Directed by Bernard Brown, WinterWorks 2026 is a timely and powerful collection of dance works celebrating the circularity of shared histories, looking at what binds us together — a call to remember, guided by radical love toward a beautifully reimagined future. A tap dance work by Melissa Tannus is inspired by the Portuguese notion of "saudade," the deep emotional state of longing for something or someone loved and lost, but with love that still lingers. Alison D. Smith's contemporary dance honors circle dances from all of our ancestral lineages, creating embodied belonging and community weaving through collective movement. A new work choreographed by Bernard Brown considers the lasting effects of colonialism on global communities of color through the prism of sugar — an important harvest crop in the trans-Atlantic slave trade — as the dancers slide, spin, and collide through a visceral landscape in search of intimacy and shared dignity.
Admission/Cost: $12.50 - $25
Location:
Mandell Weiss Forum Theatre
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA
Dates and times:
Friday, March 13 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 14 - 7:30 PM
