2026–27 Dance Season

Upcoming performances across tracked companies, in date order.

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June 2026

Jun 17 – Jul 18, 2026
ABT Swan Lake
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Marius Petipa / Lev Ivanov · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake)
Jun 23–27, 2026
ABT Onegin
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: John Cranko · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Kurt-Heinz Stolze (Onegin)
Jun 29 – Jul 7, 2026
ABT Don Quixote
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Marius Petipa / Alexander Gorsky · Music: Ludwig Minkus (Don Quixote)

July 2026

Jul 9–11, 2026
ABT Sylvia
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Frederick Ashton · Music: Léo Delibes (Sylvia)

September 2026

Sep 10–20, 2026
Boston Fall Experience 2026
Cacti — Alexander Ekman  ·  Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023 — Akram Khan
Sep 11–20, 2026
Houston Pecos Bill
Individual dates not yet announced
Symphonie Concertante — George Balanchine  ·  Meadow — Lar Lubovitch  ·  Pecos Bill — Stanton Welch AM
Sep 17–27, 2026
Joffrey Liliom
Choreography: John Neumeier · Music: Michel Legrand
Sep 18–20, 2026
Atlanta September Program
Significant Others — Remi Wörtmeyer  ·  Plagued Houses — Melissa Hough  ·  Stars and Stripes — George Balanchine
Sep 18–27, 2026
Cincinnati The Kaplan New Works Series
(untitled) — Robert Bondara  ·  (untitled) — Anne Jung  ·  (untitled) — Mthuthuzeli November  ·  (untitled) — Melody Walsh
Sep 18 – Oct 4, 2026
Texas Casanova
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Kenneth Tindall · Music: Kerry Muzzey
Sep 22–27, 2026
NYCB Jewels
Jewels — George Balanchine  ·  Jewels — George Balanchine
Sep 24 – Oct 4, 2026
Houston Manon
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan · Music: Jules Massenet (Manon)
Sep 25–27, 2026
Austin A Midsummer Night's Dream
Choreography: Stephen Mills · Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2026
PNB Serenade
Serenade — George Balanchine  ·  Jessica Lang World Premiere — Jessica Lang  ·  Pictures at an Exhibition — Alexei Ratmansky
Sep 29 – Oct 10, 2026
NYCB Masters at Work I
La Source — Alexei Ratmansky  ·  The Four Temperaments — George Balanchine  ·  The Concert — Jerome Robbins

October 2026

Oct 1–1, 2026
NYCB Fall Fashion Gala
New Archibald — Matthew Archibald  ·  New Pires — Filipe Portugal Pires
Oct 2–17, 2026
Charlotte Black Box Series
From Africa With Love — Mthuthuzeli November  ·  Dos y Dos y Dos — Alejandro Cerrudo  ·  New work (FLOCK) — FLOCK
Oct 2–11, 2026
Colorado Don Quixote
Choreography: Marius Petipa · Music: Ludwig Minkus
Oct 2–14, 2026
NYCB Contemporary Choreography I
Pulcinella Variations — Justin Peck  ·  New Archibald — Matthew Archibald  ·  New Pires — Filipe Portugal Pires  ·  Love Letter (on shuffle) — Christopher Wheeldon
Oct 7–16, 2026
NYCB Eclectic NYCB I
Continuum — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  Solitude  ·  Bourrée Fantasque — George Balanchine
Oct 8–17, 2026
NYCB All Balanchine I
La Sonnambula — George Balanchine  ·  Pithoprakta  ·  The Unanswered Question (from Ivesiana) — George Balanchine  ·  Theme and Variations — George Balanchine
Oct 8–11, 2026
Philadelphia Stars and Stripes Forever!
Fancy Free — Jerome Robbins  ·  Who Cares? (Concert Version) — George Balanchine  ·  Variations on 'America' — Eliot Feld  ·  Stars and Stripes — George Balanchine
Oct 10–17, 2026
Oregon Swan Lake
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake)
Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2026
Carolina Dracula
Choreography: Zalman Raffael · Music: David Goldstein
Oct 15–18, 2026
Philadelphia Dance at Great Velocity
Chroma — Wayne McGregor  ·  DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  In the Upper Room — Twyla Tharp
Oct 16–18, 2026
Memphis Memphis Sounds
In Dreams — Trey McIntyre  ·  Unapologetic — Steven McMahon  ·  (untitled) — Yusha-Marie Sorzano
Oct 16–25, 2026
Kansas City The Wizard of Oz
Choreography: Septime Webre · Music: Matthew Pierce
Oct 16–25, 2026
Miami City Fall Mix
Allegro Brillante — George Balanchine  ·  N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz — Jerome Robbins  ·  New Delgado (world premiere) — Patricia Delgado
Oct 18–18, 2026
NYCB Adrian Danchig-Waring Farewell
The Four Temperaments — George Balanchine  ·  Each in Their Own Time — Alexei Ratmansky  ·  New Tanowitz — Pam Tanowitz  ·  Agon — George Balanchine
Oct 23–31, 2026
Ballet West Dracula
Choreography: Ben Stevenson · Music: Franz Liszt (arranged by John Lanchbury)
Oct 23–25, 2026
Pittsburgh Theatre Giselle with the PBT Orchestra
Choreography: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with later revisions by Marius Petipa · Music: Adolphe Adam (Giselle)

