Dance: 2008-2009 Season

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.

• Limón Dance Company

  Jan. 16 - 17, 2009
  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
  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
  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

  Tue., Feb. 24, 2009, 7:30 PM
  Moroccan choreographer Khalid Benghrib leads his all-male contemporary dance company in its American premiere.

• Karima Mansour & MA'AT for Contemporary Dance: Temporament

  Wed., Mar. 4, 2009, 7:30 PM
  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
  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
  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
  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.

All programs are subject to change.
List of all Dance Performances