A tap-dancing Steven McRae, one of the principal dancers at London’s Royal Ballet; the New York- and Sweden-based Pontus Lidberg Dance company; and the Australian Ballet are joining the mix of this season’s Fall For Dance festival at New York City Center, which will run from Oct. 27 to Nov. 6, the festival announced Wednesday. Twenty companies and choreographers are taking part in the popular series, which features all tickets at $10 — a price which will now include the fruits of a large-scale renovation of the theater.
Other international companies include Lizt Alfonso Dance of Cuba, Richard Alston Dance Company from the United Kingdom, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, China’s TAO Dance Theater and the Vertigo Dance Company from Israel. Domestic entries include Lil Buck, the Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jessica Lang Dance, Mark Morris Dance Group, New York City Ballet and Trisha Brown Dance Company.
A sign of the festival’s endurance — it is now in its eighth year– is the establishment of a $10 million endowment campaign, which City Center said has received more than $6 million in pledges.