Upcoming Events & Performances
First Friday Rochester - June
Garth Fagan Dance is pleased to be participating in First Friday Rochester. First Friday is a monthly citywide gallery night that encourages collaboration between small & mid-sized art venues in Rochester, NY. This initiative showcases area artists and smaller arts institutions by promoting the First Friday evening of each month as a community night for experiencing art.
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Garth Fagan Dance Studio Theater | 50 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604
​June 6, 2025 at 7:30pm-9:00pm
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This is free event available for the public, no tickets or rsvp required
Photo by Gary Kong
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Celebrating a 54-year legacy of groundbreaking dance and worldwide touring, Garth Fagan Dance is excited to launch its inaugural Finger Lakes residency at the Fort Hill Performing Arts Center. This highly anticipated return to the Finger Lakes Region will feature innovative new choreography by Artistic Director Norwood ‘PJ’ Pennewell and Executive Director Natalie Rogers-Cropper, as well as powerful revivals by the company’s founder and Distinguished Artistic Director Emeritus, Garth Fagan.
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Fort Hill Performing Arts Center | 20 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Friday, 20 June at 8:00 PM
Saturday, 21 June at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday, 22 June at 2:00 PM
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Photo by Erich Camping
Finger Lakes Opera's The Anonymous Lover
Garth Fagan Dance is excited to continue their ongoing partnership with the Finger Lakes Opera. This year in a production of The Anonymous Lover, a romantic comedy with music by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a trailblazing Black composer from the 18th century and a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn.
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Don't miss this frothy love story that features tenor Jonathan Pierce Rhodes with FLO's 2025 Studio and Apprentice Artists.
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Robert F. Panera Theatre at RIT/NTID | 52 Lomb Memorial Drive
July 20 at 2pm
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This is a ticketed event and tickets are not currently available.
Summer Movement Institute
Culmination Performance
Garth Fagan Dance Studio Theater | 50 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604
Saturday, 26 July at TBA
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This is a ticketed event and tickets are not currently available
Rochester Summer Soul Music Festival
Garth Fagan Dance is thrilled to participating in the 2025 Rochester Summer Soul Music Festival!
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"Since its inception in 1995, the City of Rochester has been hosting the iconic 'Rochester Music Festival' as a family-friendly event, fostering genuine community engagement. As we approach the 30th anniversary in the summer of 2025, we are thrilled to celebrate this momentous milestone. Our focus remains on strengthening community ties and boosting local businesses." - rocsummersoulfest.com
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Hyatt Regency Rochester | 125 East Main St, Rochester, NY 14604
August 9, 2025
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This is a ticketed event and tickets are not currently available.
Rochester Fringe Festival
Garth Fagan Dance is thrilled to returning to be part of the Rochester Fringe Festival this Fall, 2025. Come view a one hour narrated performance of the current Fagan Repertoire. More info to come.
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Garth Fagan Dance Studio Theater | 50 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604
September 11 - 13 & September 18 - 20
Thursdays & Fridays at 8:00 PM ; Saturdays at 2:00 PM
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This is a ticketed event and tickets are not currently available.
RPO - DANCE FESTIVAL: American Masters With Garth Fagan Dance
The RPO Dance Festival kicks off with the electric program led by Aram Demirjian and featuring GFD who dazzled in Kodak Hall two seasons ago in Rite of Spring. Bernsteinds On the Town:Three Dance Episodes bursts with jazz-infused energy, while Philip Glass' hypnotic Days and Nights in Rocinha evokes the vibrant pulse of Brazil The evening culminates in Copland's majestic Symphony No.3, a sweeping celebration of American spirit, featuring the iconic Fanfare for the Common Man.
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Kodak Hall at The Eastman
January 24, 2026 at 7:30pm & January 25, 2026 at 2pm​​​
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This is a ticketed event and tickets are not currently available.
Geneva Concerts/Smith Opera House
Garth Fagan Dance is set to return to the Smith Opera House in Geneva, NY next fall! Their mission is to "Geneva Concerts seeks to foster a community appreciation for live performing arts by sponsoring concerts and productions, while also promoting meaningful music and dance educational experiences through school and community outreach." - https://www.genevaconcerts.org/
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Smith Opera House | 82 Seneca Street, Geneva NY 14456
September 26, 2026
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This is a ticketed event and tickets are not currently available.
Past Performances
2025
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra GALA
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center| Rochester, NY May 16
Sonnenberg Gardens - Mother's Day Duet
Sonnenberg Gardens | Canandaigua, NY
May 11
Memorial Art Gallery Gala
Memorial Art Gallery | Rochester, NY
May 3
First Friday Rochester
Garth Fagan Dance Studio Theater | Rochester, NY
April 4
Rochester Climate Summit
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center | Rochester, NY
April 4
RIT's Expressions of King's Legacy
Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY
January 29
APAP Showcase
Ailey Citigroup Theater | New York, NY
January 12
Home Showcase
Monroe Community College| Rochester, NY
December 6-December 8 (4 performances)
The Joyce Theater
New York City, NY
October 29-November 3 (7 performances)
COCO Dance Festival
Queen's Hall | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
October 12 - October 13 (2 performances)
Rochester Fringe Festival
GFD Studio Theater | Rochester, NY
September 12 - September 21 (6 performances)
Summer Movement Institute Culmination Performance
GFD Studio Theater | Rochester, NY
July 27
OSAD/BSLF/EOP Reunion (private event)
GFD Studio Theater | Rochester, NY
July 19
Finger Lake Opera's World Premiere of "Two Corners"
Monroe Community College| Rochester, NY
June 28 & June 30 (2 performance)
First Friday Rochester
GFD Studio Theater | Rochester, NY
May 3 & June 7
Garth Fagan receives an Honorary Doctorate from the Rochester Institute of Technology | May 10
Photo by Travis LaCoss
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
April 5
State University of New York, Brockport
Brockport, NY
March 13
GFD Premieres 'The Rite of Spring' with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Eastman Theater | Rochester, NY
January 11 & January 13 (2 performances)
Book The Company Today!
For performance, lecture demonstration, or masterclass bookings, contact Rachel Cohen at Cadence Arts Network, Inc. via rachel@cadencearts.com. For inquiries about repertoire, technical riders, or sample excerpts, reach out to Alec Shiman, Executive Assistant/Company Manager at alec@garthfagandance.org.