THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY IN CHARLOTTE INCLUDES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF DANCE AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS WHO DEAL WITH VARIOUS CHALLENGES IN PRESENTING THEIR WORK. THEREFORE, LADYFESTCLT BRINGS ARTISTS TOGETHER WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WORK AND PERFORMANCE SPACE. LADYFESTCLT SHOWCASES LIVE PERFORMANCE AND DANCE FILMS, BROADENING AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE BY CREATING DIALOGUE ABOUT WORK THAT IS BEING MADE THROUGH THE FEMALE LENS.

LADYFESTCLT, PREVIOUSLY WOMEN'S SHOWCASE, WAS STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2015 BY CAITLYN SWETT AND SARAH INGEL, LATER JOINED BY MEGAN PAYNE IN 2016 AND JOY DAVIS IN 2023. SINCE THE FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE, LADYFESTCLT HAS RETURNED EACH YEAR TO PERFORM AT PROMINENT DANCE AND ARTS VENUES AROUND THE CITY AND DRAWS ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.