the Wheeler Opera House

JUNE 12 — DANCE & FILM: SILVER LININGS: Only in Darkness can you see the Stars
—Direct from NYC, SOULSKIN Dance presents
UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS — Following its NYC Premiere at Alvin Ailey Dance
Center.
A transformative ballet about how we collide, diverge, and reconnect.
"A Ravishing Lust for Life…" – Dance Enthusiast
—AFF Features 2 Local Choreographers~
DISAPPEARED — by Alya Howe.
Balancing disappearing values with hope's renewal.
GAS // LIGHTENING — by Lilly Bright.
Freedom is not for the Faint of Heart.
—AFF Filmfest Award films:
DREAMADRE — Film by Elisabetta Carnevale. Inspired by Terpsichore, the muse of Dance.
for Mothers & Mother Earth.
THE KEY — Film by Jaco Strydom.
Past & future blur in a desert landscape on a memory trail of loss & desire.

JUNE 13 — THEATRE: STILL, by Lia Romero
A funny, thought-provoking play about lost love & second chances.
"Best New American Play" — NY Outer Critics Circle Nominee.
THE STORY: Nearly 30 years after their relationship ended, Helen and Mark meet over drinks…
and find themselves charmed and attracted all over again. When past choices and new secrets surface, everything they believe about the future is called into question.
Humorous and revealing, Still explores the delicate dance between what connects us and what divides us.
Starring David Ledingham and Libby Rife, directed by Maurice Lamee.
"Juicy. Smart" — NY Times "Romantic and timely" — TheaterMania

AFF’S JUNEFEST 18, Details @ Aspenfringefestival.org.
Unexpected Encounters: Performed by Soulskin Dancers: Leslie Plummer, Andrea Dusel, Barbara Koch, Sophia Rumasuglia. Costumes by Cathy Cooper & Original Score by Reuben Butchardt.
More @ Soulskindance.org.
“Gas // Lightening - Freedom is not for the Faint of Heart” : Performed by Lilly Bright.
more @ curiouslybright.com,
DISAPPEARED: Performed by Alya Howe, Lilly Bright.
More at Disappeared
DREAMADRE: Performed by Elisabetta Carnevale.
More @ DREAMADRE
THE KEY: Performed by Barbara Koch & Fred Gehrig
More @ JacoStrydom

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TICKETS/ FRINGE PASSES
Wheeler Opera House Box Office 970-920-5770
Individual tickets $45
Festival Pass $75 (Save 20%)
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