Solas Dance Theatre

Solas Dance Theatre is a pre-professional contemporary company associated with Dance Plus San Antonio, Solas’ first performance was on October 11, 2019, at Owl Creek Pumpkin Patch.  Solas is the brain child of artistic director  Julie Matthews Willis who chose the name Solas because it is the Gaelic word for light.  (Julie loves all things Celtic.)  She hopes the group will bring light to the arts community in San Antonio by filling some gaps.  The versatile group chooses to set shows at non-traditional times.  Additionally, the group offers young dancers an opportunity to perform and experience what it would be like to operate in a professional arena.  Julie also hopes that by combining love for God and love for dance, the group can bring joy and light to those who perform as well as to their audiences.

​

After a small and simple beginning, Solas continues to grow.  In 2020, in spite of COVID, Solas presented its first full length show VISIONS OF OCTOBER, a show inspired by Halloween and the fall season. VISIONS has become an annual tradition for the group.  In 2022, the group added A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM to its repertoire, with one indoor performance and one outdoor performance at the Arneson River Theatre.  Solas hopes to continue growing and to attract new audiences each year.

​