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Colburn Spring Dance Festival: Ballet, Modern, and Dance Academy
May 30, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
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Changing Steps Repertory Workshop
Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026
Brooklyn, NY
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Audition for Quartet and Fabrications Workshops
Jun 13, 2026
New York, NY
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Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown & Cunningham Onstage
July 11, 2026 - July 12, 2026
Spoleto, Italy
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Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown & Cunningham Onstage
July 14, 2026 & July 16, 2026
Vienna, Austria
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Upcoming Classes

Jennifer Goggans
Mon May 11, 2026
Mark Morris Dance Center
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Andrea Weber
Wed May 13, 2026
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Cori Kresge
Fri May 15, 2026
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Janet Charleston
Sat May 16, 2026
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Janet Charleston
Mon May 18, 2026
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Lisa Boudreau
Wed May 20, 2026
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Kimberly Bartosik
Fri May 22, 2026
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Janet Charleston
Sat May 23, 2026
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March - April 2026 News

Trisha Brown Dance Company in Travelogue (1977) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Photograph by Stephanie Berger.

This February in New York City, two very different performance programs reinforced the versatility and timelessness of Cunningham’s work. Lyon Opera Ballet paired BIPED (1999) with Christos Papadopoulos's Mycelium (2023). The contrast of these dances moved BIPED into a contemporary conversation that underscored Cunningham’s reputation as a risk-taking formalist. Read the Dance Enthusiast review by Sarah Cecilia Bukowski.

The following week, the Trisha Brown Dance Company presented Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown & Cunningham Onstage, featuring Trisha Brown’s Set and Reset (1983) and Cunningham’s Travelogue (1977). In this post-modern pairing, nostalgia was in the air, and audiences were reminded of (or surprised by) Merce’s enduring humor, wit, and sense of play. Read the New York Times review by Gia Kourlas. This program comes to Beverly Hills, CA, in May.

These reconstructions take a village to come to life, and they continue to shed new light on Merce’s artistic legacy. Congratulations to everyone involved!

There are many upcoming opportunities to see and experience Cunningham’s work in New York City and beyond. Keep reading for more details.