2025-26 Dance Season

Princeton Dance Festival: November 21-23

The first main event of the Program in Dance 2025-26 season is the annual Princeton Dance Festival, which returns on November 21-23 with a contemporary work by MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham; an iconic repertory work by the legendary Mark Morris staged by faculty member Tina Fehlandt; sought-after contemporary dancer and returning choreographer Christopher Ralph; a contemporary ballet work by Guggenheim Fellow Pam Tanowitz; a work by Omari Wiles, who merges West African dance styles with vogue and ballroom; and a contemporary work by former Princeton Arts Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow Netta Yerushalmy. The November 23 matinee will be a relaxed performance.
 

Spring Senior Dance Projects

The spring half of the 2025-26 Season focuses on the work of seniors minoring in Dance through new choreography and performance of new or repertory works presented in the state-of-the-art Hearst Dance Theater (dates subject to change):

  • February 19, 20, & 21 at 8:30 PM — An evening-length new work by Maddy Mejia
  • Week of March 23, 2026 — A new work by senior Maya Sessions and solo performances by Ella Colby, Pippa LaMacchia, Sally Menaker, and Helena Richardson
  • Week of April 13, 2026 — An evening of two new dance works by Olivia Kasule and Braeh Simon

 

2025-26 Events

Thu Feb 19, 2026 - Sat Feb 21, 2026 · 8:30 pm

In relation to, a new dance work by Madalyn Mejia ’26

Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex · Presented by: Program in Dance

In relation to, a new work choreographed by senior Madalyn Mejia, explores the creation of social meaning through interactions both with the material and relational world. The audience is immersed in a complex social environment that is iteratively constructed as the work unfolds. Free tickets required.

Fri Nov 21, 2025 · 8:00 pm

2025 Princeton Dance Festival

Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center · Presented by: Program in Dance

The 2025 Princeton Dance Festival features new and repertory works by nationally and internationally recognized choreographers, performed by more than 45 Princeton students in an energetic program of dances from a surprising range of dance forms. Tickets required.