Dance Calendar: March & April 2026 Highlights
The concert dance scene this March and April offers a diverse range of performances, from world premieres and final seasons to explorations of identity and spirituality. Here’s a glance at some key events.
Rennie Harris Puremovement: Losing My Religion
Philadelphia audiences will experience the world premiere of Losing My Religion by Rennie Harris Puremovement, running from March 19-21 at Penn Live Arts. Recognized by The Latest Yorker as “the most brilliant hip-hop choreographer in America,” Harris explores how lived experiences can challenge and change belief systems through his signature street-dance style. Learn more at Penn Live Arts.
Kameron N. Saunders: Proper Conduct
Dancer Kameron N. Saunders transitions from performing with Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan back to the concert stage with Proper Conduct, debuting March 19-28 at Sadler’s Wells in London. This commission for English National Ballet, featuring an original score by Brandon Finklea and Harold Walker III, delves into themes of authenticity and social expectations. The performance will also tour to Theatre Royal Plymouth from April 30–May 2. More information available at ballet.org.uk.
Shamel Pitts: Marks of RED
Choreographer Shamel Pitts premieres Marks of RED in Minneapolis from March 20-21, continuing his RED Series as the final installment of a three-year residency partnership with Walker Art Center and Northrop. The perform centers an all-femme cast—Ashley Pierre-Louis, Marcella Lewis, Imani Gaudin, Dominica Greene, Ke’ron J. Wilson and Kris Lee—and uses an Afrofuturist lens to examine memory and its impact on identity and reality. Details at walkerart.org.
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers: Final Home Season
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers will present their final home season in Philadelphia from March 27-28, featuring two new works alongside existing repertory spanning two decades. Fire Ritual Dance/Fenghuang In Us celebrates healing and renewal, while 17 Moves/In Memory of Gus honors the late Gus Solomons jr. Find out more at kyld.org.
Jodi Melnick & Sara Mearns: Superbloom
Postmodern choreographer Jodi Melnick and ballet star Sara Mearns continue their artistic partnership with the premiere of Superbloom (Dancing Into Choreographic Forms) at 92NY in New York City, March 27-28. The work reimagines the archives of female choreographers with a history at 92NY, including Anna Sokolow, Doris Humphrey, Sara Rudner, and Trisha Brown. A livestream will be available on March 29. Visit 92ny.org for tickets and information.
Ballet Vancouver: Debut Season
Ballet Vancouver will create its debut in April, April 23-25, at the Vancouver Playhouse. The program includes the premiere of a work by founder Joshua Beamish, created in collaboration with Indigenous designer Yolonda Skelton, alongside local premieres of Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Redemption, and Wen Wei Wang’s Swan. More details at balletvancouver.com.
Muftau Yusuf: Impasse
Nigerian-born, Ireland-based choreographer Muftau Yusuf brings his duet Impasse to the United States, premiering at New York City’s Irish Arts Center April 23-25, before heading to the San Francisco International Arts Festival April 30 and May 2. The work confronts identity politics surrounding the Black body in Western society. Information at irishartscenter.org and sfiaf.org.
Ballet Hispánico: Women-Choreographed Program
Ballet Hispánico will present a program entirely choreographed by women at New York City Center, April 23-26, featuring premieres by Cassi Abranches and Marianela Boán, alongside Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Beeline and Stephanie Martinez’s Again, Again, Again. Find out more at ballethispanico.org.
Royal Danish Ballet: Lady Macbeth
Akram Khan adapts Shakespeare’s Macbeth for a new evening-length ballet for Royal Danish Ballet, Lady Macbeth, premiering April 24 and playing through June 4 in Copenhagen. The ballet focuses on Lady Macbeth, featuring original music by Vincenzo Lamagna and design by Tim Yip. Tickets and information at kglteater.dk.