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BODYTRAFFIC at The Joyce
2025-04-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY, 10011, United States
With a compelling style that reflects the “invention, attitude, and urban edge” (The Boston Globe) of its Los Angeles home, BODYTRAFFIC returns to The Joyce with a program that dives into the power of memory sparked by unexpected reminders. Whether it’s a painting, song, or sensation, the associations we make with the world around us forge lasting connections that provoke deep feelings of nostalgia. With works by Juel D. Lane, Trey McIntyre, and Matthew Neenan, This Reminds Me of You invites audiences to reflect on the profound impact of memory and celebrate how our past shapes our journey forward.

All Balanchine I (Spring)
2025-04-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-23 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-26 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
A feast for Balanchine devotees. The oldest Balanchine ballet in the repertory, the neoclassical masterwork Apollo, first staged in 1928, leads a bill that traces the choreographer’s work across an astonishing half-century. Also on the program is the exhilarating Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, a supremely stylish dance created to music originally written for Swan Lake. And representing the latter years of Balanchine’s career are two dances created in the 1970s: the vivacious Ballo della Regina, with its quicksilver choreography and sprightly music by Giuseppe Verdi, and the entrancing Chaconne, which includes a memorably beautiful pas de deux and a thrilling ensemble finale, set to music drawn from Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice.

Alice (in wonderland)
2025-04-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-26 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-04-26 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons, VA, 22102, United States
Fall down the rabbit hole with Edwaard Liang’s ALICE (in wonderland). This fantastical adventure will come to life with familiar characters from Lewis Carroll’s stories. Journey alongside Alice as she tumbles into the whimsical wonderland, encountering curious creatures, magical transformations, and the elusive White Rabbit. With vibrant costumes, playful puppetry and zany choreography, this production will entertain the whole family with an unforgettable escape into a world where imagination knows no bounds. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this extraordinary adventure!

Innovators & Icons I
2025-04-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-26 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Inspired by a Company engagement at the Edinburgh Festival and set to an evocative Mendelssohn score, Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, for a lead couple and a corps de ballet, is a nod to the romantic tradition of ballet. Jerome Robbins’ enthralling Glass Pieces, a perennial favorite in the repertory, moves through moods to rise to a galvanizingly energetic finale. And while Justin Peck is celebrated for his high-energy ensemble works, Belles-Lettres reveals another aspect of his voice, with its series of gently lyrical pas de deux and solos steeped in an air of reflective romanticism.

Alvin Ailey in Boston
2025-04-24 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Boch Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Experience America’s most popular dance company when Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings its unique mix of contemporary and classic movement to the stage. In this season celebrating lineage and legacy, Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will perform the beloved masterpiece Revelations and new works by  choreographers for whom Mr. Ailey paved the way, reminding us that dance is both a reflection of our past and a guide to our future.

Family Series: Sleeping Beauty Suite
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | The Tobias Theater at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, United States
The production of a Family Series: Sleeping Beauty Suite is a timeless fairytale that the entire family will enjoy as this is an abbreviated version of the full-length ballet, The Sleeping Beauty. Perfect for the young arts lovers of your family, we hope you join Indianapolis Ballet for this closing season performance, April 25–27, 2025, at the Tobias Theater at Newfields.

Relentless Resident Visions
2025-04-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-26 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Perelman Theater, 300 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, United States
This spring PHILADANCO! showcases new and classic works from their cutting-edge choreographers, Christopher Huggins, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Ray Mercer, and Milton Myers. The performance series emphasized the unity and diversity within the PHILADANCO! family, highlighting the choreographers’ unique backgrounds and distinct styles.
Often described as “a brilliant mix of miracle of skill, energy and artistry,” PHILADANCO!  dancers are among the best in the world.  Join us as we celebrate these brilliant makers within the PHILADANCO! artistic family.

Dance Series 2
2025-04-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-26 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA, 700 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
New premieres and old favorites define Dance Series 2. Artistic Director Amy Seiwert creates a World Premiere, her 13th ballet for the Company. Trey McIntyre returns to Smuin with the Bay Area premiere of his Wild Sweet Love, an ode to the ups and downs of love set to a range of music from Mendelssohn to Queen. McIntyre’s “fertility of invention and modernity of spirit” (The New York Times) is no stranger to Smuin, and we’re delighted to add another of his ballets to our repertory. Completing the program is a pair of favorites: Michael Smuin’s Rodin-inspired The Eternal Idol, originally choreographed for American Ballet Theatre superstars Cynthia Gregory and Ivan Nagy, and Smuin Alum Rex Wheeler’s spritely, springy Sinfonietta.
You can also catch Dance Series 2 in Walnut Creek (May 23 & 24), Mountain View (May 29–June 1), and Carmel (June 7 & 8).

Sleeping Beauty: Annual School Performance
2025-04-26 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-27 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Be enchanted by act three of Sleeping Beauty, performed as the centerpiece of a program featuring accomplished students on the cusp of a professional career. Get swept away by fairy tale characters dancing for Aurora and her prince. Set to Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece and perfect for all ages!

Feels Like Broadway
2025-04-26 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-04-26 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 Touhill Cir, St. Louis, MO, 63121, United States
Many award-winning choreographers have created ballets for both the Broadway stage and for ballet companies to perform on their own. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Saint Louis Ballet celebrate the “essence” of American musical theatre with these remarkable ballets that project the style, energy and rhythms of the Broadway stage. With accompaniment by full orchestra—the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for the third consecutive year.
Carousel (A Dance): Renowned soloist and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon set this creation to Richard Rodgers’ Broadway score.
Interplay: Jerome Robbins choreographed this jazzy and distinctly American ballet that some consider a precursor (and uncannily similar) to his famous West Side Story.
Who Cares?: George Balanchine set his lively ballet to hummable Gershwin melodies, creating what some critics called “Broadway on pointe.”

OBT by Design
2025-04-26 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Rising stars, unforgettable art, and a fresh glimpse into the ever-evolving landscape of ballet. Explore the choreographic talents of OBT artists as they once again collaborate with OBT2, our junior company, on an entirely new collection of world premieres.

Encore Frankenstein
2025-04-26 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Based on Mary Shelley’s 19th-century novel-turned-pop culture classic, the captivating must-see production from Liam Scarlett returns to our stage. Frankenstein features sensational choreography, cinematic design, costumes, special effects, pyrotechnics, and a haunting original score from Lowell Liebermann. Scarlett’s production of the pioneering science fiction novel is a visceral and profoundly emotional tale of life, death, love, and identity.
Due to mature themes, this ballet is recommended for ages 14 and up.