November 2026

Nov 6–14, 2026
Ballet West Rolling with the Stones
Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven — Ulysses Dove  ·  Je ne t'Aime pas de deux — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  Three Preludes — Ben Stevenson  ·  This Bitter Earth — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  Rooster — Christopher Bruce
Nov 6–7, 2026
Cincinnati LIVE!
(untitled) — Young Soon Hue  ·  (untitled) — David Morse  ·  (untitled) — Kenneth Tindall
Nov 6–15, 2026
PNB Ghost Stories
Silent Ghost — Alejandro Cerrudo  ·  PACOPEPEPLUTO — Alejandro Cerrudo  ·  The Raven — Kyle Davis  ·  La Sonnambula — George Balanchine
Nov 19–22, 2026
Carolina Jewels
Emeralds — George Balanchine  ·  Rubies — George Balanchine  ·  Diamonds — George Balanchine
Nov 20–21, 2026
Sarasota Program Two
Individual dates not yet announced
Solitaire — Kenneth MacMillan  ·  Lyric Pieces — Jessica Lang  ·  Pictures at an Exhibition — Alexei Ratmansky
Nov 27 – Dec 31, 2026
Boston The Nutcracker
Choreography: Mikko Nissinen · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Nov 27 – Dec 28, 2026
Houston The Nutcracker
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Stanton Welch AM · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Nov 27 – Dec 28, 2026
PNB The Nutcracker
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nov 27 – Dec 27, 2026
Texas The Nutcracker
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Ben Stevenson · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nov 28 – Dec 27, 2026
Colorado The Nutcracker
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nov 28 – Dec 24, 2026
Kansas City The Nutcracker
Choreography: Devon Carney · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

December 2026

Dec 2, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Ailey Ailey at New York City Center
Individual dates not yet announced
Dec 4–23, 2026
Austin The Nutcracker
Choreography: Stephen Mills · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dec 4–12, 2026
Ballet West The Nutcracker
Choreography: Willam Christensen · Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dec 4–23, 2026
Charlotte Nutcracker
Choreography: Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dec 4–27, 2026
Joffrey The Nutcracker
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon · Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dec 4–31, 2026
Philadelphia George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 4–27, 2026
Pittsburgh Theatre The Nutcracker
Choreography: Terrence S. Orr · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 4–27, 2026
San Francisco Nutcracker
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 5–26, 2026
Atlanta The Nutcracker
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Yuri Possokhov · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 5–24, 2026
Oregon George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 10–24, 2026
Carolina The Nutcracker
Choreography: Zalman Raffael · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dec 11–27, 2026
Miami City George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dec 12–18, 2026
Memphis The Nutcracker
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 17–27, 2026
Cincinnati The Nutcracker
Choreography: Victoria Morgan · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)
Dec 18–19, 2026
Sarasota Program Three
Individual dates not yet announced
Donizetti Variations — George Balanchine  ·  The Pump Room — Ashley Page  ·  Walking in the Heat — Ashley Page  ·  Mercuric Tidings — Paul Taylor
Dec 23–23, 2026
Oregon Dominic Walsh's Storybook Nutcracker
Choreography: Dominic Walsh · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

