SECOND SEASON · FEBRUARY 7, 2027 · COMSTOCK COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM
KAL|Dance - Constellations
An annual showcase of emerging artists.
Feb 7, 2027
One performance · Comstock Community Auditorium
Mixed Bill
Classical ballet and contemporary works on one stage
Applications Open Oct 1
Studios, collegiate dancers, choreographers, and student artists
Season II
Following 2026's Fragments of Light
THE CONCERT
A professional stage for the next generation.
KAL|Dance is Ballet Kalamazoo®'s annual mixed-bill concert- a stage where emerging dancers and choreographers share their craft in a professional setting.
Classical and contemporary works from Ballet Kalamazoo appear alongside invited regional studios, collegiate dancers, guest choreographers, and outstanding student artists.
Each season explores a new theme that reflects the journey of young artists as they discover not only how to dance, but why they dance.
2027 THEME
Constellations
After celebrating individual artistry in Fragments of Light, this season looks upward and outward.
Every dancer carries a spark of expression. When those sparks connect, patterns begin to appear, relationships form, ideas echo, and meaning grows larger than any one performer.
Constellations explores how artists shape one another, and how a community of dancers becomes greater than any single artist alone.
Join us as we map the sky of the next generation, one dancer, one piece, one constellation at a time.
2027 Theme
APPLICATIONS OPEN OCTOBER 1, 2026
Who takes this stage.
Ballet Kalamazoo® & Kalamazoo Youth Ballet
Classical and contemporary works from our own dancers and choreographers.
Collegiate Dancers
University dance programs, including past appearances by Western Michigan University's Department of Dance.
Invited Regional Studios
Schools and companies from across the region, sharing one professional stage.
Guest Choreographers & Student Artists
New voices and new work, given a professional concert environment.
PAST SEASONS
Fragments of Light, and where it began.
Giselle Act 2 · Ballet Kalamazoo
Choreography after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa
The Poem written at the Hill ·WMU Dance Department ·Choreography by Seyong Kim
Esotro ·The Space Dance Company · Choreography by Darby Goodyke
KAL|Dance 2026 · Photography: Maria Newhouse