Forthcoming Dance Performances in 2026 from Professor of Dance, Kevin Williamson聽include his company鈥檚 premiere of blue听补苍诲 beasts听补迟 the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, January 15-17. In blue, Williamson and celebrated pianist and endowed Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music Hao Huang meditate on the confines and nuance of despair. In it, Williamson spirals through a mirage of characters marked by interludes of unbearable tasks and luscious dancing and Huang brings Ryuichi Sakomoto鈥檚 most haunting compositions to life. In beasts,聽a trio of seekers (61传媒alumni Divya Ahuja, Sasha Marlan-Librett, and guest Rian Alcid) cultivate a movement language for the time that鈥檚 as messy as it is tender, ferocious as it is scared. On January 11听补迟聽Stomping Ground, Williamson and choreographer Becca Lemme present CO/lab, a community-based performance rooted in vocab-building, state-play, partnering, improvisation, and text, marking the culmination of a two-week laboratory for local dancers. On聽February 2, Williamson will share a brand new work at The Wende Museum as part of WIP – an artist-led, work-in-progress performance platform co-founded by dance artists Kate Wallich, Stephanie Zaletel, and Belize Wilheim. In February, Williamson will also choreograph Cendrillon听蹿辞谤 the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
