(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Its season 37 for the Atlantic City Ballet and the dancing continues with monthly performances at Caesars Circus Maximus Theater starting in September. The company will open the season with an encore performance of Cinderella at Caesars. The Fall/Winter Season will include fan favorite, Dracula and the yearly holiday traditions of It’s A Shore Holiday and The Nutcracker. The Spring Season will see Papa & Sinatra returning to the repertory after a long absence along with Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet. The company will also be on the road with stops at The Strand Theater, Stockton PAC and Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC).... READ ON

(OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater, Monmouth County’s newest (and only) professional ballet company, will present the second performance of its 2019 season, the world premiere of “Alice in Wonderland” - an original work created, directed and choreographed by Chajnik based on the passages of “Alice’s adventures in Wonderland” and poems by Lewis Carroll. Performances will take place on August 18, August 21, and August 25 at 7:00pm and August 25 at 2:00pm... READ ON

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- The final performance of the 2019 INKUBATE® Dance Festival will take place on Wednesday, July 31 at 7:00pm.  This is the fifth consecutive summer the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble and Reeves-Reed Arboretum have collaborated on the site-specific series of three dance performances throughout the gardens of the Arboretum in Summit. ... READ ON

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Peak Performances has announced its 2019-2020 season, considering the vocabularies of the body, genre and form, artistic practices and legacies, cultures, and language itself—how they persevere, disappear, or shift over time with new influences and perspectives. This season, Peak Performances offers its state-of-the-art platform to artists who work with—and sometimes against—these established vocabularies in the creation of exhilarating new performance works and the reinvigoration of preexisting texts, compositions, and choreographies. All performances take place at the Alexander Kasser Theater (1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ).... READ ON

(LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- BCCT presents four performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella at The Strand from July 26-28. This is the new Broadway adaption sure to delight audiences with its surprisingly contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features incredible orchestration, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love-the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more-plus some surprising new twists!... READ ON

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Creative Summit, a collective of arts organizations and artists in the Summit area, will present its first event on Saturday, July 27 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Collide is a one-night-only arts experience that combines the work of Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, The Music Moment, the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, and local musicians and artists. The evening, with participation from Civic Story, will include samples of all of these genres as the audience moves from studio to studio in the beautiful home of the NJDTE.... READ ON

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Dance on the Lawn, Montclair, NJ’s outdoor dance festival, will return to the front lawn of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 73 South Fullerton Avenue, on Saturday, September 7 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. This is a free event.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) --  Jersey NEW Moves!, a joint program of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and Dance New Jersey, returns for its fifth year on Friday, June 14 at 7:00pm.  The event, which takes place in the Victoria Theater, gives six young Garden State choreographers the opportunity to create and present new work while they are mentored by established artists. Tickets are $33.... READ ON

(SUMMIT, NJ) --  New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season and Artistic Director Nancy Turano’s 25th Anniversary. The event on Sunday, June 9th at 3:00pm will include a studio naming for founding Artistic Director Alfredo Corvino, performances by current dancers, alumni and guest artists, and a garden party reception to honor the brilliant legacy of the past and vision for the future. The event will take place at NJDTE studios in Summit, NJ.... READ ON

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Live Arts at the Morris Museum will kick off with a Launch Party on Thursday, June 6 at 7:30pm at The Bickford Theatre featuring a performance by Kyle Marshall Choreography, the dynamic young dance company who will preview their new work, Horizon which will be part of the new season. Admission to the Launch Party is free. ... READ ON