Lucinda Childs Performances
Explore upcoming and past performances of Lucinda Childs’s work with Lucinda Childs Dance Company, Gibney Company, and at venues around the world.
Upcoming Performances
Lyon Opera Ballet
Sep 5–10, 2026
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Works by Lucinda Childs and Alessandro Scriarroni
Program Details
Featuring Dance by Lucinda Childs
Music by Philip Glass
Film décor by Sol LeWitt
Lighting by Beverly Emmons
Premiere: 1979 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY
Performance Location: Grande Salle of the Opéra de Lyon (Opéra Nouvel), Lyon, France
Lyon Opera Ballet
NOV 25–29, 2026
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Works by Lucinda Childs and Alessandro Scriarroni
Program Details
Featuring Dance by Lucinda Childs
Music by Philip Glass
Film décor by Sol LeWitt
Lighting by Beverly Emmons
Premiere: 1979 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY
Performance Location: La Villette, Paris France
Paris Opera Ballet
DEC 04, 2026–JAN 02, 2027
Paris Opera Ballet: Pulsations
Works by Lucinda Childs, Martha Graham, Sol Leon, and Paul Lightfoot
Programs Details
Featuring Path 19 by Lucinda Childs
Music by Max Richter
Scenography by Bruno de Lavenère
Video by Etienne Guiol
Performance Location: Palais Garnier, Paris, France
JAN 14–16, 2027
Gibney Company: Another Look
Program Details
Another Look by Lucinda Childs
Performed by Gibney Company
Music by Philip Glass
Music performed live by Les Métaboles
Conducted by Léo Warynski
Lighting by Burke Brown
Costumes by Karen Young
Performance Location: New York City Center, New York, NY
Introdans
MAY 06–09, 2027
Introdans: Female Power
Works by Lucinda Childs and Inbal Pinto
Program Details
Featuring Notes of Longing by Lucinda Childs
Music by Matteo Myderwyk
Set, Lighting, and Costume Design by Dominique Drillot
Featuring Concerto by Lucinda Childs
Music by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Costume Design by Anne Masset
Lighting Design by Dominique Drillot
Performance Location: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom
Past Performances
2026 | June 26–28 | Fisher Center at Bard: Momentary Reprise
Location
Bard SummerScape at the Fisher Center
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Program
Actus
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by J.S. Bach
Geranium
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
In collaboration with Anri Sala
Available Light (Excerpt)
Premiere: 1983, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by John Adams
Set by Frank Gehry
Field Dance 2
From Einstein on the Beach
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by Philip Glass
Distant Figure
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by Philip Glass
Performed by Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2026 | April 8–12 | The Joyce: Canto Ostinato
Location
The Joyce Theater
Part of Gibney Company at The Joyce Theater
New York, NY
Program
Canto Ostinato
Premiere: February 16, 2015, Introdans, Stadstheater Arnhem, Netherlands
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by Simeon ten Holt
Costumes and Décor by Dominique Drillot
Performed by Gibney Company
2026 | March 14–15 | The Guggenheim: Early Works
Location
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival
New York, NY
Program
Pastime (1963)
Calico Mingling (1973)
Reclining Rondo (1975)
Radial Courses (1976)
Katema (1978)
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Performed by Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2026 | March 7 & 12 | Dance on Ensemble: Stein
Location
Brest / Angers, France
Program
Stein
Premiere: July 24, 2025 at Radialsystem, Berlin, Germany. Performed as part of Works in Silence.
