With the weather finally starting to warm as the local arts venues and organizations’ seasons ending, festival season is finally coming into focus. Some festivals have yet to announce their lineups ...

The Vail Valley Foundation’s Vail Dance Festival announces Alexei Ratmansky—one of today’s most celebrated ballet choreographers —as its 2026 artist-in-residence. A defining voice in ballet, Ratmansky ...

Dance music festivals have evolved from pure escapist experiences into platforms for healing and mental health advocacy. While they still offer high-energy joy and freedom, organizers are now ...

The Vail Dance Festival, a project of the nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation, officially announced plans for its 36th season scheduled to take place July 26-Aug. 5. Under the artistic direction of ...

Free dance outside is kind of Chicago’s thing. All summer long, the city’s beloved SummerDance is a weekly chance to hit the dance floor in the golden hour. See Chicago Dance moved its free pop-up ...

The festival brought together emerging dancers, acclaimed choreographers, and renowned master teachers from around the ...

Summer in the city brings to mind many things—some good, some bad—but a hands-down highlight is the abundance of outdoor performing arts festivals. Among those focused on dance, Battery Dance Festival ...

The Bates Dance Festival is turning 40 this summer, and in fitting fashion, plans for the anniversary celebration will pull together the many elements that have made this renowned festival endure for ...