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In late winter, you can see the French-Algerian choreographer Herv\u00e9 Koubi\u2019s uplifting Sol Invictus<\/em>. STERNALSKI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Winter in New York City can be cold and bleak, but thankfully, it\u2019s also full of opportunities to sit in warm theaters with like-minded people and experience some beautiful dance performances. Here are some recommended shows to look into (and look forward to) in the exciting season ahead.<\/p>\n

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For those who love pure dance<\/h3>\n

If you are a fan of dance that is non-narrative and abstract, more like a work of moving visual art, you are in luck. Some of the biggest names in postmodern and classical contemporary dance will be performing in New York in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Pam Tanowitz<\/a>, known for her precise and geometric choreography that appears to have its own mathematical logic on the stage, is bringing her company, Pam Tanowitz Dance, to Lincoln Center January 11-13 to perform Pastoral<\/i><\/a> (2025). The critically-acclaimed evening-length work inspired by the natural world features Ludwig Van Beethoven<\/a>\u2019s Pastoral Symphony<\/i> reimagined by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw<\/a>, and d\u00e9cor by painter Sarah Crowner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Lyon Opera Ballet will perform a double bill<\/a> at New York City Center, February 19-21, as part of the second Dance Reflections Festival<\/a> by Van Cleef & Arpels (which has an incredible lineup spanning five weeks and venues across the city). Their first piece will be Merce Cunningham<\/a>\u2019s tech-forward masterpiece BIPED<\/i> (1999), which layers digital and live images on the stage, and the U.S. premiere of the rising Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos<\/a>\u2019s Mycelium<\/i> (2023), inspired by \u201cthe fascinating interconnectivity of mushrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Programming includes the U.S. premiere of choreographer Christos Papadopoulos\u2019s mushroom-inspired Mycelium<\/em> (2023). Photo: Agathe Poupeney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is another chance to see Cunningham\u2019s innovative choreography in Trisha Brown<\/a> Dance Company\u2019s Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown and Cunningham<\/i><\/a>, onstage February 26-28 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), also part of the Dance Reflections Festival. The program includes Brown\u2019s fan favorite Set and Reset<\/i> (1983) with music by Laurie Anderson<\/a>, and Cunningham\u2019s Travelogue<\/i> (1977) with music by John Cage<\/a>. Both feature set designs by the iconic visual artist Robert Rauschenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For balletomanes<\/h3>\n

If ballet is more your thing, the New York City Ballet has a promising Winter 2026 Season<\/a> at Lincoln Center planned for January 20 through March 1, with world premieres from both resident choreographer Justin Peck<\/a> and artist in residence Alexei Ratmansky<\/a>. Another highlight is the two-week run of Peter Martins<\/a>\u2019 dreamy The Sleeping Beauty<\/i><\/a> (1991).<\/p>\n

Ballet also comes to The Joyce Theater from January 14-25 for Sons of Echo<\/i><\/a>, curated by international ballet star daniil simkin<\/a>. The program features Simkin along with four male principal dancers from around the world-Jeffrey Cirio<\/a> (Boston Ballet), Osiel Gouneo<\/a> (Bayerisches Staatsballett), Alban Lendorf<\/a> (Royal Danish Ballet), and Siphesihle November<\/a> (National Ballet of Canada)-dancing to works by powerhouse female choreographers Lucinda Childs<\/a>, Drew Jacoby<\/a>, Tiler Peck<\/a>, and Anne Plamondon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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One highlight is Suzzanne Ponomarenko\u2019s and Dominica Greene\u2019s split bill on January 3 and 5. Courtesy Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For those looking for something edgy and different<\/h3>\n

If you prefer your shows to be multidisciplinary, genre-defying, and bold, the Pioneers Go East Collective\u2019s 2026 Out-FRONT! Festival<\/a>, January 3-11 at Judson Memorial Church, is for you. Now in its fourth year, the festival, curated by founder and artistic director Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte<\/a>, co-founder Philip Trevi\u00f1o, and cultural organizers Remi Harris<\/a> and Joyce Isabelle<\/a>, centers queer and feminist voices. One highlight is Suzzanne Ponomarenko<\/a>\u2019s and Dominica Greene<\/a>\u2019s split bill<\/a> on January 3 and 5. Ponomarenko\u2019s world premiere Selections From: Tapestries<\/i> is a dance-theater piece inspired by The Unicorn Tapestries<\/i> or Hunt of the Unicorn<\/i> (1495-1505), \u201creimagined through the queering out of Ukrainian folklore and tales.\u201d Greene\u2019s world premiere openings<\/i> is a conceptual performance rooted in improvisation and audience participation. Another highlight is the U.S. premiere on January 11 of Norway-based artist Corentin JPM Leven<\/a>\u2019s Birds of Ill Omen<\/i><\/a> (2022), a theater performance that investigates the medicalization of the Queer body.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re into immersive performance, the NY premiere of Benjamin Millepied<\/a>\u2019s Romeo & Juliet Suite<\/i><\/a> (2022) at the Park Avenue Armory, from March 2 to March 21, is going to be incredible. The founder of L.A. Dance Project and the choreographer behind the Oscar-winning film Black Swan<\/i> (ever heard of it?) will create a site-specific immersive dance-theater piece that reimagines Sergei Prokofiev<\/a>\u2019s classic ballet through a contemporary, hi-tech, gender-bending lens.<\/p>\n

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South African choreographer Robyn Orlin\u2019s We wear our wheels with pride\u2026<\/em> (2021) is coming to the Dance Reflections Festival. Photo: Jermone Seron<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For those who want to travel the world without leaving NYC<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re culture-curious and find yourself coming down with a bad case of wanderlust mid-winter, do not fear. The coming months are jam-packed with fascinating international performances.<\/p>\n

The Joyce Theater is bringing the world-renowned flamenco company Noche Flamenca to premiere a new work, Irrationalities<\/i><\/a>, from January 27 to February 8. Inspired by Francisco Goya<\/a>\u2019s etchings, the evening-length performance features four singers, two guitarists, and six dancers from all over Spain. (If you are a fan of flamenco, also check out the 25th Flamenco Festival<\/a> happening at New York City Center from February 26 to March 8.) From February 10-15, the Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns to The Joyce with a lineup of contemporary Cuban dance<\/a>. And in March, you can see the French-Algerian choreographer Herv\u00e9 Koubi\u2019s uplifting Sol Invictus<\/i><\/a>, presented as part of the Dance Reflections Festival. Compagnie Herv\u00e9 Koubi is renowned for its crowd-pleasing blend of capoeira, martial arts, and street dance (they will also be performing an encore run of What the Day Owes to the Night<\/i> (2013) at The Joyce in January).<\/p>\n

And thanks to the Dance Reflections Festival, you can also see two more thought-provoking U.S. premieres: the French multidisciplinary collective (LA)HORDE\u2019s internet-inspired Age of Content<\/i><\/a> (2023), performed by Ballet national de Marseille, February 20-22 at BAM and the South African choreographer Robyn Orlin<\/a>\u2019s We wear our wheels with pride\u2026<\/i><\/a> (2021), a tribute to the Zulu rickshaw drivers of her country\u2019s complicated past, at NYU Skirball March 13 and 14.<\/p>\n

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