In 2001, veteran tap dancer and producer Tony Waag welcomed audience members to the inaugural Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival, strumming a ukulele and singing “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” That dream of a successful festival became reality, and now Tap City will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special concert running May 19–24 at The Joyce Theater in New York City.

When Ronald K. Brown was in second grade, he went on a school trip to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returned home, and made his first dance. Seeing his interest, his mother took him to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza in their Brooklyn neighborhood for a dance class. Fast-forward to today: Brown has choreographed seven works for Ailey, and his group, EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, has a long-time residence at the Billie Holiday Theatre at Restoration, where he also co-directs the Youth Arts Academy. Those full-circle moments—which he calls “divinely humbling”—are only two points on Brown’s laundry list of accolades stretching back four decades.

From a rare revival to beloved ballets to new works, here are five performances we have on our calendars this month.

New York City’s Joyce Theater has received a $15 million gift, one of the largest in the dance presenter’s 44-year history.

Ballet and musical premieres, U.S. debuts, and a raucous celebration of a long-awaited theater opening guarantee a packed performance calendar this February. Here’s what’s at the top of our list.

Festivals, revivals, premieres, tours—the weather might be chilly, but performance calendars are anything but this January.

December brings with it a plethora of Nutcracker productions, but that’s not the only show on offer. Whether you’re looking for a memorable trip to the Land of the Sweets or would prefer something Sugarplum-free, here are 10 shows on our radar.

For her first company commission, Kayla Farrish has choreographed a piece for Limón Dance Company inspired by two of founder José Limón’s lost works.