Dance

Parable of Portals, a dance performance inspired by the late science-fiction author’s works, lands at CAP UCLA on Dec. 11.

Helgi Tomasson’s inspired staging of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is back, brilliantly danced by the SF Ballet.

The whimsical production reimagines the classic tale through illusionary dance techniques.

Vancouver-based Ballet BC brought its Bolero X to L.A., a production that involved 31 dancers from USC’s Kaufman School of Dance.

Oakland Ballet is celebrating a small but ambitious 60th anniversary season.

The Paris Opera Ballet presented the North American premiere of Hofesh Shechter’s Red Carpet at Cal Performances on Oct. 2.

A new full-length ballet by choreographer Hofesh Schechter is set to have its North American premiere at Cal Performances, from Oct. 2–4.

At YBCA, “Deep River” is a powerful, urgent meditation shedding light on troubled times.

The organization’s Sept. 25 program in Irvine showcases the choreography of its founders.

This fall, the company will bring contemporary works to Southern California and New York.