Dance piece The Family Project, by Pam Kuntz, runs through Oct. 14

Kuntz and Company, headed by Western Washington University Dance Program senior instructor Pam Kuntz, will present "The Family Project" beginning Oct. 5 in Bellingham.

"The Family Project" is a piece exploring the stories, experiences and relationships of local families. The original piece was created by more than 20 Whatcom County families in collaboration with Ian Bivins, Vanessa Daines, Angela Kiser, Harrison Koltzman-Knott, Pam Kuntz and Zach Wymore.

This is the 12th in a series of performance pieces created by Kuntz that have explored a range of social and personal issues using the stories of local community members. Past pieces include The Mom Project (2005), That one Curve (2006), Stories from Jim and Jo (2010) and Leave my Shoes by the Door (2011). Using dance as the vehicle for delivering these stories, performers provide a revealing, sensory experience that makes public those things that aren't normally talked about.

Seven public performances of The Family Project will be held at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center in Bellingham on two consecutive weekends beginning Friday, Oct. 5. Performance dates are Oct 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday performances begin at 5 p.m. A post-show discussion will immediately follow the Saturday performances.

Admission is $15. Tickets are available at Village Books, brownpapertickets.com and at the door.

The Family Project is supported in part by the Washington State Arts Commission.

For more information, go to http://www.kuntzandcompany.org or call (360) 510-4711.