Conservatory of Dance Presents Spring Dance Concert 2026

Parking Alert!
Parking Lot W1 will be closed on Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2. Parking for the Spring Dance Concert will be in Lot W2. The W1  lot will reopen by 11am on Sunday, May 3. Also note that there is a lot of activity on campus this weekend, so please allow extra time for travel.

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Generations, the Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert, celebrates our remarkable Purchase Dance community with an exciting program of works created and staged by our esteemed faculty and alumni and performed by our professional caliber students.  The program celebrates several important milestones, including the 50th Anniversary of the first graduating class!

In honor of the centennial anniversary of the Martha Graham Dance Company, we are proud to present Dark Meadow (1946), a monumental work by Martha Graham that has been expertly staged by Assistant Professor Martin Lofsnes, former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Celebrated Guggenheim Fellow, Dance alum, and current faculty member, Doug Varone, will keep the audience riveted with Double Octet (2022), a dramatic contemporary work.  We celebrate Varone on the 40th Anniversary of his company, Doug Varone & Dancers, this year.

We are thrilled to present Welcome Suite (2023), an innovative contemporary work blending text and movement and created by Dance Alum and Princess Grace Award Winner, Hannah Garner ‘15.

Come Together (premiere) an exciting commission for Ja’ Malik, Artistic Director of Madison Ballet, has enabled our students to be an integral part of the creative process as Ja’ Malik brings his artistic vision to the stage with a new contemporary ballet piece, created expressly for this season.

Join us for an unforgettable dance performance!

Artist Talks

Join us for our pre-performance talk!
Friday, May 1, at 7:15pm. Meet the choreographers and stagers. Open to the public.

Saturday, May 2 – 1:15pm. Pre-Show Cast Talk for Broadview Residents.

Photo: Conservatory of Dance BFA Majors.  Credit: Christopher Duggan.