*Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. Gather your family and friends to experience the magic of the season! Northrop Organist Greg Zelek will fill the air with joy, performing beloved holiday classics, including selections from A Charlie Brown Christmas that pair the spectacular Northrop pipe organ with a spirited drum set. Timeless favorites such as...
*Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. Physics Force is back with exhilarating new shows in Jan 2026! These theater productions feature big demos that always deliver the fun and wow factor of science! With physicists dropping from the air, barrels imploding from the power of atmospheric pressure, and Northrop's historic pipe organ showing the...
*Please note: this performance has been canceled by the venue. We will be in contact with those who had tickets. Clamor no more, the “Trocks” are back! “The World’s Foremost Gender-Skewering Comic Ballet Company”—famed for performing polished parodies of classical ballet en pointe and en travesti—continues its quest for global adoration after more than 50 fantastic years of artistic...
Marking the 100th anniversary of Martha Graham Dance Company in 2026, the legendary modern dance company continues its three-year Graham100 tour with a celebratory mixed repertory stop at Northrop. Exemplifying its founder’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance, this once-in-a-lifetime performance honors the theme American Legacies. The stunning “protest set to banjo” piece (The...
*Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only In honor of their 70th anniversary, the beloved Joffrey Ballet revisits Northrop with American Icons, a tribute to three dance legends. Featuring iconic works that have shaped the history of American dance, the soaring program is brought to life with live orchestra, including a stirring piece played...
Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Northrop with more dance The New York Times calls “transfixing, pulsating and galvanizing.” Embarking on its next era under the leadership of new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, the company remains guided as ever by Alvin Ailey’s pioneering legacy —...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Northrop with more dance The New York Times calls “transfixing, pulsating and galvanizing.” Embarking on its next era under the leadership of new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, the company remains guided as ever by Alvin Ailey’s pioneering legacy — continuing to push the bounds of what the...
You are invited to observe the iconic American modern dance powerhouse Paul Taylor Dance Company as they prepare for their evening performance! This free, exclusive event will begin with a welcome from Artistic Director Michael Novak, after which you’ll watch dancers, musicians, staff and crew at work during the first hour of their technical rehearsal. The rehearsal begins with a new work by...
Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. The vigorous program showcases three contrasting works that explore the complexities of the human condition through Paul Taylor’s signature theatricality. It opens with the physically demanding dynamic geometry of Taylor’s “Brandenburgs” (Opus 88, 1988), an exuberant, gallant piece set to Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6. Following “Brandenburgs”...