Dates
Sep 18 – 29, 2024
Sun Aug 25 at 11am
All visitors who join the online waiting room between 9:30am and 11am will be assigned a random number, creating a digital line at 11am.
Evening performances at 7:30pm
Matinee Sun Sep 29 at 2pm
All tickets $30 (fees included)
Wildly popular and popularly priced
The Fall for Dance Festival returns to City Center for its 21st season of bringing the best in dance from all over the world to 22,00 dance fans. This year’s Festival features five genre-spanning programs, including A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, GALLIM, Gandini Juggling, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Sara Mearns, free pre-show dance lessons, and more.
This year’s Festival also presents the world premieres of three commissioned works—ballet icon Herman Cornejo reimagines the beloved Le Spectre de la Rose, choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe creates a new work for the dancers of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet co-commissioned with Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies, and American Ballet Theatre’s Aran Bell performs a new solo by Tiler Peck co-commissioned with the Vail Dance Festival.
Whether you’re interested in seeing artists from around the world or around the corner, Fall for Dance has something for everyone—all for just $30. Come fall in love with dance all over again—or for the first time!
An online waiting room will open on Sunday, August 25 at 9:30am. If you are on this page earlier than 9:30am, you must refresh your browser after 9:30am in order to be placed into the virtual waiting room.
All visitors in the waiting room between 9:30am and 11am will be assigned a random number, creating a digital line at 11am. Visitors arriving after 11am will be placed at the end of the line. When your time comes, you will be automatically directed to the purchasing page.
Tickets can also be purchased in person at the New York City Center box office at 131 W 55th St (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). You can also purchase over the phone by calling 212.581.1212. We do anticipate high call volume and long wait times, so we recommend purchasing your tickets online if possible. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Have a City Center account? You can confirm your login or update your account details here.
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.
Photo: CCN/Aterballetto; photo by Nicola Stasi.
All events begin one hour before curtain and are free to ticket holders. Space is limited, so please come early!
Pre-Show Dance Lessons
Thu Sep 19 at 6:30pm
Andrea Miller, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Founder of GALLIM
Sat Sep 21 at 6:30pm
Desmond Richardson, Co-Founder, and Co-Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Wed Sep 25 at 6:30pm
Starinah “Star” Dixon, Assistant Director, Choreographer, Original Principal Dancer of M.A.D.D. Rhythms
Fri Sep 27 at 6:30pm
Tamisha Guy, Dancer of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
Sun Sep 29 at 1pm
Sean Gandini, Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director of Gandini Juggling
Your support helps bring the best in dance from all over the world to New Yorkers at an affordable price. Over the past two decades, the iconic Fall for Dance festival has welcomed 360 companies from around the world and celebrated with 400,000 cheering dance fans. If you are able, please consider donating the cost of a ticket ($30) to help ensure this treasured Festival continues for years to come.
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham dancers Donovan Reed & Jamaal Bowman; photo by Steven Pisano
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