Lucinda Childs & Dance on Ensemble
Choreography & Performance by Lucinda Childs
Performance by Miki Orihara
2026 | March 13–14 | Global Arts Live: Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Location
Global Arts Live at the Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston, MA
Program
Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Premiere: May 6, 2025, Gibney Company, The Joyce Theater, New York, NY
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by John Cage
Lighting by Burke Brown
Costumes by Karen Young
Performed by Gibney Company
2026 | January 14 | The Joyce Theater: Notes of Longing
Location
The Joyce Theater
New York, NY
Program
Notes of Longing
Premiere: March 14, 2025, Introdans, Arnhem, Netherlands
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by Matteo Myderwyl
Lighting Décor & Costumes by Dominic Drillot
Performed by Sons of Echo
2026 | January 8 | Pinault Collection: Street Dance
Location
Pinault Collection
Paris, France
Program
Street Dance
Premiere: July 23, 1965, Robert Dunn Studio, East Broadway, New York
2025 | November 21–23 | 541 Broadway: Street Dance
Location
541 Broadway
New York, NY
Program
Street Dance
Premiere: July 23, 1965, Robert Dunn Studio, East Broadway, New York
2025 | October 27 | Gibney: Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Location
Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
Part of The Joyce Theater’s Choreographers & Cocktails
New York, NY
Program
Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Premiere: May 6, 2025, Gibney Company, The Joyce Theater, New York, NY
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by John Cage
Lighting by Burke Brown
Costumes by Karen Young
Performed by Gibney Company
2025 | October 23 | Philharmonie de Paris: Akhnaten (Concert Version)
Location
Philharmonie de Paris
Paris, France
Program
Akhnaten (Concert Version)
Music by Philip Glass
2025 | October 3 | Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur: Satyagraha
Location
Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur
Nice, France
Program
Satyagraha
Music by Philip Glass
2025 | September 20–21 | Fall for Dance Festival: Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Location
New York City Center
New York, NY
Program
Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Premiere: May 6, 2025, Gibney Company, The Joyce Theater, New York, NY
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by John Cage
Lighting by Burke Brown
Costumes by Karen Young
Performed by Gibney Company
2025 | August 9–13 | Lucinda Childs Dance Company: Four New Works
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Program
Geranium (1965)
Revived in collaboration with video artist Anri Sala
Premiere: 1965 at Alfred Leslie Studio New York
Actus (2023)
Music byJohann Sebastian Bach
Timeline
Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Distant Figure
Music by Philip Glass
Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2025 | July 24 | Dance On Ensemble: Stein
Location
Brest / Rennes / Angers, France
Program
Stein
Premiere: July 24, 2025 at Radialsystem, Berlin, Germany. Performed as part of Works in Silence.
Lucinda Childs & Dance on Ensemble
Choreography & Performance by Lucinda Childs
Performance by Miki Orihara
2025 | March 16–25 | Lucinda Childs Dance Company: Four New Works
Location
Chaillot–Théâtre national de la Danse
Paris, France
Program
Geranium (1965)
Revived in collaboration with video artist Anri Sala
Premiere: 1965 at Alfred Leslie Studio New York
Actus (2023)
Music byJohann Sebastian Bach
Timeline
Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Distant Figure
Music by Philip Glass
Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2025 | March 14 | Introdans: Notes of Longing
Location
Arnhem, Netherlands
Program
Introdans
Music by Matteo Myderwyk
Lighting Décor & Costumes by Dominic Drillot
2025 | January 14 | Guild Hall: Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Location
The Joyce Theater
New York, NY
Program
Three Dances (for Prepared Piano) John Cage
Premiere: May 6, 2025, Gibney Company, The Joyce Theater, New York, NY
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by John Cage
Lighting by Burke Brown
Costumes by Karen Young
Performed by Gibney Company
2024 | December 1–9 | Lucinda Childs Dance Company: Four New Works
Location
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival
New York, NY
Program
Geranium (1965)
Revived in collaboration with video artist Anri Sala
Premiere: 1965 at Alfred Leslie Studio New York
Actus (2023)
Music byJohann Sebastian Bach
Timeline Premiere
Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Distant Figure Premiere
Music by Philip Glass
Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2024 | March 20–26 | La Nuvola: Dancing with Glass, Description (of a Description)
Location
La Nuvola
Rome, Italy
Program
Premiere: Description (of a description)
Music by Philip Glass
Text by Susan Sontag
