The latest dance news, reviews, and performance coverage from City Center, NY City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor Dance, and companies around the world.
The Joffrey Ballet announced the promotion of Rehearsal Director Adam Blyde to Associate Artistic Director, a newly created position and the first of its kind since Ashley Wheater MBE was appointed Artistic Director in 2007.
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Misty Copeland, the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, will curate The Joyce Ballet Festival 2026, featuring dancers from six major companies at The Joyce Theater in NYC.
Northern Ballet and Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux announced a co-production of a new SWAN LAKE, choreographed by Rachel Beaujean, with dramaturg Uzma Hameed, set to tour the UK.
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Convergence Ballet Company will present free performances of Mary Poppins: An Interactive Ballet Adventure at Phoenix Public Libraries, inviting children to participate alongside professional dancers in an interactive storytelling experience.
Tom Gold Dance will perform Mad About the Boy in the open-air Amphitheater at Untermyer Park and Gardens in Yonkers, NY, featuring dancers from New York City Ballet and live musical accompaniment.
BODYTRAFFIC will mark the end of its 20-year run with final Los Angeles performances at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, featuring works by Trey McIntyre, Cayetano Soto, and others as part of a national Tour of Thanks.
Birmingham Royal Ballet announced a new photo series, OUR CITY, YOUR BALLET, shot by local photographer Clive Booth, to be displayed across Birmingham, celebrating the company's ties to the city.
Moe-tion Dance Theater will perform a one-night program at Centenary Stage Company's Sitnik Theatre, featuring the premiere of a new work on aging and menopause alongside young dancers from the In Motion Dance Company.
Battery Dance will present its 45th Annual Festival at Wagner Park, featuring a week of free nightly performances, community workshops, and a one-night commemorative show marking the U.
House of DOV will present the world premiere of Circle of Apathy at Ragdale in Lake Forest, IL, featuring live music from Family Junket.
Dance Umbrella announced major funding from Arts Council England and the British Council for its Diversifying Curatorial Stewardship programme, a multi-year initiative to widen curatorial leadership pathways for underrepresented practitioners in UK and international dance.
JOAT Festival International de Street Dance will return to Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles for its 10th edition, co-produced with Danse Danse, featuring breaking, hip hop, and popping battles, workshops, and performances at Club Soda and Place des Arts.
Julian Donaldson, former Perth International Arts Festival director, has been appointed to the Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia board and will assume the Chair role upon Margrete Helgeby Chaney's retirement after over a decade of leadership.
American Ballet Theatre announced two new appointments to its Board of Trustees: technology executive Dr.
More than 700 students from London boroughs and Essex performed in STEP AROUND TOWN, part of the Royal Academy of Dance's Step into Dance programme, the UK's largest inclusive dance programme for secondary school students.
Tony nominee Jared Grimes will bring his new show, 100 MILES ON TAP, to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, exploring the music of Miles Davis through tap, swing, and improvisation.
Brian Webb Dance Company announced Molly McDermott as its incoming Artistic Director, succeeding founder Brian Webb, who has led the Edmonton-based contemporary dance organization since 1979.
DanceWorks will present Sweet Ephemera, a double bill featuring two contemporary dance works by emerging Toronto-based artists exploring queer intimacy, cultural memory, and diasporic experience at The Theatre Centre.
Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute announced a five-week Butoh course in Brooklyn, culminating in a student performance.
Young Dancemakers Company, a tuition-free NYC public high school dance ensemble, announced its 2026 touring season, featuring student-created works and a repertory project with choreographer Milton Myers, culminating at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.
The 2026 Chita Rivera Awards ceremony was held recently.
The Royal Ballet will present SO ARE WE, its first-ever program of works by choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, including a world premiere and a 20th-anniversary staging of Shoot the Moon.
Dance Consortium announced a 13-venue Ireland and UK tour of SÃO PAULO DANCE COMPANY, opening at Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
