Dance

Change is afoot for Bruce Wood Dance Dallas in its 17th season, as Melissa M. Young steps into the role of artistic director and Joy Bollinger transitions to resident choreographer and répétiteur.

Since its founding in 2012, Dallas’s Avant Chamber Ballet has commissioned more than 50 world-premiere ballets, including four full-length works, all from female or minority choreographers. Its 2026-27 season continues that tradition with world premieres from founding artistic director Katie Puder and former New York City ballet principal Jock Soto, but audiences can also expect plenty of classical ballet’s greatest hits, including The Nutcracker and the second act of Swan Lake. The season also features the most performance dates in the company’s 15-year history, all occurring at Moody Performance Hall.

With more than 615 performances, featuring artists from over 42 countries, and 180 debut events since its founding in the 1980s, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND continues to redefine what it means to experience dance in North Texas.

Step into Sons of Hermann Hall this April 24 and 25, and you won’t just watch a dance performance — you’ll dodge bullets, outrun outlaws, and untangle a Wild West mystery as Bombshell Dance Project turns Dallas’s oldest saloon into a living, breathing frontier town.

I would wager that anyone familiar with Texas dance would say that it was only a matter of time before Jennifer Mabus initiated her own creative platform.