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 2 hours with one intermission
Program 5: Approximately 2 hours with one intermission

Price

All tickets $20 + fees

Playbill PDF

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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 2 hours with one intermission
Program 5: Approximately 2 hours with one intermission

Price

All tickets $20 + fees

Playbill PDF

Week 1 | Download
Week 2 | Download

Schedule

COME EARLY!

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All events at 7PM and free to ticket holders
Space is limited, so please come early!

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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