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Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli, NY has revealed the faculty and guest artists for the 2026 Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive. KBI is a unique training program designed for young dancers between the ages 13 and 18....

The Joyce Theater Foundation will present the world premiere of Sons of Echo, an ambitious new venture from international ballet star Daniil Simkin that gathers five exceptional male principals....

Ballet Hispánico New York will step into its 2026 Spring Tour across the United States as one of the essential storytellers of American Dance. Ballet Hispánico's dancers will travel to stages across the United States this spring. ...

Twenty or so dancers parade before an oversized Art Deco clock, to the familiar strains of ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ from a brass band offstage. In other words, the stage is set for a reassuringly old-fashioned taste of the Golden Age of movie musicals....

RAWdance will present There and Back, its 2026 Home Season, at ODC Theater in San Francisco. The program features three Bay Area premieres choreographed by Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein....

The Bessies have announced recipients of the 2024 and 2025 Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance awards. Honorees include Dyane Harvey-Salaam, Garth Fagan, Ballet Tech, and Gibney Dance....

Works & Process has announced the 2026 UNDERGROUND UPTOWN DANCE FESTIVAL, a multi-day series of commissioned dance works at the Guggenheim Museum. The festival features artists working across street, social, club, ballet, and contemporary dance....

The National Center for Choreography–Akron will present Making Moves: Houston, a free panel discussion at Brazos Bookstore. The program is part of a national NCCAkron series inspired by ARTISTS ON CREATIVE ADMINISTRATION....

The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2026 Summer Season at the Royal Opera House, featuring special programmes curated by Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta....

Works & Process will present the second annual Dance Out East, offering audiences an early look at three new dance projects developed during week-long creative residencies on Long Island’s East End....

Hans van Manen, one of the most influential choreographers in contemporary ballet and a longtime affiliate of Dutch National Ballet, has died at the age of 93....

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s holiday season engagement is underway at New York City Center, marking a new chapter for the company under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, who was appointed in November 2024. The five-week engagement runs from December 3, 2025, through January 4, 2026, and ...

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has unveiled its 2026 season of its production, Red Firecracker: The Legend of the Lunar New Year. The production explores how these fears are overcome not in isolation, but through community....

Get a first look at Next Generation Bannet's production of The Nutcracker at the Straz Center. Performances run December 19th through December 23rd, 2025....

Ballet West reports a surge in fake and inflated ticket sales for THE NUTCRACKER, urging audiences to verify purchases through official ticketing sites....

American Ballet Theatre returned to Los Angeles to host its annual Holiday Benefit. The special, one-night-only program celebrated the magic of the season. Check out photos here!...

What did our critic think of THE IMAGINING BY AMARI MARSHALL at Powerhouse Arts? Marshall delivers something that truly feels brand new: an immersive, in-the-round dance celebration that positions movement not as an accoutrament, but the main attraction....

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will continue its New York City Center holiday engagement with world premieres, All New programs, Ailey Classics, and multiple performances of Revelations....

ODC/Dance has announced its 2026 Dance Downtown home season at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, featuring world premieres by Brenda Way and Gypsy Snider and a work by Mia J. Chong. The annual season will run in March and includes ODC’s fundraising Gala....

Castrata will present FEELIN’ FESTIVE, a holiday cabaret at Red Eye NY. The one-night production features drag performance, live vocals, and music inspired by Mariah Carey alongside seasonal favorites....

Presented by Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer a seasonal reimagining that also serves as a declaration: dance is art, street styles belong on the world’s most revered stages, and in movement born of resistance, we find freedom....

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will host an informal showing from Juilliard’s Risk Lab featuring new interdisciplinary student work. The event offers an early look at emerging performance ideas created with faculty mentorship....

Antonia Franceschi has been appointed Interim Artistic Director at New York Theatre Ballet. Franceschi's appointment fills the role of former artistic director Steven Melendez who stepped down in November 2025....

The New York City Ballet has released its latest Super8 Mixtape, celebrating the second half of the Fall 2025 season. Learn more about the season and check out the video here!...

Richard Chappell Dance has announced plans for spring 2026 including the creation period of brand-new production Us Folk, a bold new commissioning programme for Welsh and Wales based dance artists, and the return of its mixed bill BLOOM.  ...

If your festive wish-list includes being whisked away to a land of shimmering magic and charming story-telling, ENB have the ideal antidote to the winter drizzle outside with the first revival of their version of Nutcracker that debuted last year. Aaron S. Watkin and Arielle Smit bring a welcome ch...

The Ballet Hispánico School will present 2026-27 Audition Tour. Ballet Hispánico is searching for the next generation of student dancers for the La Academia Pre & Professional Program, Pro-Up Intensive, and more. ...

gaudanse will present their Key to Your HeART House Raffle. Every $50 ticket sold helps fund access and education for dance and the performing arts, community movement workshops centered on physical and mental wellness, and more....

I couldn't help but get swept away by The Red Shoes. A rich blend of romantic storytelling and cinema, this production showcases the best Matthew Bourne has to offer as a love letter to ballet in its purest (and most haunting) form. If you're unable to find a production of The Nutcracker this holida...

One of the country's premier Asian-American contemporary dance companies, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D), will present its final home season, Echo and Flame/Fenghuang Awakens, at the Mandell Theate....

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre has received a grant award totaling $25,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the arts and culture sector. ...

Lincoln Center will launch the new year with a wide range of premieres, returning programs, and multidisciplinary performances across its campus. The month will highlight international artists, major collaborations, and innovative works....

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....

We attended the exuberant opening night of A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday on Tuesday, December 9 at The Joyce Theater where the remarkably talented dancers brought to the stage their energy, joyous spirit, and passion for the art of dance....

Dancers Over 40 held its 17th Annual Legacy Awards and Holiday Dinner, honoring five members whose careers span decades of contribution to the dance and theatre community. Check out photos of the event....

The DC theatre community and artists across the United States are mourning the loss of  the visionary musical theatre and choreography genius, LaVerne Reed. A student of Maria “Libby” Hill (Apollo Theatre, Nicholas Brothers) Reed began her arts exploration as a young girl, eventually landing at...

Repertory Dance Theatre will bring EMERGE 2026 to the Leona Wagner Black Box Theatre with an evening of original works created by company dancers and artistic staff. The program will highlight emerging voices, community partnerships, and a tribute to RDT’s six-decade history....

vildwerk. will present DANCING FOR OUR WONDERFUL WORLD at New York Live Arts in its upcoming season. The program will include works by Christopher Wheeldon and Bradley Shelver and more....

WHITE WAVE Dance will present the 10th Annual SOLODUO DANCE FESTIVAL at Dixon Place with three distinct programs of solo and duet choreography. This year’s edition will continue the partnership with the ChangMu International Dance Festival....

Philadelphia Ballet dancer Nick Patterson, now in remission from Stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will debut as Cavalier in this year’s production of The Nutcracker....