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Includes 5 performances in the Power Center and Detroit Opera House
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Canceled: Paul Taylor Dance Company
- PTDC has had to cancel all of its fall engagements, including our Ann Arbor performances.
- In its place, UMS will offer a free digital presentation of select Paul Taylor works, available for a 10-day period in September and including interviews and a live chat with artistic director Michael Novak and U-M Professor and Paul Taylor historian Angela Kane.
Friday, September 11, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Power Center
Two performances featuring Paul Taylor’s choreography are part of an international celebration of his legacy and vision for the future of modern dance.
Friday Program
Images (1977, Music by Claude Debussy)
Runes (1975, Music by Gerald Busby)
Offenbach Overtures (1995, Music by Jacques Offenbach)
Saturday Program
Polaris (1976, Music by Donald York)
Piazzolla Caldera (1997, Music by Astor Piazzolla and Jerzy Peterburshsky)
Brandenburgs (1988, Music by J.S. Bach)

Canceled: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
- Cloud Gate has canceled its US tour. UMS is working with the company to showcase a special dance-on-camera viewing of one of the company’s signature creations. Further details will be forthcoming.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 // 7:30 PM
Power Center
Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan returns with two pieces — Dust and 13 Tongues — representing the past and future of the company, choreographed by founder Lin Hwai-min and new artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung.

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
Saturday, January 23, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Power Center
In The Four Journeys, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble examines the confluence of culture in Mexico, from its diverse, indigenous heritage to more recent global infusions.

Swing Out
Caleb Teicher Swing Company
Friday, February 12, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 13, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Power Center
Acclaimed choreographer Caleb Teicher brings 12 dance champions and the very best of the swing dance world to the concert stage, accompanied by Eyal Vilner’s Big Band.

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Saturday, February 27, 2021 // 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 28, 2021 // 2:30 PM
Detroit Opera House
The internationally renowned company returns to the Detroit Opera House with repertoire of George Balanchine, choreographer Robert Garland, and contemporary works that celebrate African American culture.