“A major figure in the world of contemporary dance” (New York Times), Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker burst onto the international dance scene in the early 1980s with Fase, a jaw-dropping work to music by Steve Reich that put the contemporary dance world on notice. “The audience sat dumbfounded,” the Village Voice said. “It was as if a new species of choreographer had appeared out of nowhere.” Since that time, she has gone from strength to strength, creating fascinating works of cool sensibility and spare beauty, and winning legions of fans across Europe and the United States.

This summer, in a return to her choreographic roots, De Keersmaeker, along with her Belgium–based dance company, Rosas, revisits four of her iconic early works—Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich(1982); Rosas danst Rosas (1983); Elena’s Aria (1984); and Bartók/Mikrokosmos (1987), with live music by Ictus—each a seminal event in the development of one of contemporary dance’s greatest personalities and as exciting and striking today as they were at their premieres.

Fase by Rosas
July 8–9

Featuring:
Choreographer: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Dancers: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Tale Dolven
Music: Steve Reich

Rosas danst Rosas
July 11–12

Featuring:
Choreographer: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Dancers: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Sandra Ortega Bejerano, Tale Dolven, Elizaveta Penkova, Sue-Yeon Youn
Music: Thierry De Mey, Peter Vermeersch

Elena’s Aria by Rosas
July 13–14

Featuring:
Choreographer: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Dancers: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Fuyimo Ikeda, Cynthia Loemij, Samantha van Wissen, Tale Dolven, Sue-Yeon Youn
Music: Thierry De Mey, Peter Vermeersch

Bartók/Mikrokosmos by Rosas and Ictus Ensemble
July 15–16

Featuring:
Choreographer: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Music: Béla Bartók
Musicians: Ictus, Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Laurence Cornez

Tickets from $35

Endowment support for the Lincoln Center Festival 2014 presentation of Rosas is provided by Blavatnik Family Foundation Fund for Dance.

Support provided in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.