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Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE will return to the Hamptons this summer to celebrate its 40th anniversary season with a special fundraising performance at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Sunday, August 24 at 2:00 p.m.

The 30th anniversary edition of Fire Island Dance Festival dazzled with world premieres and celebrated works - all part of a record-breaking weekend of artistry and impact.

A poignant world premiere, a full-circle performance from the festival’s first year and celebrated works from acclaimed contemporary companies are among the newly announced additions to this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival lineup.

oston Dance Theater (BDT) welcomes Beatriz García Díaz and Armando Brydson, previously of Malpaso Dance Company and NW Dance Project, as full time artists with the organization. Beatriz and Armando bring 14 years of professional dance, choreographing, and touring experience to Boston Dance Theater, starting on June 2, 2025.

The Joyce Theater Foundation has unveiled the Fall 2025/Winter 2026 season: a ineup that brings together legendary choreographers, next-generation visionaries, and more.

Sara Alessia Giannini, a 26-year-old modern dancer from Bari, Italy, has established herself as an prominent performer in New York City’s dance scene. With a foundation rooted in European training and a clear artistic identity, Alessia is earning attention through lead roles and solo performances in both artistic and culturally significant productions across the city.

New 42 has unveiled their 2025-26 New Victory season, which will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic theater’s reopening as the City’s first theater for kids and families in 1995.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Mother's Day Weekend as the final stop on its coast-to-coast 2025 United States tour in a season celebrating Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison.

Harlem Stage has unveiled further highlights for its iconic signature series, celebrating dance - E-Moves Festival: A Movement. Beginning May 8 and running through June 14, this year's presentation of the annual series will feature an exciting lineup in dance and will mark the culmination of  Harlem Stage's 2024/2025 Season

Bryant Park Picnic Performances, the free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city's vibrant arts and culture, is making its encore on May 30 with a better-than-ever lineup.

Jacob's Pillow has announced that Norton Owen, the organization's Director of Preservation and a longstanding leader in the dance field, will receive the 2025 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award in celebration of his 50th year on staff. Owen will accept this award at Jacob's Pillow's Season Opening Gala in Becket on Saturday, June 21. 

BODYTRAFFIC, featuring Incense Burning on a Saturday Morning: The Maestro- is a mesmerizing tribute to the artistry and enduring legacy of Ernie Barnes.

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.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Mother's Day Weekend. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The excitement was overflowing in The Kennedy Center Opera House as the annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater program began. The audience was so heavily anticipating the start that they found every excuse to cheer — they even applauded the sponsor acknowledgement. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to Brooklyn with a spring program that includes a world premiere from choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with Samantha Figgins and Chalvar Monteiro. Learn how to purchase!

Baltimore-native Jessica Amber Pinkett returned to the Kennedy Center this week for the annual performances of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

This performance will bring together two influential companies, each rooted in deep cultural traditions and celebrated for their transformative artistry, whose roots are entwined with the Harkness Dance Center.

The 92nd Street Y, New York's 2024/25 Harkness Dance Center season will continue with Harkness Dance Center - Celebrating 90 Years, a multi-night slate of performances and more honoring the center's trailblazing place in modern dance history.