DANCE

Repertory Dance Theatre

MIGRATIONS

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 3:00pm

The Lorraine Boccardo Theater

For six decades, Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) has stood at the forefront of modern dance. Founded in 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah, RDT is one of the world’s most respected repertory companies—celebrated for both preserving the legacy of modern dance and pushing the art form boldly forward. Often described as a living museum and a contemporary gallery, RDT’s extraordinary collection spans the earliest pioneers of modern dance to today’s most innovative choreographers, making the company a vital resource for artists and audiences alike.

As part of its 60th Anniversary Season, RDT brings MIGRATIONS to the Center for the Arts at Kayenta—an evening-length work by acclaimed choreographer Zvi Gotheiner with an original score by Scott Killian. Created in 2023, MIGRATIONS is a poetic and urgent meditation on movement, survival, and transformation in a rapidly changing world.

Drawing inspiration from the instinctual journeys of migrating birds, the relentless pace of human displacement, and the accelerating loss of natural resources, MIGRATIONS explores the fragile intersection of nature and civilization. Striking physicality, evocative imagery, and emotional depth come together to reflect a world in flux—beautiful, precarious, and profoundly interconnected. Through this powerful work, audiences are invited to consider what it means to adapt and endure amid the realities of global climate change. MIGRATIONS also honors the 30-year creative partnership between RDT, Zvi Gotheiner, and composer Scott Killian—a collaboration that has shaped the company’s artistic voice for three decades. This performance is both a celebration of RDT’s remarkable history and a bold statement about the future of modern dance.