Upcoming Events: Dance

2012-2013 Season

Voices of Strength: Two Programs of Contemporary Dance & Theater by Artists from Africa
Oct. 4 - 5, 2012
Celebrating the diversity and talent of contemporary African choreographers, Voices of Strength is a moving mixed repertory program that covers a range of dance genres, from ballet to modern.
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Nov. 29 - 30, 2012
Internationally renowned Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, based in New York, debuts at the Kennedy Center with choreography that is "soothing and reviving, like water passing softly over body and soul" (Dance Magazine).
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Feb. 5 - 10, 2013
America's cultural ambassador to the world, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Kennedy Center for its annual engagement with its winning combination of captivating new work and enduring classics.
Nordic Cool 2013: Iceland Dance Company
Wed., Feb. 27, 2013, 7:30 PM
A world-class contemporary dance company, Iceland Dance Company brings a mixed repertory program that includes Norwegian choreographer Jo Strömgren's Großstadtsafari and artistic director Lára Stefánsdóttir's The Swan.
Nordic Cool 2013: Danish Dance Theatre
Mar. 1 - 2, 2013
One of the foremost contemporary dance companies in Scandinavia, Copenhagen's Danish Dance Theatre makes its Kennedy Center debut with the U.S. premiere of Love Songs, which revolves around a cinema noir universe.
Nordic Cool 2013: Carte Blanche (Norway)
Mar. 6 - 7, 2013
The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance, Carte Blanche brings Sharon Eyal and Gai Bachar's Corps de Walk, a work about a static condition of unique moments and tiny, subtle changes in body posture.
Nordic Cool 2013: Tero Saarinen Company (Finland)
Tue., Mar. 12, 2013, 8:00 PM
Finland's Tero Saarinen Company, which aims to promote a humane worldview and basic human values through the language of dance, makes its Kennedy Center debut with a triple bill of works choreographed by Saarinen.
Nordic Cool 2013: The Göteborg Ballet
Mar. 15 - 16, 2013
Having transitioned from solely classical ballet to an additional focus on contemporary dance, Sweden's The Göteborg Ballet is the largest modern dance company in the Nordic region and tours nationally and internationally.
Malavika Sarukkai
Mar. 29 - 30, 2013
A significant player in the Indian classical dance style bharatanatyam, dancer and choreographer Malavika Sarukkai returns with Ganga: Nitya Vaahini (The Eternal River), continuing to push the style's boundaries.
Monica Bill Barnes & Company
May 8 - 9, 2013
"One of the wittiest young choreographers around" (The Village Voice), Monica Bill Barnes debuts at the Kennedy Center with dances imbued with not only grace and theatricality but relatable humor.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
May 23 - 25, 2013
Blending a traditional Chinese aesthetic with Western dance to extraordinary results, Shen Wei Dance Arts presents Undivided Divided, a site-specific piece where the dancers interact with multimedia, including video and sculpture.