Music, Décor & Lighting by Hans Peter Kuhn
Performed by Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2023 | December 1 | La Villette and Festival d’Automne: Lucinda Childs + 100
Location
La Villette and Festival d’Automne
Paris, France
Supported by Van Cleef & Arpels
Conservatoire de la Danse de Paris
National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
Program
Premiere: Lucinda Childs x 100
Music by Terry Riley and Henryk Górecki
2023 | October 9 | New York City Center: Dance
Location
New York City Center
Supperted by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival
New York, NY
Program
Dance (1979)
Premiere: Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY
Film/Decor by Sol LeWitt
Lighting by Beverly Emmons
Music by Philip Glass
2023 | October 5 | Walt Disney Concert Hall: Fog
Location
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Program
Premiere: Fog
Tribute to Frank Gehry
Music by Esa–Pekka Salonen
Performed by the LA Philharmonic
2023 | September 15 | Salzburg Festival: Salome
Location
Volksoper Wien
Vienna, Austria
Program
Premiere (1990): Salome
Salzburg Festival
2023 | July 5–10 | ImPulsTanz Festival: Distant Figure, Etude 5
Location
ImPulsTanz Festival
Volkstheater
Vienna, Austria
Program
Relative Calm
Premiere: 1981 at BAM
Etude 5 Premiere
Music by Philip Glass
Etude 18
Premiere: September 1, 2022 at Kaatsbaan
Description (of a description)
Premiere: 2000 at The Kitchen
2023 | April 27 | Ballet du Rhin: Songs From Before
Location
Mulhouse, Frame
Program
Songs From Before: Premiere (2002)
Ballet du Rhin
2022 | May 30 – June 26 | Introdans: Concerto, Petricolor, Chairman Dances
Location
Arnhem, Netherlands
Program
Concerto, Petricolor, Chairman Dances
All Childs program
Performed by Introdans
2022 | March 9 –10 | Salder’s Wells: Dance
Location
Lyon Opera Ballet
Festival at Sadler’s Wells
London, England
Program
Dance
Premiere: 1979 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York
2022 | January 14–16 | Wiener Staatsballet: Concerto
Location
Vienna, Austria
Program
Concerto
Premiere: September 16, 1993 at the Grande Auditório, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Music by Henryk Górecki
Lighting by Eric Cornwell
Costumes by Anne Masset
Wiener Staatsballet with Liebeslieder Walzer: George Balanchine
Other Dances: Jerome Robbins
2021 | October 19–24 | Joyce Theater: Dance
Location
Joyce Theater
New York, NY
Program
Dance
Premiere: 1979 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York
Film/Decor by Sol LeWitt
Lighting by Beverly Emmons
Music by Philip Glass
Performed by Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2021 | April 8–11 | Théâtre du Châtelet: Tempo Vicino
Location
Théâtre du Châtelet
Paris, France
Program
Tempo Vicino
Premiere: May 27, 2009 by Ballet National de Marseille in Marseille, France
Music by John Adams
2021 | September 3 | La Chapelle St Louis de La Salpetrière: Bach 6 Solos
Location
La Chapelle St Louis de La Salpetrière
Paris, France
Program
Bach 6 Solos
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin by Jennifer Koh
Direction by Robert Wilson
Lighting by John Torres
2019 | October 17 | Codarts/ Big Idea: Drift Multiply
Location
RDM Submarine Wharf
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Codarts/ Big Idea
Program
Drift Multiply: Premiere
Music by Tristan Peri
2019 | July 31 | Jacob’s Pillow: The Day
Location
Jacob’s Pillow
Doris Duke Theater Lee, Massachusetts
Program
The Day: Premiere
Music by David Lang *for Islandia Music Inc.
Costumes by Karen Young
Performed by Wendy Whelan and Maya Beiser
2018 | September 14 | Introdans: Petricolor
Location
Stadstheater
Arnhem, Netherlands
Program
Petricolor: Premiere
Music by Ludovico Einaudi
Costumes & Décor by Dominique Drillot
Performed by Introdans
2018 | April 11 | New York City Center: Histoire (Revised)
Location
New York City Center
New York, NY
Program
Histoire (Revised)
Performed by Martha Graham Dance Company
2016 | November 17 | Opéra Nationale de Lyon: Grande Fugue
Location
Opéra Nationale de Lyon
Lyon, France
Program
Grande Fugue: Premiere
Music by Beethoven
Costumes & Décor by Dominique Drillot
Performed by Lyon Opéra Ballet
2016 | November 5 | UCLA Royce Hall: Into View
Location
UCLA Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Program
Into View: Premiere
Music by Colin Stetson
Lighting by John Torres
Performed by Lucinda Childs Dance Company
2015 | May 12 | Noblessner Foundry: Adam’s Passion
Location
Noblessner Foundry
Tallinn, Estonia
Program
Adam’s Passion: Premiere
With Robert Wilson
Music by Avro Part
Past Opera Performances
2025 | October 3 | Opéra de Nice: Satyagraha
Location
Opéra Nice
Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
Program
Satyagraha
Music by Philip Glass
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Libretto by Philip Glass & Constance DeJong
Musical Direction by Léo Warynski
Scenography & Costumes by Bruno de Lavenère
Lighting by David Debrinay
