Lincoln Center's BAAND Together Festival spotlights five dance companies

It's that time of the year again, when the city is abuzz with enough exciting cultural events to make your head spin, such as events like the Lincoln Center BAAND Together Dance Festival, featuring five of the city's iconic dance companies: Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. From July 29-August 2, this unique collaboration that was initially created a few years ago when live performances struggled to make a comeback after the COVID pandemic and is now in its fifth year, proves that necessity is indeed the mother of invention.

- By ZITA ALLEN

This year's BAAND audiences will be treated to the Dance Theatre of Harlem Artistic Director Robert Garland's "Nyman String Quartet No. 2," which will share the stage with the New York City Ballet's performance of Christopher Wheeldon's "After the Rain (Pas de Deux)"; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's luscious performance of Lar Lubovitch's "Many Angels"; American Ballet Theatre's "Midnight Pas de Deux," created by Susan Jaffe; and Ballet Hispani-co's compelling performance of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's "House of Mad'moiselle."