If you count carefully, you’ll actually find 16 concerts listed here. I expanded the roundup I wrote for the OC Register — which highlights the great companies that Orange County’s deep-pocketed Segerstrom Center and Irvine Barclay can bring in — to add a few more affordable offerings in Los Angeles and beyond. It’s a good year for dance: read the complete offerings at all these theaters: Broad Stage, CAP-UCLA, Irvine-Barclay, Music Center, Nate Holden, REDCAT, Segerstrom Center, and Wallis Annenberg.
“Lighthouse/Lightening Rod,” the latest Garth Fagan-Wynton Marsalis collaboration. Photo: Ernest Gregory
Garth Fagan Dance: Ebony Repertory Theatre’s Dance at the Holden series scored the West Coast premiere of “Lighthouse/Lightening Rod,” the second collaboration between Tony Award-winning choreographer Fagan (“The Lion King”) and jazz composer Wynton Marsalis, with a powerful scenic design by Los Angeles artist Alison Saar. Oct. 3-5. Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles. $25-$60. 949-854-4646. ebonyrep.org
Michael Clark Company: Irvine Barclay presents the U.S. premiere of Scottish-born choreographer Michael Clark in an evening work titled “come, been, gone.” Dancing to Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Lou Reed, the troupe has a Karole Amitage vibe: stylish, a bit punky, wielding pointe shoes as if they were stilettos. Oct. 10-12. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $48-$55.949-854-4646. thebarclay.org
L.A. Dance Project: Choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s repertory company brings a mix of reconstruction (Wiliam Forsythe’s “Quintett”) and new commissions (Emmanuel Gat’s “Morgan’s Last Chug”) to the swank restored Theater at the Ace Hotel. Millepied, who takes the helm of Paris Opera Ballet on Oct. 15, still choreographs for the troupe; this year it’s a work set to Philip Glass’ String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima). So far, the hype for this cool chamber-sized company feels like it could capsize this small boat, but the course is a noble one. Oct. 24-26. Theater at the Ace Hotel, 929 S. Broadway, Los Angeles. $25-$75. 213-623-3233. ladanceproject.com
” Batsheva Dance Company presents “Sadeh 21,” Ohad Naharin’s new work for the company’s 50th anniversary tour. Photo: Gadi Dagon.
Batsheva Dance Company: CAP-UCLA presents arguably the world’s most genuine, effecting dance company – Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company – on its 50th Anniversary Tour. They’re bringing artistic director Ohad Naharin’s latest work, “Sadeh 21,” made up of 21 movement studies. Nov. 1-2. UCLA Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles. $29-$98. 310-825-2101. capucla.edu
BALLETBOYZ: Founded by former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the serious but misnamed all-male dance company does not perform ballet. The contemporary repertory for this program will include Russell Maliphant’s “Fallen,” which won the 2013 UK Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Modern Choreography. Nov. 7-9. Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.$31-$121. 213-628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org
“The Old Woman:” Not officially ‘dance,’ but I can’t wait to see this new Robert Wilson’s adaptation of a Daniil Kharms Russian play from the 1930s. Both glorious movers, Michael Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe have been nurturing this highly-physicalized absurdist work for a while and it sounds sublime. Nov. 14-15. UCLA Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles. $15-$149. 310-825-2101. capucla.edu
Mikhailovsky Ballet: Clear a spot in your Thanksgiving weekend for the Segerstrom debut of the St. Petersburg company that lured Nacho Duato to its helm and then snagged Bolshoi superstars Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova. Though Osipova left for the Royal Ballet, and Duato is no longer artistic head, just a choreographer, Vasiliev is still here, and set to lead the cast (in most performances) in “Flames of Paris,” a rarely seen 1932 Soviet-era ballet choreographed by Vasily Vainonen and revised by Mikhail Messerer. The score by Boris Asafiev is made for dancing. Nov. 28-30. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Prices TBA; tickets go on sale Oct. 12. 714-556-2787. scfta.org
Rashaun Mitchell w/Stephin Merritt: A former standout member of the Merce Cunningham company, dancer/choreographer Rashaun Mitchell presents his latest work “Performance,” set to the music of Magnetic Fields singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt. Mitchell will dance with Hiroki Ichinose, Cori Kresge and Silas Riener. Merritt will play live, both on and off the stage. Dec. 4-7. REDCAT Theater, 631 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles. $12-30. 213-237-2800. www.redcat.org
DV8 Physical Theatre: They won’t be here in person, but you can catch this fascinating London-based dance-theater company on film through the National Theatre Live screening program. “John,” founder Lloyd Newsome’s latest dance-theatre work, features verbatim testimony about love and sex from a struggling addict and criminal named John. Jan. 8. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $17-22. 949-854-4646. thebarclay.org
Louise Lecavallier, formerly from “La La La Human Steps,” makes a rare U.S. appearance. Photo: Ursula Kaufman.
