• Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet performing on a dimly lit stage like they're partying.
  • Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet performing on a dimly lit stage like they're partying.

Dance at Cal Performances

Our 2025–26 Dance season welcomes the Cal Performances Company debuts of Paris Opera Ballet with a North American premiere of a new evening-length work by Hofesh Shechter; a collaboration between Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Antony Gormley, Szymon Brzóska, and Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple in a Sutra, where contemporary dance and ancient martial arts meet; and Kyle Abraham with his accomplished A.I.M (Abraham.In.Motion) as they tell stories at the intersection of Black and queer culture. We also welcome back to our stages MOMIX with a wild and fantastical take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland; a 100th anniversary celebration of Martha Graham Dance Company; and the Joffrey Ballet in Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, a celebration of the traditional Scandinavian summer solstice festival. And as always, we will see the return of residencies from Mark Morris Dance Group, this season bringing the Bay Area premiere of MOON, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

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2024–25 Dance Events Calendar

Dance

Mark Morris Dance Group

Pepperland

May 9–11, 2025

2025–26 Dance Events Calendar

Dance

Paris Opera Ballet

A North American Premiere by Hofesh Shechter

Oct 2–4, 2025
Dance

Sadler’s Wells and Shaolin Temple present

Sutra

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Antony Gormley / Szymon Brzóska
with the Monks of Shaolin Temple

Nov 8–9, 2025
Dance, Family

MOMIX

Alice
Bay Area Premiere

Nov 29–30, 2025
Dance

Mark Morris Dance Group

MOON
Bay Area Premiere
A Cal Performances Co-commission

Jan 23–25, 2026
Dance

Martha Graham Dance Company

GRAHAM100: A Three-Season Celebration of the Company’s 100th Anniversary

Feb 14–15, 2026
Dance

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Feb 21–22, 2026
Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Apr 7–12, 2026
Dance

The Joffrey Ballet

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Apr 17–19, 2026