January 2027

Jan 19–31, 2027
NYCB Romeo & Juliet
Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky · Music: Sergei Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet)
Jan 28–31, 2027
Kansas City New Moves
Jan 29 – Feb 7, 2027
Colorado Romeo & Juliet
Choreography: John Cranko · Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Jan 29 – Feb 7, 2027
San Francisco The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson after Marius Petipa · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Sleeping Beauty)

February 2027

Feb 2–11, 2027
NYCB All Balanchine II
Mozartiana — George Balanchine  ·  Agon — George Balanchine  ·  Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 — George Balanchine
Feb 4–14, 2027
Carolina Giselle
Choreography: Zalman Raffael (after Coralli & Perrot) · Music: Adolphe Adam
Feb 4–14, 2027
Joffrey Notes on Love
Dear Chicago: A Love Letter — Houston Thomas  ·  All that Remains — Nicolas Blanc  ·  Hummingbird — Liam Scarlett  ·  Les Boeufoons — Nicolas Blanc
Feb 5–21, 2027
PNB Swan Lake
Choreography: Kent Stowell · Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Feb 6–27, 2027
NYCB Contemporary Choreography II
Pulcinella Variations — Justin Peck  ·  Liturgy  ·  New Archibald — Matthew Archibald  ·  Foreseeable Future
Feb 12–14, 2027
Austin Director's Choice / Rhythm of the Heart
Partita — Justin Peck  ·  CARBON53 — Stephen Mills
Feb 12–20, 2027
Ballet West Don Quixote
Choreography: Anna-Marie Holmes, after Marius Petipa · Music: Ludwig Minkus
Feb 12–20, 2027
Cincinnati Romeo and Juliet
Choreography: Edwaard Liang · Music: Sergei Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet)
Feb 12–14, 2027
NYCB Jewels
Jewels — George Balanchine  ·  Jewels — George Balanchine
Feb 12–21, 2027
Pittsburgh Theatre Alice in Wonderland
Choreography: André Santos · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Feb 13–21, 2027
Atlanta The Great Gatsby
Choreography: Septime Webre · Music: Billy Novick
Feb 13–21, 2027
Oregon ALICE (in wonderland)
Choreography: Septime Webre · Music: Matthew Pierce
Feb 16–26, 2027
NYCB All Balanchine III
The Four Temperaments — George Balanchine  ·  Valse Fantaisie — George Balanchine  ·  Errante — George Balanchine  ·  Slaughter on Tenth Avenue — George Balanchine
Feb 16–21, 2027
San Francisco Titans of Choreography
Grosse Fuge — Hans van Manen  ·  Within the Golden Hour — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  Dust — Akram Khan
Feb 18–28, 2027
Boston Winter Experience 2027
Emergence — Crystal Pite  ·  Brake the Eyes — Jorma Elo  ·  Herman Schmerman — William Forsythe
Feb 18–27, 2027
NYCB Contemporary Choreography III
Concerto for Two Pianos — Tiler Peck  ·  The Naked King  ·  The Times Are Racing — Justin Peck
Feb 19–21, 2027
Memphis Winter Mix: Celebration
(untitled) — Norbert De La Cruz  ·  (untitled) — Matthew Neenan  ·  (untitled) — Julie Niekrasz
Feb 19–21, 2027
Kansas City Pinocchio
Choreography: Bruce Wells · Music: Nicola Piovani / Amilcare Ponchielli
Feb 19–28, 2027
Texas Unbound
Individual dates not yet announced
World Premiere — Silas Farley  ·  World Premiere — Brett Ishida  ·  Celts — Lila York
Feb 25 – Mar 7, 2027
Houston Where's Alice?
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Stanton Welch AM (Where's Alice?)
Feb 25 – Mar 21, 2027
Miami City Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon · Music: Joby Talbot
Feb 26 – Mar 1, 2027
Sarasota Program Five
Individual dates not yet announced
Feb 27 – Mar 7, 2027
San Francisco Jewels
Emeralds — George Balanchine  ·  Rubies — George Balanchine  ·  Diamonds — George Balanchine
Feb 28–28, 2027
NYCB Taylor Stanley Farewell
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Gabriel Fauré (Pelléas et Mélisande / Shylock)

