Ballet Hispánico
Apr 25 – 28, 2024
Highlights include the restaging of Mad’moiselle, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s homage to Latina women; and Buscando a Juan, the most recent work by Eduardo Vilaro, and a fun-filled, interactive En Familia Matinee.
Upcoming Events
Message In A Bottle
Apr 30 – May 12, 2024
Featuring 27 of Sting’s most beloved songs, this thrillingly executed new dance-theater sensation by Kate Prince and ZooNation tells an uplifting tale of humanity and hope through world-class contemporary and street dance.
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Dance Against Cancer
May 20, 2024
Dance Against Cancer will bring the global arts community together to fight cancer with this one-night-only annual performance to benefit the American Cancer Society. Past shows have included performances by the dance world’s brightest stars from New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Martha Graham Dance Company, Jacob Jonas The Company, stars of the Broadway community and more.
30 Years of Encores!
Titanic
Jun 11 – 23, 2024
An all-star cast sets sail in Titanic, including Chuck Cooper, Eddie Cooper, Andrew Durand, Drew Gehling, Ramin Karimloo, Judy Kuhn, Bonnie Milligan, Conrad Ricamora, Brandon Uranowitz, and Chip Zien. Directed by Anne Kaufman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window), this nearly sung-through show from creators Maury Yeston (Grand Hotel) and Peter Stone (1776) paints a heartrending portrait of the individuals whose dreams of America were dashed in the Atlantic.
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20th Fall for Dance Festival
Sep 27 – Oct 8, 2023
Celebrate 20 years of this New York dance tradition. All tickets just $20.
New York City Center and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels present
Lyon Opera Ballet
Oct 19 – 21, 2023
Lucinda Childs’s 1979 collaboration with Philip Glass and Sol LeWitt, a 20th-century masterpiece, is restaged for the peerless dancers of the Lyon Opera Ballet.
Annual Gala Presentation
Pal Joey
Nov 1 – 5, 2023
In this brand-new adaptation, directed by Savion Glover and Tony Goldwyn, Joey Evans—Ephraim Sykes (Ain’t Too Proud)—is a Black jazz singer in the 1940s struggling to make it big his way, with his sound, on Chicago’s vibrant nightclub circuit, alongside Loretta Devine (Dreamgirls) as Lucille and Aisha Jackson (Once Upon a One More Time) as Linda. This Rodgers and Hart classic incorporates additional numbers from the duo’s songbook, for a total of over 18 beloved tunes.
Artists at the Center
Pam Tanowitz | Song of Songs
NOV 9 – 11, 2023
Direct from its five-star UK run, the New York City premiere of Song of Songs fuses Pam Tanowitz’s “transparently beautiful” (Independent) choreography with Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang’s “gorgeously clear” (The New York Times) choral settings of the Biblical love poem, performed live by six musicians.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Nov 29 – Dec 31, 2023
A winter tradition returns to the City Center stage with premieres from Amy Hall Garner, Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, and more.
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30 Years of Encores!
Once Upon a Mattress
JAN 24 – FEB 4, 2024
Starring musical theater legend Sutton Foster (The Music Man) as Princess Winifred and Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) as Prince Dauntless, Once Upon a Mattress is the uproarious retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Princess and the Pea.” Led by Tony-nominated Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods, Lionel Bart’s Oliver!) and with a new concert adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), this musical fairytale promises both classic charms and new delights.
30 Years of Encores!
Jelly's Last Jam
FEB 21 – MAR 3, 2024
Take your seat at the legendary Jungle Inn nightclub for an electrifying musical telling the story of jazz through its self-proclaimed inventor: Jelly Roll Morton. Directed by Robert O’Hara (X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X) and written by Tony-winner George C. Wolfe (Rustin, Shuffle Along), Jelly’s Last Jam is set to Morton’s iconic music. The cast features Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd), Joaquina Kalukango (Paradise Square), Billy Porter (Pose), Leslie Uggams (American Fiction), and more!
Flamenco Festival
Mar 8 – 17, 2024
A two-week extravaganza of music, dance, and unforgettable performances, this year’s festival features the National Ballet of Spain, Premio Nacional de Danza winner Olga Pericet, and Gala Flamenca, featuring Manuel Liñán, Alfonso Losa, El Yiyo, Paula Comitre, and Sandra Carrasco.
Studio 5
In Person and On Demand
This popular evening series lets audiences get closer to today’s great dance artists.
Nederlands Dans Theater
Apr 3 — 6, 2024
World famous for their theatricality, stunning technique and unparalleled expression, the dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) return to City Center with a season of unforgettable works.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Apr 11 – 14, 2024
In a celebratory season, the Company reaffirms that the future of ballet is in Harlem with works by Robert Garland, William Forsythe, and a new staging of George Balanchine’s Pas de Dix.
Martha Graham Dance Company
Apr 17 – 20, 2024
The Company performs Martha Graham’s The Rite of Spring and Appalachian Spring, as well as Agnes de Mille’s 1942 classic Rodeo and a new work by Jamar Roberts with composer Rhiannon Giddens.
Poor Yella Rednecks
Previews begin Tue Oct 10, 2023
Opening on Wed Nov 1, 2023
Qui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright (and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney) known for his use of pop culture, pop music, and puppetry, reunites with director May Adrales for this funny, sexy, and brash new play. A young Vietnamese family attempts to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from home as it gets. A mom and dad balance big hopes and low-wage jobs as old flings threaten to pull them apart. It all makes for a bumpy road to the American dream.
Brooklyn Laundry
Performances begin Winter 2024
John Patrick Shanley, the Pulitzer Prize-and Tony-winning author of Doubt and the Oscar-winning writer of Moonstruck, returns to MTC with this world premiere of a new play. Sometimes big things start from little things; in this case, a bag of laundry.
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