Garth Fagan Dance

✨ Moving the Fagan Way at MAG ✨

Join us August 13th from 6:00–6:45 PM in the M&T Bank Ballroom for a joyful movement experience led by Natalie Rogers-Cropper, Executive Director of Garth Fagan Dance.

Explore simple movement using Fagan Technique directives—and even create some of your own! All are welcome, and no prior dance training is required. 💃🏾

While you’re at MAG, don’t miss Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden, on view only through August 23!

The exhibition celebrates the extraordinary work of sculptor John Rhoden and features a special collaboration with Garth Fagan Dance, connecting Rhoden’s sculptures with movement created by Artistic Director PJ Pennewell.

Come experience sculpture in motion, move the Fagan way, and catch this remarkable exhibition before it closes later this month!

Today’s the day! Garth Fagan Dance is proud to join Caribbean Currents: A Rochester Film Experience at WXXI Studios for an evening of film, dance, and community centered around Farrin, an independent Jamaican American feature film in development.

Tickets are still available on Eventbrite (see link in bio). We can’t wait to see you there!

Tickets are officially on sale for Garth Fagan Dance at the 2026 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival!

Join us for four performances featuring 55 years of groundbreaking artistry, including excerpts from Never Top 40, Priestess Hill, and Messages to the Storm, with special appearances by the GFD Student Ensemble during our matinee performances.

Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Purchase tickets online through the Rochester Fringe Festival website and use code GFD for $5 off each ticket. Online purchases only.

We cannot wait to see you at the Garth Fagan Dance Studio Theater!

Link in bio or copy and paste: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/garth-fagan-dance-2

Audition opportunity: Garth Fagan Dance is hiring.

We are seeking one talented male-presenting dancer for a full-time, salaried position with the company.

Compensation is $30,000 annually. Health benefits are available after a three-month probationary period, with retirement benefits extended after two years of service. This opportunity requires relocation to Rochester, NY and a minimum two-year commitment.

We are seeking a dancer with strong musicality, impressive jumps, a range of dynamics, turns including single-leg turns and chainées, and some floorwork skills.
Selected applicants will be invited to a three-day, in-person audition on July 20, 21 & 22. Assistance with accommodations may be available for the audition period.

To apply, please email your resume and dance reels to Artistic Director Norwood “PJ” Pennewell at [email protected] and cc [email protected].
Please use the subject line: JOB: Dancer - [your name]

For upcoming events and more information about the company, visit www.garthfagan-dance.org.

We look forward to reviewing your applications

Audition opportunity: Garth Fagan Dance is hiring.

We are seeking one talented male-presenting dancer for a full-time, salaried position with the company.

Compensation is $30,000 annually. Health benefits are available after a three-month probationary period, with retirement benefits extended after two years of service. This opportunity requires relocation to Rochester, NY and a minimum two-year commitment.

We are seeking a dancer with strong musicality, impressive jumps, a range of dynamics, turns including single-leg turns and chainées, and some floorwork skills.

Selected applicants will be invited to a three-day, in-person audition on July 20, 21 & 22. Assistance with accommodations may be available for the audition period.

To apply, please email your resume and dance reels to Artistic Director Norwood “PJ” Pennewell at [email protected] and cc [email protected].

Please use the subject line: JOB: Dancer - [your name]

For upcoming events and more information about the company, visit www.garthfagan-dance.org.

We look forward to reviewing your applications

There’s still time to experience Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden at the Memorial Art Gallery, on view now through August 23.

As part of Garth Fagan Dance’s ongoing relationship with MAG, Artistic Director PJ Pennewell created a series of short, original movements inspired by five sculptures in the exhibition, exploring the connection between stillness and movement. Five pieces unfold as brief stories in motion, performed by GFD artists Sabrina Shiman, Kiara Jolié Haywood, Daria Clarke, Janalyce Lane, Raea Moorehead, Charlie Curran, and Jahkim Hodge-Price, and produced in collaboration with filmmaker Alex Weiser of Floating Home Films.

Visit MAG to experience this dynamic dialogue between sculpture, dance, and the work of John Rhoden, one of the most prolific sculptors of the twentieth century.

Photos by John Schlia

A few special moments from the 2026 Rochester Leadership Reception with New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney.

Garth Fagan Dance is grateful for Senator Cooney’s continued support of the arts in Rochester and for the opportunity to connect with community leaders who help strengthen our region’s cultural landscape.

Senator Jeremy Cooney

🚨 Weather Update 🚨

Due to weather conditions, Garth Fagan Dance's performance at the 2026 Juneteenth Festival has been postponed until tomorrow.

Please join us on:

🗓️ Saturday, June 20
⏰ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Both the Garth Fagan Dance Company and the Garth Fagan Dance Student Ensemble will perform during this special hour-long presentation at Dr. MLK Jr. Memorial Park in Rochester, NY.

This free community celebration honors freedom, resilience, and Black cultural heritage through this year's theme, Beloved Community. No tickets or registration required—just bring your friends, family, and community spirit.

We look forward to celebrating with you tomorrow!

🚨 Happening Today! 🚨

Join Garth Fagan Dance at the 2026 Juneteenth Festival at Dr. MLK Jr. Memorial Park in Rochester, NY!

🗓️ Friday, June 19
⏰ Garth Fagan Dance performs at 4:05 PM

Can't make it today? Come back tomorrow!

🗓️ Saturday, June 20
⏰ Garth Fagan Dance Student Ensemble performs at 5:15 PM

This free community celebration honors freedom, resilience, and Black cultural heritage through this year's theme, Beloved Community. No tickets or registration required—just bring your friends, family, and community spirit.

We hope to see you there!

"There was something less traditionally abstract and more progressive about the concept, staging, and even musical choices, offering a glimpse of how the company might remain vital rather than merely historic."
— Anna Reguero, Rochester Overture
Full review link in bio. 🔗