Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, 7 p.m.
ASU Gammage
In the legendary Firebird, the timeless Russian folk tale of love triumphing over evil is reimagined in a lush Caribbean world. John Taras’s powerful choreography, set to Stravinsky’s iconic score, comes alive through Geoffrey Holder’s unforgettable sets and costumes.
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
A longtime Center favorite returning after eight years, Parsons Dance delivers heart, athleticism, and pure joy in motion. It’s the kind of contemporary dance that will bring you to your feet, no matter your age or dance background.
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2027, 7 p.m.
ASU Gammage
Legacy, ritual, and repair ... the adaku trilogy is a powerful mythology about how one family in precolonial West Africa becomes entangled in the transatlantic slave trade. Set in a near-future United States, adaku, part 2 follows a young woman who receives sudden downloads of long-forgotten ancestral history.
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Forging works of athleticism, emotion, and grace, BalletX is Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet. The Philadelphia Inquirer called the company “art in motion,” while using words like controlled, sleek, stunning, inventive, musical, and surreal to describe BalletX’s performances. This is “dancing that you feel as you watch,” according to The New York Times.
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2027, 7 p.m.
ASU Gammage
One of Cuba's most electrifying contemporary dance companies, Malpaso Dance Company has captivated audiences around the world since its founding in 2012. Known for its bold collaborative spirit and commitment to artistic excellence, Malpaso brings together top international choreographers and homegrown Cuban voices in programs that pulse with invention and verve.
Friday, Feb. 19, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Tempe Center for the Arts
Experience Versa-Style’s 20-year journey through a dynamic celebration of West Coast hip-hop and LA-born street dance styles, brought to life through powerful movement, music, and multimedia. Audiences are immersed in a living tribute honoring influential artists, past and present, who shaped global street dance culture.
Saturday, Mar. 6, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Making its Arizona debut, Black Grace brings the raw power and ceremonial depth of Pacific Island movement traditions to the stage as it redefines what contemporary dance can be.
“The distinguishing spirit of this troupe is incredible speed and stamina, an exhilarating, seemingly inexhaustible energy.” — The New York Times
Friday, May 7, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 8, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Tempe Center for the Arts
A breathtaking, acrobatic reinterpretation of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Using Baroque illusions, flying, and vertical dance, performers defy gravity in a surreal vision of weightless souls and spiritual ascent.
Saturday, June 12, 2027, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Experience a collection of movement works-in-progress, created by dancers who have stepped into the role of choreographers! Ballet Arizona’s new choreographic initiative for emerging voices marks the inaugural program of its kind and is a capstone to the company’s 40th anniversary season.