2026 Theme: On Ancestry and Re-Rooting
This year, ROOTS explores the lineage, cultural, artistic, and personal-that shape who we are as dancers today.
Through embodied exploration, participants connect to their “dance DNA,” uncovering inherited rhythms, memories, and practices.
It is said that all of humanity traces back to just three ancestral lineages.
ROOTS invites us to remember that what connects us is far greater than what divides us.