Dance: 2008-2009 Season

Upcoming Events

Limón Dance Company
Jan 16 - 17, 2009 | Buy Now
Marking the 100th anniversary of Limón's birth, the company presents a program of his seminal works--The Traitor, Psalm, Suite from A Choreographic Offering--as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.
Mark Morris Dance Group
Jan 29 - 31, 2009 | Buy Now
Returning to the Kennedy Center for the first time since 1999, the groundbreaking company performs Mozart Dances with live orchestra as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Feb 3 - 8, 2009 | Buy Now
This globally renowned company celebrates its 50th anniversary with a collection of classics plus their highly anticipated new collaboration with Sweet Honey In The Rock as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.
Cie2k_far Dance Company with Khalid Benghrib
Feb 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
Moroccan choreographer Khalid Benghrib leads his all-male contemporary dance company in its American premiere.
Karima Mansour & MA'AT for Contemporary Dance: Temporament
Mar 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
Egyptian dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour makes her North American debut. "Mansour's drive and enthusiasm, her unyielding energy, are infectious" (Al-Ahram).
Compagnie Thor: D'ORIENT
Mar 10 - 11, 2009 | Buy Now
Belgium's Compagnie Thor makes its DC debut with Artistic Director and choreographer Thierry Smits's D'ORIENT, born out of his passion for the Middle East.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Mar 24 - 25, 2009 | Buy Now
This eloquent company, known for its choreographic infusion of energy and dynamic technical virtuosity, performs their new full-length work A Quarreling Pair as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Mar 27 - 28, 2009 | Buy Now
The company returns to perform three new works in a program chosen by Taylor: De Sueños, De Sueños que se Repiten, and Beloved Renegade as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

Past Events

Bangarra Dance Theatre
Oct 16 - 17, 2008
This dynamic company, renowned for its fusion of Australian indigenous culture with gestures of modern dance, brings one of its newest works, Awakenings.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Oct 29 - 30, 2008
This resident company of the Kennedy Center presents acclaimed works Map and Re-, fusing dance, theater, painting, sculpture, and Western and Eastern cultures, as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.
Martha Graham Dance Company
Dec 9 - 10, 2008
America's oldest contemporary dance company returns to perform Graham's full-length Clytemnestra with live orchestra as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Dec 12 - 13, 2008
The Kennedy Center Honoree and legendary choreographer returns with his company for a program of DC premieres of Cunningham repertory--eyeSpace, Crises, XOVER--as part of Modern Masters, the Center's celebration of American modern dance.

All programs are subject to change.
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