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Thu 10th
1:00pm
Kozlovaq

Valentina Kozlova Int'l Ballet Competition

Kozlova International Ballet Competition
Valentina Kozlova announces the 14th International Ballet Competition, April 8-12, with entrants from 15 countries around the world, dancing for company contracts and scholarships to dance academies.  President of the distinguished jury is prima ballerina Nina Ananaiashvili, and the panel of 20 judges includes such luminaries as Mikko Nissinen, A.D. of Boston Ballet; Eduardo Vilaro, A.D. of Ballet…

 
7:00pm
John Jasperse Projects

John Jasperse Projects / 20th Annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

John Jasperse Projects
John Jasperse Projects will premiere a new evening-length work, Tides (working title), that is built around a collection of real-life, intergenerational mentor-protegé relationships that exist within the team of collaborators. This celebration of the arc of life in dance and the generosity of the act of transmission are at the heart of the work. The work features a cast of collaborating performers…

 
7:30pm
Poster for FOCUS Innovative Choreography series with date, time, and location

gaudanse Announces Performance in FOCUS Innovative Choreography Series

gaudanse
New York City and New Orleans-based nonprofit dance organization gaudanse and its founder/artistic director Imani Gaudin announce performance in FOCUS, an Innovative Choreography Series on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:30pm. FOCUS is produced in partnership by Art House Productions, Art House Productions, 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ and Kenia Rosete Dance. Tickets are $25 and can be…

 
7:30pm
African American ballet dancer on pointe with her right leg extended in the air and her arms extended to her left

2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center #DanceTheatreofHarlem #BoldlyForward

 
7:30pm
Tom Gold Dance artists Brian Gephart, Cara Seymour, and Emily Cardea (right) pose with Olivia Chindamo.

2025 Spring Season

Tom Gold Dance
Sensational jazz vocalist Olivia Chindamo and versatile pianist Matthew join Tom Gold Dance in a cabaret-style World Premiere from Tom Gold Dance founder and director Tom Gold during the Company's annual spring season. Inspired by the Moulin Rouge and French Cinema, this evening-length, theater-in-the-round experience features music of Michel Legrand from Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Léo…

 
7:30pm
DTH Company Artist Alexandra Hutchinson on pointe. Leg extended.

Dance Theatre of Harlam's 2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Artistic Director Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center. The program includes the New York premiere of Robert Garland's The Cookout, the company premieres of William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and George Balanchine's…

 
7:30pm
Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce Theater for its 99th season featuring 11 works across three programs titled Dances of the Mind, April 1-13, 2025. The Company will also present a special opening night gala performance on April 1, a family matinee, and its biennial University Partners Showcase featuring university and high school dancers from around the country. Two…

 
8:00pm
A dancer, wearing a rhinestone bodysuit and rhinestone face cage, holds a sword in a gesture that resembles fencing.

REVERIE

The Painted Ladies
Jenny Rocha presents REVERIE, a dance and variety show starring Burlesque Hall of Fame winners The Painted Ladies alongside special guests Joshua Dean of 2 Ring Circus, Gigi Bonbon and Cassandra Rosebeetle. Let host and great deceiver, Albert Cadabra, lead you through a dreamworld of burlesque babes, showgirls, parody, magic and more.  April 10th, Doors 7pm, Show 8pm 3 Dollar Bill, 260 Meserole St,…

 
8:00pm
Ther performance stage

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection,…

 
Fri 11th
6:30pm
African American ballet dancer on pointe with her right leg extended in the air and her arms extended to her left

2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center #DanceTheatreofHarlem #BoldlyForward

 
6:30pm
DTH Company Artist Alexandra Hutchinson on pointe. Leg extended.

Dance Theatre of Harlam's 2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Artistic Director Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center. The program includes the New York premiere of Robert Garland's The Cookout, the company premieres of William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and George Balanchine's…

 
7:00pm
92NY Harkness Dance Center Announces Future Dance Festival 2025 Selected Artists

92NY Harkness Dance Center Announces Future Dance Festival 2025 Selected Artists

92NY
The 92nd Street Y, New York announces the selected artists for Future Dance Festival 2025, the fourth edition of the popular choreographic festival. This season’s festival includes in person programs on the stage of Buttenwieser Hall at the Arnhold Center on April 11 and 12, and a new online program for dance films, streaming from April 10-20. 23 artists present their work this season – including…

 
7:00pm
John Jasperse Projects

John Jasperse Projects / 20th Annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

John Jasperse Projects
John Jasperse Projects will premiere a new evening-length work, Tides (working title), that is built around a collection of real-life, intergenerational mentor-protegé relationships that exist within the team of collaborators. This celebration of the arc of life in dance and the generosity of the act of transmission are at the heart of the work. The work features a cast of collaborating performers…

 
7:30pm
A female flamenco dancer passionately flicking her black skirt.

