This timeless story of impossible love predating Romeo and Juliet emerges from the cultural intersections along the Silk Road. Star-crossed lovers Layla and Majnun are central characters in Persian and Arabian folklore and the subject of the first Muslim opera written more than a century ago. In this inspired adaptation by choreographer Mark Morris, celebrated […]
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre’s new choreographic work, Refuge, is a timely exploration of our relationship with space and the temporary nature of all things.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre’s new choreographic work, Refuge, is a timely exploration of our relationship with space and the temporary nature of all things.
November 2-4, 2017
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre’s new choreographic work, Refuge, is a timely exploration of our relationship with space and the temporary nature of all things.
An informal platform for choreographers of all styles to present in-progress work to diverse public audiences, with feedback conversations guided by established dance artists.
A commentary on the body as spectacle and society's obsession with body image.
FREE - Dance Center lobby
What holiday season would be complete without go-go Berekelyboots, dancing G.I. Joes, gender-bending snowflakes, and a spirited, slightly out-of-control family Christmas party? Mark Morris' The Hard Nut, "as gleefully irreverent as it is visually poetic and musically sensitive" (Dance Magazine), returns to Zellerbach Hall for the first time in five years with all that and more. […]
Join LA-based Contra-Tiempo for their first "Sabor Session" pop-up class in NYC.
As the Annenberg Center’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, we return to Philadelphia after 14 years with Dances to American Music, a program set to works by American composers Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell, and George Gershwin, performed live by the MMDG Music Ensemble. Featuring the Philadelphia premieres of Pacific and Mosaic and United, along with Three Preludes and […]