20th Fall for Dance Festival

Dates

Sep 27 – Oct 8, 2023

Times

All shows at 8pm
Sun Oct 8 at 3pm

Run Time

Program 1: Approximately 2 hours with two intermissions
Program 2: Approximately 90 minutes with one intermission
Program 3: Approximately 90 minutes with one intermission
Program 4: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with one intermission
Program 5: Approximately 2 hours with one intermission

Price

All tickets $20 + fees

About

In 2004, former City Center President & CEO Arlene Shuler launched a festival that would bring the best in dance to a broader New York audience for the price of a movie ticket. This beloved fall tradition has welcomed over 378,000 fans and is now a fixture on the New York dance scene.

Celebrate 20 years of Fall for Dance with five genre- and continent-spanning programs, as well as pre-show dance lessons and an Opening Night Party.

This year’s highlights include an interdisciplinary collaboration between star ballerina Sara Mearns, choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines co-presented with Vail Dance Festival; two World Premiere City Center Commissions—from tap icon Michelle Dorrance with celebrated street dance artist Ephrat Asherie, and Adesola Osakalumi with the visionary team behind Jam On The Groove; the return of beloved Brazilian troupe Grupo Corpo; and the all-star Paris Opera Ballet duo of Hugo Marchand and Germain Louvet.

Casting and programming subject to change.

A $3 facility fee is applied to all performances, plus $7 handling fee for phone and web orders. No handling fee applies to in-person box office orders.

Dates

Sep 27 – Oct 8, 2023

Times

All shows at 8pm
Sun Oct 8 at 3pm

Run Time

Program 1: Approximately 2 hours with two intermissions
Program 2: Approximately 90 minutes with one intermission
Program 3: Approximately 90 minutes with one intermission
Program 4: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with one intermission
Program 5: Approximately 2 hours with one intermission

Price

All tickets $20 + fees

Schedule

COME EARLY!

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All events at 7PM and free to ticket holders

Opening Night Party
WED SEP 27

Dance Lessons
THU SEP 28
SAT SEP 30
WED OCT 4
FRI OCT 6
SUN OCT 8 (AT 2PM)

Video & Photos

  • 20th Fall for Dance Festival Preview

  • Lookback: 20 Years of Fall for Dance

  • Ballet BC Dancers Anna Bekirova & Justin Rapaport; photo by Michael Slobodian

     

     

  • Conrad Tao & Caleb Teicher; photo by Richard Termine

     

     

  • Gibney Company's Jacob Thoman; photo by Joseph DiGiovanna

     

  • Côté Danse; photo by Sasha Onyshchenko

  • Sara Mearns & Davóne Tines; photo by Christopher Duggan

     

     

  • Sergio Bernal; photo by Massimo Danza

     

  • Houston Ballet Principal Connor Walsh and Artists of Houston Ballet; photo by Lawrence Elizabeth Knox

     

  • Adesola Osakalumi; JAM ON THE GROOVE 3 for 30

     

     

  • Kaleoolakaikahikinaokalā; photo by Kevin Ulep

  • Limón Dance Company; photo by Allison Armfield

     

  • Birmingham Royal Ballet; photo by Tristram Kenton

     

  • Ephrat Asherie & Michelle Dorrance; photo by Steven Pisano

     

     

  • Bijayini Satpathy; photo by Shalini Jain

  • Germain Louvet & Hugo Marchand of Paris Opera Ballet; photo by Yonathan Kellerman

     

  • Grupo Corpo’s Dayanne Amaral; photo by Luiz Pederneiras

     

     

Festival History

Past Highlights

  • Jamar Roberts (2020); photo by Christopher Duggan

  • Dormeshia (2020); photo by Christopher Duggan

  • Misty Copeland (2019); photo by Stephanie Berger

  • Vuyani Dance Theatre (2019); photo by Stephanie Berger

  • Tayeh Dance (2019); photo by Stephanie Berger

  • The Verdon Fosse Legacy (2021); photo by Stephanie Berger

  • STREB EXTREME ACTION (2021); photo by Stephanie Berger

  • Ayodele Casel and dancers (2021); photo by Stephanie Berger

Past Seasons

Help celebrate 20 years of our beloved Fall for Dance Festival. By making a gift with your purchase, you're ensuring the best in international dance remains accessible to all New Yorkers at just $20 a ticket.

Limón Dance Company; photo by Allison Armfield

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