March 2027

Mar 4–21, 2027
Carolina The Little Mermaid
Choreography: Zalman Raffael · Music: Aaron Severini
Mar 4–14, 2027
Philadelphia Cinderella
Choreography: Ben Stevenson · Music: Sergei Prokofiev (Cinderella)
Mar 5–14, 2027
Colorado The Wizard of Oz
Choreography: Septime Webre · Music: Matthew Pierce
Mar 11–21, 2027
Boston Coppélia
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Léo Delibes (Coppélia)
Mar 11–13, 2027
Charlotte Knight Theater Series
Solo Echo — Crystal Pite  ·  Cerrudo new work (TBA) — Alejandro Cerrudo  ·  Silent Ghost — Alejandro Cerrudo
Mar 11–21, 2027
Houston Madame Butterfly
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Stanton Welch AM · Music: Giacomo Puccini (Madama Butterfly)
Mar 12–21, 2027
Kansas City Romeo & Juliet
Choreography: Devon Carney · Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Mar 19–21, 2027
Austin Roses for the Last Dance
One / the body's grace — Stephen Mills  ·  Renaissance — Amy Seiwert  ·  Roses for the Last Dance — Stephen Mills
Mar 19–28, 2027
PNB Director's Choice
F O I L — Eva Stone  ·  This Bitter Earth — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  Kyle Abraham World Premiere — Kyle Abraham
Mar 19–27, 2027
San Francisco A Midsummer Night's Dream
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Felix Mendelssohn (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Mar 26 – Apr 18, 2027
Miami City Spring Mix
Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 — George Balanchine  ·  New Peck (world premiere) — Tiler Peck  ·  Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes — Tiler Peck
Mar 26–27, 2027
Sarasota Program Six
Individual dates not yet announced
The Kingdom of the Shades — Natalia Makarova  ·  The Rake's Progress — Ninette de Valois  ·  Gala Performance — Antony Tudor
Mar 27 – Apr 4, 2027
PNB Snow White
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Bruce Wells · Music: Jules Massenet

April 2027

Apr 2–4, 2027
Atlanta Swan Lake
Choreography: Remi Wörtmeyer · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake)
Apr 2–3, 2027
Ballet West The Glass Slipper
Choreography: Pamela Robinson-Harris · Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Apr 2–4, 2027
Cincinnati Director's Vision: Two Voices
(untitled) — Mthuthuzeli November  ·  Square Dance — George Balanchine
Apr 2–10, 2027
Oregon MADCAP
MADCAP — Dani Rowe  ·  Petite Mort — Jiří Kylián  ·  Just Above the Surface — Yin Yue
Apr 8–14, 2027
San Francisco Divine Creatures
Smith / Schraiber World Premiere — Bobbi Jene Smith / Or Schraiber  ·  Faun — Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui  ·  Violin Concerto — Yuri Possokhov
Apr 9–11, 2027
Memphis Peter Pan
Choreography: Steven McMahon
Apr 9–17, 2027
Ballet West Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana — Nicolo Fonte  ·  Symphony in C — George Balanchine
Apr 9–11, 2027
Cincinnati Family Series: Hansel and Gretel
Music: Engelbert Humperdinck (Hansel and Gretel)
Apr 9–18, 2027
Colorado Masterworks
Sinfonietta — Jiri Kylian  ·  Chiaroscuro — Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Apr 9–11, 2027
Pittsburgh Theatre Spring Mix: World Premieres
Choreography: Omar Román de Jesús and PBT Artists
Apr 10–11, 2027
Oregon Annual School Performance
Apr 16–25, 2027
PNB A Midsummer Night's Dream
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Apr 20–29, 2027
NYCB All Balanchine IV
Allegro Brillante — George Balanchine  ·  Le Tombeau de Couperin — George Balanchine  ·  Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet — George Balanchine
Apr 21 – May 2, 2027
NYCB All Balanchine V
Serenade — George Balanchine  ·  Stravinsky Violin Concerto — George Balanchine  ·  La Valse — George Balanchine
Apr 22–25, 2027
Carolina The Rite of Spring
Echo and Narcissus — Zalman Raffael  ·  Apollo — George Balanchine  ·  Ophelia — Gianna Reisen  ·  The Rite of Spring — Amy Hall Garner
Apr 23 – May 2, 2027
San Francisco Manon
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan · Music: Jules Massenet orch. Martin Yates (Manon)
Apr 27 – May 7, 2027
NYCB Masters at Work II
Prodigal Son — George Balanchine  ·  Afternoon of a Faun — Jerome Robbins  ·  Other Dances — Jerome Robbins  ·  Symphony in C — George Balanchine
Apr 29 – May 9, 2027
Boston Cinderella
Choreography: Frederick Ashton · Music: Sergei Prokofiev (Cinderella)
Apr 29 – May 23, 2027
Miami City Alexei Ratmansky's Swan Lake
Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Apr 29 – May 9, 2027
Philadelphia Don Quixote
Choreography: Angel Corella · Music: Ludwig Minkus (Don Quixote)

