NEW JERSEY DANCE NEWS COVERAGE

NJPAC will present Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for its annual Mother's Day weekend, featuring five world premieres and the first season under new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack....

Nimbus Dance will present SUM OF PARTS, featuring the world premiere of A Land, A Promise by Princess Grace Award-winning choreographer Houston Thomas, with a live choral score performed by the West Village Chorale....

Nimbus Dance, a Jersey City-based contemporary company has revealed its Spring Season, Sum of Parts, May 15–16, 2026, with performances at the Nimbus Arts Center in Jersey City....

Carolyn Dorfman Dance will hold REACH, a benefit evening at Maplewood Country Club featuring performances, awards, and dinner supporting the company's arts education and community programs....

Ballet Arts will mark its 50th anniversary season with a new staging of Coppélia, presented in collaboration with the Adelphi Orchestra. This family‑friendly production brings together live orchestral music, guest artists, and dancers. ...

NJPAC will present New Jersey Ballet in NEW VOICES. BOLD VISIONS. on April 24-25, 2026 in Newark, featuring a world premiere by Princess Grace Award winner Roderick George and Ulysses Dove's RED ANGELS....

Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has announced its upcoming spring and summer lineup, featuring a mix of comedy, music, storytelling, and special events from April through June....

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) just added Broadway superstar Sierra Boggess and Grammy winning trio Time for Three, consisting of Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals) and Charles Yang (violin, vocals), to the 2026 Princeton Festival's impressive ros...

American Repertory Ballet's 2025/26 season finale at NBPAC will feature Americana - a vibrant mixed-repertoire performance that celebrates the spirit of our country in honor of its 250th anniversary....

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will present a series of performances and workshops in New York City and across the United States, starting March 2026. The tour will also introduce the 'Finding Grace' curriculum aimed at schools nationwide....

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will conclude its 20-city U.S. tour with performances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The event marks the inaugural season under new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack....

Pilobolus will return to New Jersey Performing Arts Center with OTHER WORLDS COLLECTION, a new evening-length program of contemporary dance. The performance will feature new works created with collaborators from theater and music....

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will lead a vibrant Dragon Procession through Newark on February 14, 2026, marking the Lunar New Year celebrations at NJPAC and the Newark Museum....

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present a free Dragon Procession through the City of Newark on Saturday, February 14, 2026, with support from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Newark Museum....

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present Tango After Dark featuring international tango superstars and World Tango Champions Germán Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi. ...

Jersey City Theater Center will present a multidisciplinary experience that bridges continents, cultures, and generations: Where Deep Waters Cross, featuring the Carolyn Dorfman Dance company in collaboration with Rashad Wright....

Sa Dance Company will bring its acclaimed work RISE to State Theatre New Jersey for a one-night performance in New Brunswick. The four-movement dance piece explores the life journey of an Indian woman and honors generations of women through contemporary Indian dance....

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will return to NJPAC with Year of the Horse, a family-friendly Lunar New Year celebration featuring new and returning works. The annual event remains a cornerstone of NJPAC’s winter season and a celebration of renewal for the Newark community....

New Jersey Ballet's presentation of the The Nutcracker comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center for 15 performances beginning Friday, December 12 at 7:30 pm....

Centenary Stage Company has opened registration for the 2026 session of The Conservatory of Dance at Centenary University, offering affordable, high-quality, collegiate-level dance training to the northwest New Jersey community of all skill levels. ...

Married couple Tara and Austin Jarboe return to the Roxey Ballet for its 30th season, performing in THE NUTCRACKER — a special return as the couple first met in the 2001 production, playing Clara and Fritz....

Carolyn Dorfman Dance will returns to be in residence at the Morris Museum with a public performance at the Bickford Theatre in Dances of Hope, a celebration of community....

Nimbus Dance’s Jersey Nutcracker will tour across New Jersey for the first time, with performances at Kean Stage (Dec. 6), NJPAC (Dec. 12–13), and the Nimbus Arts Center (Dec. 19–23)....

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has announced that Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, one of the nation's most prominent flamenco dance companies, will return to Saratoga Springs for a week-long residency October 12–16, 2025....

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) will open its 2025–26 season at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) with the return of Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg’s acclaimed staging of Giselle. Performances will run Friday, October 10 through Sunday, October 12, 2025....

New Jersey Ballet has announced its 2025/2026 Season at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), where the company serves as the Resident Ballet Company. This season offers an inspiring mix of bold contemporary choreography, beloved classics, and treasured holiday traditions—all performed at one of N...

Presented first at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, on May 8, 2025, and later at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 17 and 18, this program paid tribute to the genius of George Balanchine and the everlasting magic of classical ballet....

New Jersey nonprofit Freespace Dance will bring the first Montclair Dance Festival to Montclair State University. The family-friendly day-long ticketed event features a variety of dance genres. Learn how to attend....

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center's 2025-26 Season of Dance is set to include World Premieres by New Jersey Ballet, New Jersey Debut of Tango After Dark, and more. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m....

Celebrate Mother's Day weekend Friday, May 9, Sunday, May 11 at American Repertory Ballet's 'Pasión,' a program at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center with Spanish, Mexican, and Cuban choreographic ties....

American Repertory Ballet has continued their successful season with the outstanding world premiere of Ethan Stiefel's Spirit of the Highlands that was presented from Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9, at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center....

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Mother's Day Weekend, Friday-Sunday, May 9-11, 2025, as the final stop on its coast-to-coast 2025 United States tour....

With its 66-year legacy of excellence, the New Jersey Ballet will return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for a weekend performance series, Friday-Saturday, April 24-25, 2025. The new program LEGACY & VISION centers around Twyla Tharp's Nine Sinatra Songs and a world premier...

Art House Productions and Kenia Rosete Dance will resent FOCUS, a dynamic contemporary dance series returning for Spring 2025. The program showcases innovative choreography and boundary-pushing movement, offering audiences an immersive experience in cutting-edge dance....

Witness a night of spectacular dance and illusion with MOMIX-ALICE, a magical performance created by the dance company MOMIX on Sunday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. The company returns to NJPAC for the first time since its presentation of Best of MOMIX in 2019....

State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, MOMIX, and Nai-Ni Chen Dance will appear on the NJPAC Stage this Winter, with performances running January through February 2025. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!...

Nunnbetter Dance Theatre began offering dance classes in Bergenfield, NJ in 1998. Since then NDT has also produced a full scale production of The Nutcracker. Purchase tickets to this year's production! ...

State Theatre New Jersey will present Step Afrika! on Friday, January 17 at 7:30pm. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles, traditional African dances, stepping, and contemporary dance and art forms into a powerful artistic experience. ...

State Theatre New Jersey will present The Nutcracker with American Repertory Ballet for five performances on Friday, December 20 at 7:30pm; Saturday, December 21 at 2pm and 7pm; and Sunday, December 22 at 1pm and 5pm.  ...

Anyone who has spent a childhood afternoon daydreaming in their bedroom is sure to be captured by the whimsical charm of WONDERMENT, the program that opened the American Repertory Ballet (ARB) 2024-2025 season....