Princeton Ballet School presents “A Weekend of Dance”

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Ballet School (PBS), the official school of American Repertory Ballet (ARB), New Jersey’s top professional ballet company, will host “A Weekend of Dance” in the courtyard of the Princeton Shopping Center (301 N. Harrison St., Princeton) beginning on Friday, July 30 at 5:30pm with a performance featuring students from its world-renowned Summer Intensive program, and continuing on Saturday with a series of free dance classes.

The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes Returns After Missing 2020

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) has announced that the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, presented by Chase, is back this holiday season with performances at Radio City Music Hall from November 5, 2021 to January 2, 2022. The Christmas Spectacular – seen by more than 69 million people since it debuted in 1933 – is a one-of-a-kind tradition where the magic of Christmas in New York comes alive. The beloved show returns following a 2020 absence due to the pandemic, which marked the first time in 87 years the production was canceled. Tickets for the 2021 show are on sale now at rockettes.com/christmas. 

Dance Returns To NJPAC

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center  (NJPAC) is welcoming live, in-person dance back to its stage throughout 2021 beginning with a new production by the Latin and ballroom champions Maksim and Valentin  Chmerkovskiy (ABC’s Dancing with the Stars). Celebrating its first New Jersey performance in over a year, Parsons Dance will return with its athletic ensemble work. In addition, the New Jersey-based Nimbus Dance will present the world premiere of Raucous Caucus Tango, a collaboration with Grammy Award-winning tango virtuoso  Pedro Giraudo. In December, NJPAC brings back its popular holiday shows: the  traditional “Nutcracker” performed by the State Ballet Theater of Ukraine followed by the NJPAC audience favorite, urban twist on the famous ballet, “The Hip Hop Nutcracker”. 

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces Dancers For The Bridge Week of 7/26/21

(FORT LEE, NJ) -- In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge.  The Institute’s aim is to bring together dancers, choreographers and directors around the world to experience the master teachers of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance that transform the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces. 

NJPAC Presents Maks and Val Live: Stripped Down Tour on August 10th

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Maks and Val Live: Stripped Down Tour on Tuesday, August 10th at 7:30pm. Get up close and personal with Latin and ballroom champions Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy from ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents "Three's A Crowd" In Holmdel

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Dance enthusiasts will have to wait until the fall to travel to Manhattan to see the return of most of the country’s top companies. In the meantime, the NYC dance world is coming to the Garden State. Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the professional ballet company founded by Elise Feldman and Gabriel Chajnik as a program for Ocean Township’s Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC), will present “Three’s a Crowd” at Bell Works in Holmdel on July 29 through August 2.

NJPAC Presents Nimbus Dance On November 6th

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Nimbus Dance on Saturday, November  6, 2021 at 7:00pm.  The boundary-pushing, community-driven modern dance ensemble performs a special program as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival—including the world premiere of Raucous Caucus Tango, a collaboration with GRAMMY® Award-winning tango virtuoso Pedro Giraudo.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater To Perform At NJPAC In May 2022

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 8:00pm, Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 3:00pm.  They will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of Revelations, the cultural treasure that changed modern dance forever.

NJPAC Presents Parsons Dance On October 22nd

(NEWARK, NJ) --  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Parsons Dance on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 7:30pm. Joyous. Life-affirming. Exuberant. Parsons Dance jolts the spirit and soothes the soul.