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BALAM Dance Theatre will present 'DANCING THE LYRA WAY' to open their 2026 season at Gotham Early Music Scene's Midtown Concerts. This free event showcases a blend of contemporary cultural dance under the artistic direction of Carlos Fittante....

New York City Ballet will present a series of public education programs during its 2026 Winter Season at the David H. Koch Theater. Offerings will include Inside NYCB, Family Saturdays, and movement workshops for children, teens, and adults....

Naomi Goldberg Haas, the renowned artistic leader, will transition to the role of Artistic Director Emerita at Dances for a Variable Population (DVP) in June 2026, marking a significant shift in leadership for the acclaimed dance company....

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present Red Firecrackers at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. This performance, led by Artistic Director Greta Campo, celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year traditions through dance, music, and storytelling....

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre will present two unique workshops, Standing Down Straight and Swing Dance, featuring guest artist Billy Siegenfeld in New York City....

Ballet Hispánico New York will present CARMEN.maquia, a contemporary interpretation of Bizet's classic, at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. ...

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....

BroadwayWorld is now accepting nominations for the BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year....

Dance Theatre of Harlem will honor choreographer Fatima Robinson and media executive Scott Mills at the 2026 Vision Gala, celebrating their contributions to arts and philanthropy. ...

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo returns to Popejoy Hall with its signature blend of classical ballet and comedy. The all-male company brings pointe work, parody, and beloved ballet excerpts to Albuquerque audiences. Tickets are on sale now for this Popejoy Presents engagement....

SOULSKIN Dance and MAFFEI DANCE Company have announced their shared night—FRACTURED. Performances are at Ailey Citigroup Theater, Friday, February 27 at 7:30pm EST and Saturday, February 28 at 2pm & 7:30pm EST....

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present a free Lunar New Year celebration at Carmine Carro Community Center, Brooklyn, featuring interactive dance and cultural activities....

Baryshnikov Arts will open its spring season with the world premiere of Fiesta Flamenca. The performance will be inspired by the origins of flamenco in café cantantes. The full season has been revealed....

New York City Dance Alliance Foundation will present the return of Destiny Rising to The Joyce Theater. A multi-disciplinary and multi-generational celebration of dance, the evening champions the work of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation....

TranscenDance Project is starting off the new year by offering an invitation into the unknown with a remount of their intoxicating interactive production of Ophis. Taking over the multifple rooms and floors of The Great Hall, audience members are invited to don a mask and follow along as dancers tel...

Works & Process will present a new piece by choreographer Alexei Ratmansky and Miami City Ballet, set for Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 3 & 7PM at the Peter B. Lewis Theater. Learn more here!...

Patricio Revé will join the Company as a Principal dancer from the start of the 2026/27 Season. Revé is currently a Guest Artist with The Royal Ballet. Learn more here!...

After a 15-year hiatus, the Trisha Brown Dance Company will return to Boston, showcasing a retrospective of dances from the 1970s, 1980s, and 2010s at the Vivo Performing Arts on February 13-14. The performances will highlight the innovative postmodernist work of choreographer Trisha Brown and her n...

Ballet Edmonton will present THRESHOLD, a contemporary ballet program featuring two world premieres, running Friday, February 13 through Sunday, February 15, 2026, at the Triffo Theatre in Allard Hall....

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre will continue its Inside/Out performance series in early 2026 and will serve as company-in-residence at Columbia College Chicago’s Dance Center for its Spring Concert Series....

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre will present Rooted & Rising: 26th Season Gala at Amanda Selwyn Dance Studio. The gala include hors d'oeuvres, a dance party, and live music - all in celebration of the power of dance to inspire, connect, and transform....

Canton Ballet has announced a major grant from the Robert H. Reikert Foundation, expanding scholarship support for students in Stark, Summit, Portage, Mahoning, and Medina counties. ...

This winter, Stages Theatre Company invites audiences of all ages to step into the vibrant West African Savanna with Giraffes Can't Dance, a musical celebration of courage, friendship, and finding your own rhythm....

Wendy Osserman Dance Company will present the World Premiere of Echo Glass on at Danspace Project, St. Mark's Church. Echo Glass was developed through an ongoing collaboration between composer Concetta Abbate and Wendy Osserman Dance Company....

Gibney Company is launching an unprecedented five-year artistic partnership with Lucina Childs, naming her Resident Choreographer of Gibney Company from 2026 through 2030-a rare long-term residency rooted in continuity, rigor, and inquiry....

Broadway performer Caitlin Carter will give a $1 million gift to The School of Dance at UNCSA, to establish a scholarship to provide one out-of-state high school ballet student per year with full tuition, room and board.  ...

Dance on Camera and Symphony Space have unveiled the 54th edition of Dance on Camera Festival, running from February 6–9, 2026. All films screen at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater. ...

DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Recirquel's haunting Paradisum, on stage January 21-24 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Directed and choreographed by Recirquel's Artistic Director, Bence Vági....

Alonzo King LINES Ballet will return to France for a four-week engagement Jan. 14 – Feb. 12, 2026. The tour marks a highly anticipated return for the company, which has maintained an ambitious international touring schedule since its founding in 1982. ...

Dance/NYC will welcome Raquel Du Toit as Executive Director, ushering in a pivotal era grounded in sustainability, collective care, and long-term support for the dance field....

New York City Ballet’s 2026 Winter Season will feature a world premieres by Justin Peck and NYCB Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, two early ballets by Balanchine and more....

Ballet Hispánico New York is hosting annual company auditions for the 2026/27 Season. As part of the Company, dancers perform on New York City's greatest stages, and tour nationwide and internationally....

The Martha Graham Dance Company will present GRAHAM100, a celebration of the company formed 100 years ago by visionary choreographer Martha Graham....

Ailey II, the acclaimed second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to The Joyce Theater, March 17–22 as part of the company's 2025-26 world tour....

Theater for the New City will present its annual Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Pow-Wow and Dance Concert from January 30 through February 8, 2026, at its East Village home at 155 First Avenue....

H.T. Chen & Dancers will return to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club with a series of Teahouse Performances celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Horse. The program will be presented January 30 and 31 at 8:00 p.m. and February 1 at 4:00 p.m. at La MaMa’s Downstairs Theatre, located at 66 East 4th ...

Watch as former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Maria Kowroski reflects on the responsibility of passing on the role of The Siren, and the timelessness of Balanchine’s choreography in Prodigal Son....

The Royal Ballet will present a revival of Wayne McGregor's acclaimed ballet triptych Woolf Works, inspired by the novels and autobiographical writings of Virginia Woolf.  Watch a clip from the Orlando pas de deux from Woolf Works here. ...

'Enneagram in Movement, a pilot for a docu-series that blends dance and psychology in an exploration of identity, will make its premiere at Dances With Films on Friday, January 16....

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress, choreographer, and dancer Carmen de Lavallade has died at age 94. Learn more about her and read the full obituary here....