Durham dance events

Carolina Ballet: Giselle

Thursday, May 23 8:00p

Giselle, the touchstone of ballet for the Romantic era, is still being performed by every major ballet company in the world...

Shen Wei Dance Arts

Thursday, Jun 13 7:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

For over a decade Shen Wei has created timeless dance works that evoke a sense of drama and mystery and immerse audiences in the visually rich world emerging onstage...

ADF and NC Dance Festival Celebrate Statewide Dance

Wednesday, Jun 19 7:00p

Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham

ADF and the NC Dance Festival (NCDF) are delighted to co-present four dance works featured in the NCDF’s annual state tour...

Forces of Dance

Friday, Jul 26 8:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

Forces of Dance will feature work by three highly acclaimed choreographers, Martha Graham, Lin Hwai-min, and Bill T. Jones, and a world premiere by Twyla Tharp...

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Friday, Jul 19 8:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

As one of the most prolific choreographers of the past century, Trisha Brown has received international accolades for her undeniable footprint on the post-modern dance era...

Abraham In Motion

Friday, Jun 28 8:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

Dance with My Father - Father/Daughter Dance

Saturday, Jun 15 4:00p

Alfonzo Elder Student Union - North Carolina Central University, Durham

Fathers play an essential role in their daughter's lives. Some of the most meaningful moments in a daughter's life are spent with her father...

Pilobolus

Thursday, Jun 20 8:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

Year after year, the incredible wonder of Pilobolus brings to the ADF stage a brilliant ingenuity that defies all notions of what modern dance is and can be...

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Friday, Jul 12 8:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

For nearly 60 years the unrivaled genius of Paul Taylor has delighted audiences and established him as one of the greatest cultural icons in dance history...

ponydance

Wednesday, Jul 17 7:00p

Motorco Music Hall, Durham

Founded in Ireland in 1995, ponydance have quickly become champions of dance theater and have enjoyed worldwide success with their infectious energy and laugh-out-loud choreography...

Footprints

Monday, Jul 22 8:00p

Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham

Celebrated as the show to see each summer to experience the most talented emerging choreographers and dancers, Footprints will again deliver an outstanding presentation of three world premieres by ...

Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company

Friday, Jul 5 8:00p

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham

Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance draws from various forms of dance techniques to create her acclaimed aerial work, keeping audiences on their toes through her highly flying yet sophisticated and daring d...

The 605 Collective

Saturday, Jun 15 8:00p

Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham

The 605 Collective has rapidly emerged as one of Canada’s hottest companies in recent years by drawing inspiration from the colliding worlds of urban and contemporary dance...

Mark Haim

Tuesday, Jun 25 7:00p

Nasher Museum of Art, Durham

The American Dance Festival and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University co-present This Land Is Your Land, a work in the minimalist tradition by Seattle choreographer and distinguished ADF facu...