May 2027

May 6–6, 2027
NYCB Spring Gala
Choreography: Justin Peck (World Premiere)
May 7–9, 2027
Austin Giselle
Choreography: Jean Coralli & Jules Perrot · Music: Adolphe Adam
May 7–16, 2027
Charlotte Alice in Wonderland
Choreography: Alba Castillo, Bryan Arias
May 7–9, 2027
Pittsburgh Theatre The Sleeping Beauty with the PBT Orchestra
Choreography: Marius Petipa · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Sleeping Beauty)
May 8–14, 2027
NYCB Eclectic NYCB II
The Four Seasons — Jerome Robbins  ·  Fandango — Alexei Ratmansky  ·  New T. Peck — Tiler Peck  ·  New J. Peck — Justin Peck
May 9–9, 2027
Oregon OBT2: OBT By Design
May 11–22, 2027
NYCB Eclectic NYCB III
New Pires — Filipe Portugal Pires  ·  Moves — Jerome Robbins  ·  Oltremare — Mauro Bigonzetti
May 12–15, 2027
Ballet West Works from Within
May 13–23, 2027
Boston Spring Experience 2027
Mozartiana — George Balanchine  ·  The Four Temperaments — George Balanchine  ·  Gounod Symphony — George Balanchine
May 13–16, 2027
Carolina Sleeping Beauty
Choreography: Zalman Raffael (after Marius Petipa) · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
May 13–23, 2027
Joffrey The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon · Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
May 14–16, 2027
Atlanta May Program
Dr. Rainbow's Infinity Mirror — Darian Kane  ·  (untitled) — Shannon Alvis  ·  Fauna — Claudia Schreier  ·  Under the Folding Sky — Justin Peck
May 14–23, 2027
Kansas City PULSE
The Four Temperaments — George Balanchine  ·  Glass Pieces — Jerome Robbins  ·  World Premiere — Melissa Hough
May 14–23, 2027
Texas Coppelia
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Ben Stevenson · Music: Leo Delibes
May 15–23, 2027
NYCB Copland Dance Episodes
Choreography: Justin Peck · Music: Aaron Copland (Copland Dance Episodes)
May 25–30, 2027
NYCB A Midsummer Night's Dream
Choreography: George Balanchine · Music: Felix Mendelssohn (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
May 27 – Jun 6, 2027
Houston The Rite of Spring
Individual dates not yet announced
Reflections — Justin Peck  ·  World Premiere — Harper Long  ·  The Rite of Spring — Stanton Welch AM

June 2027

Jun 4–13, 2027
PNB Ballet on Broadway
Carousel (A Dance) — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  TAKE FIVE...More or Less — Susan Stroman  ·  Waiting at the Station — Twyla Tharp
Jun 10–16, 2027
Charlotte FLIP
Choreography: Charlotte Ballet dancers
Jun 10–27, 2027
Houston Swan Lake
Individual dates not yet announced
Choreography: Stanton Welch AM · Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake)
Jun 10–12, 2027
Oregon The OBT Collection
After the Rain — Christopher Wheeldon  ·  New Work — Spenser Theberge  ·  New Work — Ben Youngstone