American Repertory Ballet
At the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick. www arballet.org
American Repertory Ballet’s season opens with the return of “Giselle” adapted by Ethan Stiefel and John Kobborg. The haunting tale of love, betrayal, and the supernatural tells the story of a young woman who dies of a broken heart — only to forgive her beloved from beyond the grave. Friday, October 10, 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 11, 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, October 12, 2 p.m.
Roxey Ballet
Mill Ballet School, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.roxeyballet.org
The New Hope-based ballet company presents “Dracula: Immortal,” a fusion of haunted attraction and live dance-theater performance that begins with a torch-lit walking tour through the haunted halls of Carfax Abbey, where flickering candlelight reveals the cursed history of Count Dracula. Encounter ethereal dancers, haunted visions, and ghostly whispers as the story of his resurrection unfolds. Then, take your seat in the Grand Chamber as the tale rises from the crypt in a dance of blood, desire, madness, and immortality. Told through Gothic ballet and cinematic movement, this reimagined Dracula story explores the cost of eternal life and the hunger that never dies. Fridays and Saturdays, October 24, 25, 30, and November 1, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m.
McCarter Theater
91 University Place, Princeton. 609-258-2787 or www.mccarter.org.
“Camille A. Brown & Dancers: I AM” is a bold new work from the Tony-nominated choreographer celebrating cultural liberation and imagination. With a fusion of dance genres from the African diaspora, Brown uses movement as a powerful tool for expression. A pre-show talk in the lobby takes place one hour before the performance. Friday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.
Feel the pulse of tradition and innovation collide in Step Afrika!’s The Evolution Tour — a production that fuses percussive dance with the vibrant soundscape of a live DJ. As the world’s leading authority on the art of stepping, Step Afrika! blends the rhythmic styles of historically African American fraternities and sororities with traditional African dances and contemporary movement. Saturday, October 25, 7:30 p.m.
Princeton University
arts.princeton.edu
The annual Princeton Dance Festival features a contemporary work by MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham; an iconic repertory work by the legendary Mark Morris staged by faculty member Tina Fehlandt; sought-after contemporary dancer and returning choreographer Christopher Ralph; a contemporary ballet work by Guggenheim Fellow Pam Tanowitz; a work by Omari Wiles, who merges West African dance styles with vogue and ballroom; and a contemporary work by former Princeton Arts Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow Netta Yerushalmy. Friday, November 21, 8 p.m.; Saturday, November 22, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, November 23, 2 p.m.
Rider University
Yvonne Theater, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville. www.rider.edu/arts.
Experience the creative brilliance of Rider’s dance majors alongside the bold voices of emerging alumni choreographers in the Fall Dance Concert. This dynamic evening features original works that blend innovation, expression, and technical artistry — spotlighting the evolving talents of current students and recent graduates. Saturday, November 22, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 23, 2 p.m.
Alborada Spanish Dance Theater
Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
Celebración is an evening of power, passion, beauty, and joy featuring traditional and contemporary Flamenco as well as classical Spanish dance and music. Saturday, October 4, 7 p.m.
