Lincoln Center’s 2026/27 season leans into the power of connection, spotlighting artists and ideas that meet at the edges—where disciplines blur, cultures speak to one another, and new work arrives with urgency.
This January, the Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival returns, focusing on New York City-based choreographers presenting boundary-pushing work, including two New York premieres and two commissions from the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance. The festival opens with Netta Yerushalmy’s Movement, a work that synthesizes more than 100 citations drawn from an expansive range of dances across genres and cultures. In the world premiere of Days of Awe, Heidi Latsky offers a potent meditation on disruption, transformation, and resilience. Hannah Garner’s 2nd Best Dance Company follows with a reimagined Slumber (2027), moving along the fuzzy line between dance and play.
The festival then turns to two New York premieres. Omar Román De Jesús and his company BOCA TUYA present Sombreristas, inviting audiences to shed the skin of adult decorum. Shamel Pitts’ TRIBE brings Marks of Red, building a world of magical realism that explores Black embodiment, with scenic design by Tony Award winner Mimi Lien. Closing the festival, Juilliard Dance marks its 75th anniversary, honouring a legacy of artistic excellence while showcasing the next generation of dance artists.
For further information, visit the Lincoln Center website.
Images: Netta Yerushalmy’s MOVEMENT and Hannah Garner’s Slumber, provided by Lincoln Center
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