January Dance 2026
- Event Type
- Performance
- Sponsor
- Department of Dance
- Location
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
- Date
- Jan 29, 2026 7:30 - 9:30 pm
- Contact
- Anna Sapozhnikov
- sapozhni@illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- Campus Humanities Calendar
January Dance is directed by Assistant Professor Alexandra Barbier, who will also be premiering a new characteristically humorous theatrical work. MFA candidate Nik Owens premieres his thesis work, an athletic, probing romp into black queerness. Distinguished alumni guest artists, Laina Reese Werner-Powell and Ty Lewis round out this show, premiering new group works.