New York City Center is one of New York’s premiere homes for dance and Broadway musical revivals. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and the Manhattan Theatre Club are in residence. Encores! is a program of Broadway musical revivals, many of which return to Broadway.
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OCTOBER
French Contemporary Ballet
Paris Opera Ballet, the resident dance company at the legendary Paris Opera, performs two-time Olivier Award-winner Hofesh Schechter’s “Red Carpet,” a full-length, contemporary ballet that contrasts the glamourous facade of the Paris Opera with the chaotic reality of being a dancer there. You can also see the ballet as a metaphor for the contrast between France’s elegant past, and the infinitely more complicated reality of being French today. The contrast is refreshing. It’s at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from Thursday-Sunday, October 9-12, 2025. From $45.
SEPTEMBER
International Dance Festival
The 22nd Fall for Dance Festival 2025 brings five programs from the world of dance to New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, September 16-27, 2025. Tickets go on sale on Sunday, August 25, 2025 at 11am. It sells out in hours. $30.
The 22nd Fall for Dance Festival 2025 Program 1 presents three groups. Jeroboam Bozeman, Anna Greenberg, Jacquelin Harris, Sara Mearns, and Jamar Roberts dance a City Center Commission of Roberts’ contemporary “Dance is a Mother.” Dario Natarelli dances a City Center Commission of Michelle Dorrance and Natarelli’s tap dance “The Man I Love.” The San Francisco Ballet dances the New York Premiere of Akram Khan’s contemporary ballet “Dust.” It’s at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Tuesday-Wednesday, September 16-17, 2025 at 7:30pm. $30. 🇺🇸 🇧🇩 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇵🇭
Jamar Roberts was Resident Choreographer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2019-2022. Michelle Dorrance leads one of New York City’s amazing tap dance companies. Dario Natarelli teaches tap dance at Broadway Dance Center.
MAY
Latino Contemporary Dance
Ballet Hispánico, America’s premier Latino dance company, dances their signature work, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s CARMEN.maquia; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from Thursday-Sunday, May 29 – June 1, 2025. From $45. nycitycenter.org 🇪🇸
APRIL
African American Ballet
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s 56th Season, the world’s first African American ballet company, features a Jodie Gates world premiere, works by Artistic Director Robert Garland, plus William Forsythe and George Balanchine company premieres; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from Thursday-Sunday, April 10-13, 2025. From $45. nycitycenter.org 🇺🇸
MARCH
Spanish Flamenco
Flamenco Festival New York City Center 2025 features three great and unique flamenco talents: Alfonso Losa & Patricia Guerrero, Compañía Manuel Liñán, and Compañía Eva Yerbabuena; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from Thursday-Sunday, March 6-9, 2025. From $45. nycitycenter.org 🇪🇸
DECEMBER
African American Modern Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates “Legacy in Motion” and Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison (1943-2024) with world premieres of “Sacred Songs” by Matthew Rushing, “Finding Free” by Hope Boykin, “Many Angels” by Lar Lubovitch, and “Al-Andalus Blues” by Jamar Roberts; a 25th Anniversary staging of Ronald K. Brown’s “Grace;” a new production of Elisa Monte’s “Treading;” and beloved Ailey classics including his masterpiece “Revelations.” It’s at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from December 4, 2024 to January 5, 2025. From $42. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇬🇫
NOVEMBER
Tap Dance Nutcracker Suite
Dorrance Dance “The Nutcracker Suite,” by Michelle Dorrance and Josette Wiggan, is a jazzy new holiday tradition set to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s jazz arrangement of the Tchaikovsky classic; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Friday-Sunday, November 22-24, 2024. From $45. 🇺🇸
New York City Center Tickets
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About New York City Center
New York City Center is New York’s original performing arts center. It was founded by beloved Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1943 to make the performing arts accessible for all New Yorkers. It is still fulfilling that original mission.
City Center has a relationship with Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, another of the world’s leading dance theaters. Many Sadlers Wells productions start their American tours at New York City Center. City Center also has a long history developing contemporary dance in Cuba. 🇨🇺
Artists in Residence
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dances a Holiday Season in December.
Artists at the Center is a heavy-hitter choreographer’s residency.
Manhattan Theatre Club is a major Broadway producer.
Signature Programs
City Center Dance Festival is usually in July, but was not staged in 2023 or 2024.
Fall For Dance Festival brings the world of dance to New York City. It is usually in September and October. Tickets usually go on sale at the end of August. It always sells out in hours.
Flamenco Festival New York City Center brings the best flamenco dancers and musicians direct from Spain in March. It’s the anchor of the Flamenco Festival New York.
Studio 5 gives intimate looks at great dancers’ creative process.
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Latin Artists
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the African American dance company that popularized modern dance around the world. 🇺🇸
Ayodele Casel is one of todays’ leading tap dancers and choreographers. 🇵🇷
Ballet Hispánico is one of America’s leading Latino dance organizations. It’s a contemporary dance company. 🇨🇺 🇲🇽 🇵🇷
Ballet Nacional de España is Spain’s national flamenco ballet. 🇪🇸
Dance Theatre of Harlem is an African American and Afro-Latin ballet company that spun off from New York City Ballet. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇭🇹 🇮🇹