2005 ( October 13-18, 2005)  The Festival is sponsored by Maida Withers Dance Construction Company, George Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music; Joy of Motion Dance Centers; Improv Arts, Inc; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Washington Performing Arts Society.

Stand Up Curated by Jennifer Clark Stone and Amanda Abrams;  Mantis, 1847 Columbia Road, NW

Sanctuary Directed by Ed Tyler, Presented by Washington Performing Arts Society at Gala Theatre

Breaking the Sound Barrier, Curated by Nancy Havlik and Heidi Schimpf, Jack Guidone Theater and Joy of Motion Dance Center Friendship Heights.

Boiled Down Curated by Daniel Burkholder, Jack Guidone Theater at Joy of Motion Dance Center, Friendship Heights

Tilt by mostly men…a spirted Contest between persons…the end game burated by Maida Withers, The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage

Improv Workshops: Wendy Woodson (Text and Movement), Cyrus Khambatta (Contact Improv/8 View Points); Marvin Center Dance Studio GWU.