2022 Princeton Dance Festival in Pictures

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance presented the 2022 Princeton Dance Festival on Dec. 2-4 at the Berlind Theatre in the McCarter Theatre Center.

Dancers leap through the air in a performance on stage

Pop, choreographed by Caili Quan. Photo by Maria Baranova

Pop, choreographed by Caili Quan. Photo by Maria Baranova

A dancer close to the edge of the stage reaches out as other dancers perform downstage.

Pop, choreographed by Caili Quan. Photo by Maria Baranova

Why Dance is a new work created by choreographer Sun Kim. Photo by Maria Baranova

Four dancers on stage in colorful costumes toss their coats

Why Dance is a new work created by choreographer Sun Kim. Photo by Maria Baranova

Two dancers perform against a wall as dramatic lighting casts a shadow of their performance

Dangerous Rooms choreographed by Susan Marshall in collaboration with Rebecca Lazier and the cast. Photo by Maria Baranova

An excerpt of Tesseract choreographed by the team of Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener. Photo by Maria Baranova

An outline of a cube surrounds dancers shrouded in darkness

An excerpt of Tesseract choreographed by the team of Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener. Photo by Maria Baranova

A dancer in in a flowing costume leaps across stage

Four Corners choreographed by Ronald K. Brown. Photo by Maria Baranova

Dancers sit at a table and react to one another

I Don't Give A choreographed by Davalois Fearon with the assistance of the dancers. Photo by Maria Baranova

Dancers sit ata table and react to one another as one dancer stands and screams

I Don't Give A choreographed by Davalois Fearon with the assistance of the dancers. Photo by Maria Baranova

A dancer leaps through the air as another two others watch amazed

I Don't Give A choreographed by Davalois Fearon with the assistance of the dancers. Photo by Maria Baranova

I Don't Give A choreographed by Davalois Fearon with the assistance of the dancers. Photo by Maria Baranova

The present is a sustained attempt at finding one’s own pleasure choreographed by Michael J. Love. Photo by Maria Baranova

One dancer looks up into a spotlight as other dancers have their backs turned.

The present is a sustained attempt at finding one’s own pleasure choreographed by Michael J. Love. Photo by Maria Baranova

Students in the program performed new and repertory works by Ronald K. Brown, Davalois Fearon, Sun Kim, Michael J. Love, Susan Marshall, Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener, and Caili Quan. The works included popping, tap, ballet, dance theater, West African/modern, and post-modern genres.