Video by Etienne Guiol
2021 | November 12 | Opéra de Nice: Akhnaten (revived for live audience)
Location
Opera de Nice
Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
Program
Akhnaten
Music by Philip Glass
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Bruno de Lavenere
Video by Etienne Guiol
David Michalek for Lucinda Childs as Narrator
2020 | November 3 | Opéra de Nice: Akhnaten (film only)
Location
Opera de Nice
Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
Program
Akhnaten
Music by Philip Glass
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Bruno de Lavenere
Video by Etienne Guiol
David Michalek for Lucinda Childs as Narrator
2017 | May 6 | Theatre Kiel: Scylla et Glaucus
Location
Theatre Kiel
Kiel, Germany
Program
Scylla et Glaucus
Music by Jean Marie Leclair
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Paris Mexis
2016 | May 7 | Theatre Kiel: Orfeo ed Euridice
Location
Theatre Kiel
Kiel, Germany
Program
Orfeo ed Euridice
Music by C.W. Gluck
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Paris Mexis
2016 | May 2 | l’Opera du Rhin: Doctor Atomic
Location
l’Opera du Rhin
Théâtre National
Strasbourg, France
Program
Doctor Atomic
Music by John Adams
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Bruno de Lavenère
2014 | October 4 | Theatre Kiel: Atys
Location
Theatre Kiel
Kiel, Germany
Program
Atys
Music by Jean–Baptiste Lully
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Paris Mexis
2013 | May 25 | Hessisches Staatstheater: Alessandro
Location
Hessisches Staatstheater
Wiesbaden, Germany
*for Parnassus Arts Production
Program
Alessandro
Music by George Frederich Handel
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Paris Mexis
2012 | May 18 | Théâtre National: Farnace
Location
Théâtre National
Strasbourg, France
Program
Farnace
Music by Antonio Vivaldi
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Bruno de Lavenère
2007 | March 23 | Théâtre National: Rossingnol & Oedipus Rex
Location
l’Opera du Rhin
Théâtre National
Strasbourg, France
Program
Rossingnol & Oedipus Rex
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor & Costumes by Rudi Sabunghi
2003 | November 29 | Los Angeles Opera: Orfed ed Euridice
Location
Los Angeles Opera
Los Angeles, California
Program
Orfed ed Euridice
Music by C.W. Gluck
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Décor by Tobias Hoheisel
2003 | June 26 | Cincinnati Opera: Seven Deadly Sins
Location
Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati, Ohio
Program
Seven Deadly Sins
Music by Kurt Weill
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
2003 | June 26 | Cincinnati Opera: La Voix Humaine
Location
Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati, Ohio
Program
La Voix Humaine
Music by Henri Poulenc
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Libretto: Jean Cocteau
Choreographed for Catherine Malifitano
2002 | November 27 | Scottish Opera: Orfed ed Euridice
Location
Scottish Opera
Glasgow, Scotland
Program
Orfed ed Euridice
Music by C.W. Gluck
Direction & Choreography by Lucinda Childs
2001 | October 1 | San Francisco Opera: Doctor Atomic
Location
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco, California
Program
Doctor Atomic
Music by John Adams
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Peter Sellars
2001 | September 15 | Los Angeles Opera: Lohengrin
Location
Los Angeles Opera
Los Angeles, California
Program
Lohengrin
Music by Richard Wagner
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Maximillian Schell
2001 | September 15 | La Monnaie: Wintermarchen
Location
La Monnaie
Brussels, Belgium
Program
Wintermarchen
Music by Philippe Boesmans
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Luc Bondy
1999 | Royal Theatre: Macbeth
Location
Royal Theatre
Glasgow, Scotland
Program
Macbeth
Music by Guiseppe Verdi
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Luc Bondy
1997 | February 27 | Théâtre de Chatelet: Don Carlo
Location
Théâtre de Chatelet
Paris, France
Program
Don Carlo
Music by Guiseppe Verdi
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Luc Bondy
1995 | October 4 | Het Musiektheatre: Moise et Aron
Location
Het Musiektheatre
Amsterdam, Holland
Program
Moise et Aron
Music by Arnold Schonberg
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Peter Stein
1995 | September 26 | Théâtre National: Zaide
Location
Théâtre de Chatelet
Paris, France
Program
Don Carlo
Music by Guiseppe Verdi
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Luc Bondy
1994 | November 12 | La Monnaie: Reigen
Location
La Monnaie
Brussels, Belgium
Program
Reigen
Music by Philippe Boesmans
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Luc Bondy
1992 | August 20 | Salzburg Festspiele Haus: Salome Dance of the Seven Veils
Location
Salzburg Festspiele Haus
Salzburg, Austria
Program
Salome Dance of the Seven Veils
Music by Richard Strauss
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Direction by Luc Bondy