Louise Lecavalier Fou Glorieux: A rare U.S. performance by Canadian dancer/choreographer Louise LeCavalier, for many years the muse for Édouard Lock’s La La Human Steps. “So Blue,” an evening-length duet with her partner, Frédéric Tavernini, features original music by Mercan Dede. In clips, Lecavalier’s quick creatureliness and shifting repetitions seem reminiscent of the best of Molissa Fenley. Jan 16. UCLA Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles. $19-$69. 310-825-2101. capucla.edu
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: CAP-UCLA presents two distinct programs from current MacArthur “Genuis” Fellow Kyle Abraham and his New York-based company Abraham.In.Motion.
“The Watershed” (Feb. 12) casts a wide net over U.S. Civil Rights history, with a mixed pop and classical score. “When the Wolves Came In” (Feb. 13) features three repertory works inspired in part by “We Insist: Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite.” Feb. 12-13. UCLA Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles. $19-$69. 310-825-2101. capucla.edu
BODYTRAFFIC: Founded in 2007 by Angelenos Lillian Rose Barbeito and Tina Finkleman Berkett, BodyTraffic commissions new work from internationally acclaimed dancemakers, and has heretofore inspired great things from both its dancers and choreographic hires. This all-premiere bill features pieces by Victor Quijada and Hofesh Shechter. Feb. 26-27. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th Street Santa Monica. $32-$55. 310-434-3200. thebroadstage.com
Richard Hudson’s sketch for Alexei Ratmansky’s Bakst-inspired “The Sleeping Beauty,” debuting in Costa Mesa in March.
American Ballet Theatre’s “The Sleeping Beauty”: The international dance community awaits the world premiere of Ratmansky’s “The Sleeping Beauty” for American Ballet Theatre, with sets and costumes by Richard Hudson. The Tchaikovsky score will be performed with Pacific Symphony. Casting has not been announced. March 3-8. Tickets start at $49. On sale Jan. 11. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 714-556-2787. scfta.org
Compagnie Käfig: Percussive samba rhythms and a clear artistic vision from Lyon-based artistic director Mourad Merzouki meld hip-hop, circus, street-dance and martial arts in “Correria” (Running) and “Agwa” (Water). April 7. $36-$45. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. 949-854-4646. thebarclay.org
Mark Morris Dance Company: The Brooklyn-based company reprises Dido & Aeneas, Morris’ passionate adaptation of Henry Purcell’s 1689 opera, based on Virgil’s Aeneid. The trailblazing choreographer now conducts the score, played here by the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and the Bob Cole Chamber Choir. With Jamie Van Eyck (Dido/Sorceress), Douglas Williams (Aeneas) and Sherezade Panthaki (Belinda). $35-$65. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. 949-854-4646. thebarclay.org
The L.A. Phil and the Glorya Kaufman Dance present a restaging of the Robert Wilson-John Adams-Lucinda Childs 1983 work, “Available Light.” Photo courtesy of the Music Center.
“Available Light”: A highlight of L.A. Opera’s “Einstein on the Beach” last season was the vitality of Lucinda Childs’ choreography in performance. This year, Childs’ current crackerjack troupe has another exciting musical collaboration. Teaming with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the restaging of “Available Light,” the 1983 MoCA-christening work featuring John Adams’ score, Frank Gehry sets and Childs’ dances. June 5-6. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles. Prices and ticket sale dates TBA. 213-972-0711. musiccenter.org