DC/MD/VA Dance Events
💃🏽 – Primary Dance Genre
🎭 – Venue
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7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Prelude: A Season of Migration (1/2)
💃🏽 Contemporary Ballet
🎭 Dance Loft on 14
Prelude: A Season of Migration opens Moveius Contemporary Ballet’s 11th Season in an evening pairing Diana Movius’s nature-inspired Seasons and Apocrita with two works by the legendary Armenian choreographer Roudolf Kharatian, Bach’s Passion and Stabat Mater. Days later, the company will depart for Yerevan, Armenia to begin its first international tour, performing in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP17) on October 27th.
$40
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The 3rd Annual Latinx Movement Festival (2/2)
💃🏽 Multidisciplinary
🎭 Dance Place
The 3rd Annual Latinx Movement Festival: AMÉRICAS AWAKENING is a multidisciplinary arts festival dedicated to uplifting contemporary Latinx/e artists through performance, education, and community engagement in Washington, DC. During Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month, this year’s theme, AMÉRICAS AWAKENING, explores migration, identity, protest, citizenship, belonging, and the political realities shaping communities across the Americas. The festival will feature new commissioned dance works, poetry, visual art installations, public discussions, and performances by both local DMV-based artists and national guest artists.
$TBD
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Dissonance Dance Theatre – Through the Dark,
The Light Beckons (1/2)
💃🏽 Contemporary Modern
🎭 Publick Playhouse
This October, Washington, D.C.’s Dissonance Dance Theatre (DDT) celebrates its 20th anniversary season at the Publick Playhouse with Through the Dark, the Light Beckons, a powerful evening of movement and meaning rooted in the African American experience. Featuring beloved company repertoire and world premieres by acclaimed choreographer Shawn Short, the program unfolds in three chapters—the pulse and grit of the city’s streets; the fragments of memory that shape us; and the spirit, soul, and sophistication of everyday people.
$20
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The 3rd Annual Latinx Movement Festival (1/2)
💃🏽 Multidisciplinary
🎭 Dance Place
The 3rd Annual Latinx Movement Festival: AMÉRICAS AWAKENING is a multidisciplinary arts festival dedicated to uplifting contemporary Latinx/e artists through performance, education, and community engagement in Washington, DC. During Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month, this year’s theme, AMÉRICAS AWAKENING, explores migration, identity, protest, citizenship, belonging, and the political realities shaping communities across the Americas. The festival will feature new commissioned dance works, poetry, visual art installations, public discussions, and performances by both local DMV-based artists and national guest artists.
$TBD
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Virginia Ballet Company – Poetry in Motion
💃🏽 Contemporary/Ballet
🎭 Capital One Hall
This October 11, 2026, come watch the written word and movement coalesce in Poetry in Motion, Virginia Ballet Company’s fall contemporary performance.
$30+
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Dissonance Dance Theatre – Through the Dark,
The Light Beckons (2/2)
💃🏽 Contemporary Modern
🎭 Publick Playhouse
This October, Washington, D.C.’s Dissonance Dance Theatre (DDT) celebrates its 20th anniversary season at the Publick Playhouse with Through the Dark, the Light Beckons, a powerful evening of movement and meaning rooted in the African American experience. Featuring beloved company repertoire and world premieres by acclaimed choreographer Shawn Short, the program unfolds in three chapters—the pulse and grit of the city’s streets; the fragments of memory that shape us; and the spirit, soul, and sophistication of everyday people.
$20+
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Prelude: A Season of Migration (2/2)
💃🏽 Contemporary Ballet
🎭 Dance Loft on 14
Prelude: A Season of Migration opens Moveius Contemporary Ballet’s 11th Season in an evening pairing Diana Movius’s nature-inspired Seasons and Apocrita with two works by the legendary Armenian choreographer Roudolf Kharatian, Bach’s Passion and Stabat Mater. Days later, the company will depart for Yerevan, Armenia to begin its first international tour, performing in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP17) on October 27th.
$40
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Pan American Symphony – Todo Tango
💃🏽 Tango
🎭 The Music Center
Experience the passion, elegance, and power of tango on an unprecedented scale in a spectacular symphonic production that unites 25 world-class musicians, two bandoneón virtuosos, and six internationally acclaimed tango dancers on one stage. The Pan American Symphony Orchestra, led by Argentine Sergio Alessandro Buŝlje, takes you on a rich musical journey through iconic tango classics and contemporary masterpieces by Astor Piazzolla, bringing to life Argentine tango with symphonic depth and cinematic intensity.
$49+
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI
💃🏽 Contemporary / Urban Dance / Capoeira,
🎭 GM – Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus
Led by the Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi, Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI makes its thrilling Center for the Arts debut. Drawing from Algerian and Mediterranean culture, the company combines contemporary and urban dance, capoeira, and martial arts with powerful imagery and entrancing choreography.
$45+
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Georgian National Ballet – Sukhishvili
💃🏽 Georgian Ballet
🎭 GW – Lisner Auditorium
The world-famous Georgian National Ballet “Sukhishvili” will perform in the US to share with you a remarkable date – its 80th anniversary! To mark this occasion, a series of performances, exhibitions and other events will take place around the world throughout the year, giving you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the heritage of “Sukhishvili” and pay tribute to the incredible dance company that has become the face of Georgia. Despite modern elements and new ideas, “Sukhishvili” performances are always based on traditional Georgian dance, with its inherent intricate movements, colorful costumes and powerful storytelling.
$103+
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (1/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (2/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (3/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (4/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+