Dance St Louis 60th Anniversary Season: New Logo, New Trademark & 2025/26 Presentations

Dance St. Louis proudly marks its 60th anniversary with a bold season featuring world-class presentations, a fresh new logo and a renewed mission as the region’s GATEWAY TO WORLD DANCE™.

Recognized as one of only four nonprofit dance-only presenters in the nation, Dance St. Louis has elevated St. Louis into a recognized dance destination for world-class dance.

Since its founding, the organization has brought more than 30,000 dancers, 500 companies, and over 150 world premieres to St. Louis—enriching the lives of more than 3 million audience members.

Over the past 60 years, legends like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Taylor, Arthur Mitchell and Katherine Dunham – along with iconic dance companies like The Joffrey Ballet, Pilobolus, DIAVOLO and Dance Theater of Harlem – have captivated more than 3 million Dance St. Louis audience members.

For the 2025/26 60th anniversary season, Dance St. Louis continues to bring more of the world's best dance directly to St. Louis, with all presentations taking place at the Touhill Performing Arts Center—a partnership that extends back more than 20 years.

2025/26 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Nov 14 & 15, 2025: American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company
Mar 7, 2026: MOMIX: Alice
Apr 10 & 11, 2026: Ailey II
May 22 & 23, 2026: 18th Annual SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2026

All presentations take place at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

____

PHOTO CREDITS (Intro)

Ailey II in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations. Photo by Nir Arieli.
Complexions. Photo by Rachel Neville.
Nashville Ballet, Carmina Burana, Lady Fortune and Ensemble. Photo by Marianne Leach.
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Shed. Photo by Joe Sabo.
Trinity Irish Dance Company. Photo by Chelsea Hoy.
New York City Ballet, In Creases, Ensemble. Photo by Paul Kolnik.
Mikhail Baryshnikov - Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Mikhail Baryshnikov" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970 - 1983.
Alvin Ailey Photo by Jack Mitchell. (©) Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution.
Martha Graham, "Letter to the World" 1940. Photo by Barbara Morgan
Rudolf Nureyev. Photo by Kenn Duncan.
Paul Taylor, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
"Paul Taylor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960.
Arthur Mitchell. Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Katharine Dunham, World Telegram. Photo by Phyllis Twachtman.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Overglow. Photo by Sharen Bradford.
MOMIX in Alchemia. Photo courtesy of MOMIX.
DIAVOLO, Trajectoire. Photo by Sharen Bradford.
Compagnie Käfig, AGWA, Photo by Christopher Duggan.
Ballet Folklórico de México. Courtesy of Ballet Folklórico de México.
Shanghai Ballet, The Butterly Lovers. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Ballet.
Paul Taylor Dance Company, Michelle Fleet in Esplanade. Photo by Paul B. Goode.
The Joffrey Ballet in Age Of Innocence, Fabrice Calmels & Victoria Jaiani.
Photo by Herbert Migdoll.
Pilobolus. Photo by Grant Halverson.
Dance Theatre of Harlem full company. Photo courtesy of Dance Theatre of Harlem.
TAP Dynamics, Swing. Photo by Christopher Duggan.
Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue. Photo courtesy Taj Express.
Nashville Ballet, Carmina Burana, Alexandra Meister. Photo by Heather Thorne.