Cynthia Oliver Receives 2026 Knight Choreography Prize
Choreographer Cynthia Oliver has been named recipient of the $50,000 Knight Choreography Prize, awarded annually to honor artists whose work advances dance and expands audiences for the artform.
Choreographer Cynthia Oliver has been named recipient of the $50,000 Knight Choreography Prize, awarded annually to honor artists whose work advances dance and expands audiences for the artform.
The Performance Project@University Settlement will present original theater, dance, and performance art created by six fellows at Speyer Hall on the Lower East Side.
Ailey II, the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will present a mixed repertory including works by Francesca Harper, Ronald K.
The Billie Holiday Theatre has revealed its 2026-27 season, with programming featuring Lynn Nottage, Lillias White, Adriane Lenox, Marcus Paul James, Ronald K.
Ailey II will tour 27 US cities from September 22, 2026, to April 11, 2027, presenting a world premiere by Francesca Harper and works by Alvin Ailey and Ronald K.
Alicia Graf Mack will lead the company's holiday engagement, featuring a world premiere by Jamar Roberts honoring Luther Vandross alongside new works and revived classics.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will return to Jacob's Pillow to close out the summer season with a mixed repertoire program featuring works by Nacho Duato, Aszure Barton, Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will conclude its 2026 Annual Festival with dance performances by EVIDENCE and MasterZ at Work plus a farewell concert from Sadonna and the Slutinos in Tivoli, New York.
Ballet Hispánico New York will bring a mixed repertory program to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre, marking its first appearance at the festival in several years.
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present The Essence of Us: A Cuban Story the opening night program of Home: Departure and Return, the Harkness 2026/27 Mainstage Season.
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present The Essence of Us: A Cuban Story, the opening night program of Home: Departure and Return, the Harkness 2026/27 Mainstage Season.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the theater’s mainstage for a five-week holiday engagement.
AileyCamp, the full-scholarship dance and personal development program founded in 1989, will serve middle schoolers across nine cities this summer under the national theme TIME: Teach, Inspire, Mentor, Elevate.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park announced its 2026 Annual Festival in Tivoli, NY, featuring three consecutive Saturdays of dance, music, and storytelling curated by Michèle Steinwald, with performers including Valerie June, Calpulli Danza Mexicana, and EVIDENCE.
92NY's Harkness Dance Center announced its 2026/27 Harkness Mainstage Series, featuring Trisha Brown Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and an inaugural Dance on Film Festival.
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills revealed its 2026-2027 season, opening in the Bram Goldsmith Theater in September with the Joshua Redman Quartet, plus more.
Manhattan School of Music will confer Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degrees on mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, Misty Copeland, Donna McKechnie, Jane Chu, and Jason Moran at its annual Commencement Ceremony at The Riverside Church in New York City.