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):
- Week of February 16, 2026 — An evening-length new work by Maddy Mejia
- Week of March 23, 2026 — A new work by senior Maya Sessions and solo performances by 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