Applications are currently open for the 2026 season of the Brand Associates Dance Series. Started in the 1960s, the Brand Associates Dance Series presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site-specific work in non-traditional, outdoor performance spaces around Brand Library & Art Center. Dance companies with at least five years of experience that present an educational, site-specific, outdoor dance program appropriate for all ages are encouraged to apply.

The Dance Series is curated by Jamie Nichols, a critically acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of the contemporary dance company Fast Feet (1980-2003). She is the recipient of six Lester Horton Dance Awards and was honored by the Dance Resource Center of LA with the prestigious Furthering the Visibility of Dance Award. As executive producer of Celebrate Dance for 10 years, she presented 70 dance companies at the Alex Theatre.

The Dance Series is sponsored by the Brand Associates, which provides an honorarium to all selected dance companies. Selected dance companies will be required to attend a mandatory photoshoot at Brand Library & Art Center that will be scheduled for January/February 2026. The Dance Series performance dates are scheduled for Saturday evenings, April 25 through May 16, 2026.

Applications are open through Oct. 31, 2025. Groups with diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply, visit: BrandLibrary.org/Dance-Series-Application.