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The latest dance news, reviews, and performance coverage from City Center, NY City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor Dance, and companies around the world.
Ballet West to Launch Inaugural Summit Festival in Park City
Ballet West announced its inaugural Summit Festival in Park City, Utah, featuring live performances, a farm-to-table dinner with Ballerina Farm, and a free documentary screening in partnership with Park City Film.
Pina Bausch To Host Workshop At Hunter Dance Center in Houston
Hunter Dance Center and Open Dance Project will present a two-day Pina Bausch repertoire workshop led by Stephanie Troyak, the only U.
THE LITTLE PRINCE Ballet to Return for BalletX Summer Series 2026
BalletX will present THE LITTLE PRINCE, a full-length ballet choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with a live score by Peter Salem, at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia as the finale of its 20th Anniversary Season.
92NY Harkness Dance Center Unveils 2026-27 Season Featuring World Premieres, Festivals and International Artists
The 92nd Street Y, New York's Harkness Dance Center has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring world premieres, returning festivals and performances from acclaimed dance artists and companies from across the United States and around the world.
Joffrey Ballet to Launch 17th Annual WINNING WORKS Choreographic Competition
The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet announced a national call for five emerging choreographers to compete in its annual Winning Works program, with performances set for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
School of Nashville Ballet to Open Enrollment for 2026-27 Academic Year
School of Nashville Ballet is enrolling students for the upcoming academic year, offering programs for ages 2 through adult, including a free Young Men's Scholarship Program and Community Youth Division.
San Francisco Ballet to Make London Return With MERE MORTALS at Sadler's Wells
San Francisco Ballet will bring MERE MORTALS to Sadler's Wells Theatre for its first London visit since 2019, featuring choreography by Aszure Barton and a live performance by composer Floating Points.
FALL FOR DANCE NORTH to Feature Tessa Virtue's Off-Ice Debut in 2026 Festival
Olympic champion Tessa Virtue will perform without skates for the first time in her career at Toronto's FALL FOR DANCE NORTH festival, alongside a lineup including a Tony Award winner's Canadian debut.
CUNY Dance Initiative Unveils Largest Cohort of Resident Artists for 2026–27 Season
The CUNY Dance Initiative revealed its 2026–27 cohort, underwriting 26 residencies for early- and mid-career choreographers at 14 CUNY colleges across all five boroughs and four partner arts organizations.
Interview: 'It's My Happy Place Working With Big Ensembles': Choreographer Stephanie Lake on COLOSSUS
This weekend, COLOSSUS, choreographed by Stephanie Lake, will be making its UK debut at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Reveals the 2026-27 Dance Research Fellows Focusing on José Limón
The Library for the Performing Arts has announced the cohort for the 2026-27 Dance Research Fellowship, which, each year, pairs an artist or researcher with resources and a librarian to explore an aspect in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division archives.
American Dance Festival to Honor Glenna Batson, Carla Maxwell & Dan Wagoner Posthumously
The American Dance Festival announced that dance educators Glenna Batson, Carla Lena Maxwell, and Dan Wagoner will posthumously receive the 2026 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching.
BLUEGRASS JUNCTION to Return to Stage with Tim Eriksen and Wayside Bluegrass
Performa/Dance will present BLUEGRASS JUNCTION at Ballet Austin's AustinVentures Studio Theater, featuring live music by singer-songwriter Tim Eriksen and Austin's Wayside Bluegrass alongside choreography by Jennifer Hart.
Video: HELLO, DOLLY! Dance Rehearsal at Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit Playhouse posted dance rehearsal footage from its upcoming production of HELLO, DOLLY!, with choreographers William Carlos Angulo and Gianna Vasquez Bartolini leading the cast through their paces in New York.
NEPENTHE Contemporary Dance Film Debuts on Sadler's Wells Digital Stage
NEPENTHE, a surreal dance film about memory, healing and female friendship, premiered at the Dance Digital film festival as part of Sadler's Wells' The Floor Is Yours commission series.
Video: The Royal Ballet Explains BENESH MOVEMENT NOTATION in New Educational Clip
The Royal Ballet's Senior Benesh Choreologist and Assistant Répétiteur Gregory Mislin and Benesh Choreologist Daniel Kraus explain how Benesh Movement Notation is used to record and restage dance works, including a Kenneth MacMillan ballet.
Interview: Why Broadway’s Aydin Eyikan Keeps Returning to Fire Island Dance Festival
Ahead of Fire Island Dance Festival, Aydin Eyikan spoke about his unconventional path to Broadway, why the festival keeps drawing him back and what makes dancing on its iconic waterfront stage unlike anything else in his career.
The Joyce Receives $6M Capital Grant From New York State Council on the Arts
The Joyce Theater Foundation has been awarded a $6 million capital grant from the New York State Council on the Arts in support of the New York Center for Creativity & Dance, The Joyce’s 58,000-square-foot East Village facility dedicated to the creation, development, and advancement of dance
How Central Asian Nomadic Movement Traditions Are Being Reinterpreted Through Contemporary Choreography
Across Central Asia, movement has historically carried cultural meaning far beyond performance itself.
Review: SO ARE WE: LEÓN AND LIGHTFOOT, Royal Ballet And Opera
Having your work performed by the Royal Ballet is going to be a big deal at any point - so imagine waiting some 37 years…enter the room Paul Lightfoot and Sol León.
Moe-tion Dance Theater to Perform at Centenary Stage Company This Month
Centenary Stage Company will present Moe-tion Dance Theatre in a one-night performance at the Sitnik Theatre, featuring the premiere of a new work exploring aging and menopause alongside young dancers from the In Motion Dance Company.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival to Open 94th Season with Paul Taylor Dance Company
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival will kick off its 94th summer season with Paul Taylor Dance Company performing in the Ted Shawn Theatre, alongside a Pillow debut from Shamel Pitts | TRIBE.
Texas Ballet Theater to Launch New Stanley Korshak Partnership for Fall Events
Texas Ballet Theater announced a new partnership with luxury retailer Stanley Korshak as part of its upcoming fall fundraising season, featuring fashion shows and luncheons across Dallas and Fort Worth.
The Cowles Center Reopens With Site-Specific Dance Performance By Anat Shinar
The Cowles Center reopens in downtown Minneapolis with AN ODE TO BEING RIGHT UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE ARRIVES, a new work by choreographer Anat Shinar featuring Twin Cities dance artists, tied to a City of Minneapolis Bridge Fund for Dance initiative.