Tablao Flamenco at (Le) Poisson Rouge

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
In Andalucía the cool nights sizzle and crackle with energy from its famous tablaos. These café-style venues showcase flamenco at its most raw, creative, and authentic – where performers create by instinct and improvisation – showcase unbelievable technique – and create living art through the interplay between dancers, musicians, and audience. Now you can experience this type of Andalucían…

 
7:30pm
Tom Gold Dance artists Brian Gephart, Cara Seymour, and Emily Cardea (right) pose with Olivia Chindamo.

2025 Spring Season

Tom Gold Dance
Sensational jazz vocalist Olivia Chindamo and versatile pianist Matthew join Tom Gold Dance in a cabaret-style World Premiere from Tom Gold Dance founder and director Tom Gold during the Company's annual spring season. Inspired by the Moulin Rouge and French Cinema, this evening-length, theater-in-the-round experience features music of Michel Legrand from Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Léo…

 
7:30pm
Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce Theater for its 99th season featuring 11 works across three programs titled Dances of the Mind, April 1-13, 2025. The Company will also present a special opening night gala performance on April 1, a family matinee, and its biennial University Partners Showcase featuring university and high school dancers from around the country. Two…

 
8:00pm
Ther performance stage

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection,…

 
8:00pm
A female Flamenco Dancer with a shawl in front of a brick wall

Fuerza Flamenca

Danza España
Danza España and Thalia Spanish Theatre present Fuerza Flamenca, a show that spotlights five of New York's most influential Flamenco dancers who have significantly shaped the city's Flamenco scene over the past 50 years. The show celebrates their contributions and delves into the emotional, mental and physical experiences of life's journey, through a powerful blend of live music, dance, poetry…

 
Sat 12th
2:00pm
92NY Harkness Dance Center Announces Future Dance Festival 2025 Selected Artists

92NY Harkness Dance Center Announces Future Dance Festival 2025 Selected Artists

92NY
The 92nd Street Y, New York announces the selected artists for Future Dance Festival 2025, the fourth edition of the popular choreographic festival. This season’s festival includes in person programs on the stage of Buttenwieser Hall at the Arnhold Center on April 11 and 12, and a new online program for dance films, streaming from April 10-20. 23 artists present their work this season – including…

 
2:00pm
John Jasperse Projects

John Jasperse Projects / 20th Annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

John Jasperse Projects
John Jasperse Projects will premiere a new evening-length work, Tides (working title), that is built around a collection of real-life, intergenerational mentor-protegé relationships that exist within the team of collaborators. This celebration of the arc of life in dance and the generosity of the act of transmission are at the heart of the work. The work features a cast of collaborating performers…

 
2:00pm
Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce Theater for its 99th season featuring 11 works across three programs titled Dances of the Mind, April 1-13, 2025. The Company will also present a special opening night gala performance on April 1, a family matinee, and its biennial University Partners Showcase featuring university and high school dancers from around the country. Two…

 
7:00pm
Kozlova

Valentina Kozlova Int'l Ballet Competition Gala

Kozlova International Ballet Competition
The Gala Performance and announcement of winners of the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition will take place April 12 at the John Jay Theater.  The evening will start at 7 PM with a Gala Performance, featuring 2025 outstanding participants, chosen from entrants from 15 countries around the world.  Performance will be followed by announcement of the winners who have received company…

 
7:00pm
Dark purple flowers on a purple background. Purple and white text with show times. The Tank NYC logo

Like Violets

Lawton Dance Collective
Like Violets is an evening of new dance works, presented by Lawton Dance Collective. The show centers around female experiences and perspectives, considering questions of autonomy, femininity, relationships, and resilience.   Like Violets  April 12-13, 2025 7:00pm The Tank NYC  Tickets: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/likeviolets

 
7:30pm
African American ballet dancer on pointe with her right leg extended in the air and her arms extended to her left

2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center #DanceTheatreofHarlem #BoldlyForward

 
7:30pm
A female flamenco dancer passionately flicking her black skirt.

Tablao Flamenco at (Le) Poisson Rouge

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
In Andalucía the cool nights sizzle and crackle with energy from its famous tablaos. These café-style venues showcase flamenco at its most raw, creative, and authentic – where performers create by instinct and improvisation – showcase unbelievable technique – and create living art through the interplay between dancers, musicians, and audience. Now you can experience this type of Andalucían…

 
7:30pm
DTH Company Artist Alexandra Hutchinson on pointe. Leg extended.

