Overview
- The festival runs July 28–August 1 at the David H. Koch Theater as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City series and places five companies on one bill.
- Participating companies are Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem.
- Chanel continues as the festival’s principal sponsor, a relationship the organizers say helps fund free workshops and larger public access initiatives.
- Lincoln Center’s chief artistic officer Shanta Thake frames the week as a collaboration that sets competition aside to build long-term ties and expand young audiences’ exposure to many dance forms.
- Born in 2021 as a post-pandemic gesture of resilience, BAAND Together has in six years grown into an annual institution that shapes repertory, offers premieres and cross-company exchange, and gives New Yorkers direct access through low-cost tickets and community classes.