Dance: 2008-2009 Season

Upcoming Events

• Bangarra Dance Theatre

  Oct 16 - 17, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  This dynamic company, renowned for its fusion of Australian indigenous culture with gestures of modern dance, brings one of its newest works, Awakenings.

• Shen Wei Dance Arts

  Oct 29 - 30, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  This resident company of the Kennedy Center presents acclaimed works Map and Re-, fusing dance, theater, painting, sculpture, and Western and Eastern cultures, as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Martha Graham Dance Company

  Dec 9 - 10, 2008 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  America's oldest contemporary dance company returns to perform Graham's full-length Clytemnestra with live orchestra as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Merce Cunningham Dance Company

  Dec 12 - 13, 2008 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  The Kennedy Center Honoree and legendary choreographer returns with his company for a program of DC premieres of Cunningham repertory--eyeSpace, Crises, XOVER--as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Limón Dance Company

  Jan 16 - 17, 2009 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  Marking the 100th anniversary of Limón's birth, the company presents a program of his seminal works--The Traitor, Psalm, Suite from A Choreographic Offering--as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Mark Morris Dance Group

  Jan 29 - 31, 2009 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  Returning to the Kennedy Center for the first time since 1985, the groundbreaking company performs Mozart Dances with live orchestra as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

  Feb 3 - 8, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08,
  This globally renowned company celebrates its 50th anniversary with a collection of classics plus their highly anticipated new collaboration with Sweet Honey In The Rock as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Khalid Benghrib Dance Company

  Feb 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM
  Moroccan choreographer Khalid Benghrib leads his all-male contemporary dance company in its American premiere. Part of Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World.

• Karima Mansour & MA'AT

  Mar 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM
  Egyptian dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour makes her North American premiere. "Mansour's drive and enthusiasm, her unyielding energy, are infectious" (Al-Ahram). Part of Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World.
  

• Compagnie THOR

  Mar 10 - 11, 2009
  Belgium's Compagnie Thor makes its DC debut with Artistic Director and choreographer Thierry Smits's D'Orient, born out of his passion for the Middle East. Part of Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World.

• Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company

  Mar 24 - 25, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08,
  This eloquent company, known for its choreographic infusion of energy and dynamic technical virtuosity, performs their new full-length work The Quarrelling Pair as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

• Paul Taylor Dance Company

  Mar 27 - 28, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08,
  The company returns to perform a program chosen by Taylor: two new works, De Sueños and De Sueños que se Repiten, as well as Mercuric Tidings as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

List of all Dance Performances