Dance Theatre of Harlam's 2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Artistic Director Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center. The program includes the New York premiere of Robert Garland's The Cookout, the company premieres of William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and George Balanchine's…

 
7:30pm
Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce Theater for its 99th season featuring 11 works across three programs titled Dances of the Mind, April 1-13, 2025. The Company will also present a special opening night gala performance on April 1, a family matinee, and its biennial University Partners Showcase featuring university and high school dancers from around the country. Two…

 
7:30pm
Chiara Ajkun’s ballet: Romeo and Juliet

ROMEO & JULIET

Ajkun Ballet Theatre
ROMEO & JULIET in NYC For Limited Time Only  April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27 – Encores on August 9, 10, and 15 Romeo and Juliet forbidden love set under the stars of Italy, Verona, in 14th century. Shakespeare story, ballet by Chiara Ajkun.  New York City choreographer Chiara Ajkun brings onstage yet another exciting ballet on love and nail-biting drama. Centered on the evolving feelings of…

 
8:00pm
Ther performance stage

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection,…

 
8:00pm
A female Flamenco Dancer with a shawl in front of a brick wall

Fuerza Flamenca

Danza España
Danza España and Thalia Spanish Theatre present Fuerza Flamenca, a show that spotlights five of New York's most influential Flamenco dancers who have significantly shaped the city's Flamenco scene over the past 50 years. The show celebrates their contributions and delves into the emotional, mental and physical experiences of life's journey, through a powerful blend of live music, dance, poetry…

 
Sun 13th
2:00pm
John Jasperse Projects

John Jasperse Projects / 20th Annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

John Jasperse Projects
John Jasperse Projects will premiere a new evening-length work, Tides (working title), that is built around a collection of real-life, intergenerational mentor-protegé relationships that exist within the team of collaborators. This celebration of the arc of life in dance and the generosity of the act of transmission are at the heart of the work. The work features a cast of collaborating performers…

 
2:00pm
Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce Theater for its 99th season featuring 11 works across three programs titled Dances of the Mind, April 1-13, 2025. The Company will also present a special opening night gala performance on April 1, a family matinee, and its biennial University Partners Showcase featuring university and high school dancers from around the country. Two…

 
3:00pm
African American ballet dancer on pointe with her right leg extended in the air and her arms extended to her left

2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center #DanceTheatreofHarlem #BoldlyForward

 
3:00pm
DTH Company Artist Alexandra Hutchinson on pointe. Leg extended.

Dance Theatre of Harlam's 2025 New York Season

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns with New York premieres and a new work by Artistic Director Robert Garland. Experience the passion and artistry that define this singular ballet company! April 10-13 at New York City Center. The program includes the New York premiere of Robert Garland's The Cookout, the company premieres of William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and George Balanchine's…

 
4:00pm
A female Flamenco Dancer with a shawl in front of a brick wall

Fuerza Flamenca

Danza España
Danza España and Thalia Spanish Theatre present Fuerza Flamenca, a show that spotlights five of New York's most influential Flamenco dancers who have significantly shaped the city's Flamenco scene over the past 50 years. The show celebrates their contributions and delves into the emotional, mental and physical experiences of life's journey, through a powerful blend of live music, dance, poetry…

 
7:00pm
Green flyer with crouching dancer silhouette

Fertile Ground New Works Showcase: April 13th

Green Space
FERTILE GROUND has supported emerging and established artists for 19 seasons, showcasing the work of over 50 choreographers each year. This non-curated program features 6 artists each evening and includes a post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Green Space Artistic Director Valerie Green. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door, visit https://www.greenspacestudio.org/fertile-ground to…

 
7:00pm
Male dancer supports female dancer

Stay

Ara Dance Project
Ara Dance Project will present Stay as part of the 2025 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York at wild project (195 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009). Stay is a showcase of contemporary dance from five NYC choreographers that invites us to linger in moments of delight, of meaning, of growth, even of difficulty—and to be transformed by them. This inspiring show will feature eight solo and…

 
7:00pm
Dark purple flowers on a purple background. Purple and white text with show times. The Tank NYC logo

Like Violets

Lawton Dance Collective
Like Violets is an evening of new dance works, presented by Lawton Dance Collective. The show centers around female experiences and perspectives, considering questions of autonomy, femininity, relationships, and resilience.   Like Violets  April 12-13, 2025 7:00pm The Tank NYC  Tickets: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/likeviolets

 
7:30pm
Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater

Martha Graham Dance Company presents NY Season at The Joyce Theater
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce Theater for its 99th season featuring 11 works across three programs titled Dances of the Mind, April 1-13, 2025. The Company will also present a special opening night gala performance on April 1, a family matinee, and its biennial University Partners Showcase featuring university and high school dancers from around the country. Two…

 
7:30pm
Chiara Ajkun’s ballet: Romeo and Juliet

ROMEO & JULIET

Ajkun Ballet Theatre
ROMEO & JULIET in NYC For Limited Time Only  April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27 – Encores on August 9, 10, and 15 Romeo and Juliet forbidden love set under the stars of Italy, Verona, in 14th century. Shakespeare story, ballet by Chiara Ajkun.  New York City choreographer Chiara Ajkun brings onstage yet another exciting ballet on love and nail-biting drama. Centered on the evolving feelings of…

 
Mon 14th
7:00pm
Harrison Ball with dancers

Works & Process Presents New Jersey Ballet: Maria Kowroski and Harrison Ball

New Jersey Ballet
Works & Process presents New Jersey Ballet: Maria Kowroski and Harrison Ball, on April 14, 2025 at Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128 at 7pm. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at https://www.worksandprocess.org/calendar/works-and-process-at-the-guggenheim-njballet-maria-kowroski-harrison-ball   See highlights from former New York City…

 

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