Benita Bike's DanceArt 45th Anniversary Shows

Benita Bike’s DanceArt marks its 45th season this weekend with two Pasadena performances built from nearly a decade of repertory and one new premiere. (danceart.org) The concerts are set for Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Lineage Performing Arts Center, 920 E. Mountain St. in Pasadena. Pre-sale tickets are listed at $35 for general admission and $25 for students, with $40 general and $30 student tickets at the door; a $45 supporter ticket is also available. (danceart.org) The program pulls together works made between 2017 and 2026, including *From Where I Sit*, *Aspects of Me*, *Schoenfield Dances* and *Benches*, plus a premiere set to gamelan music and an original score by Dean Wallraff. Event listings describe the show as a two-hour, all-ages program. (eventbrite.com) That repertory spans the company’s recent output rather than a single retrospective piece. Benita Bike’s own site says the group’s mission is to build interest in art through performance and to teach audiences how modern dance works through educational programs. (danceart.org) The anniversary program lands as DanceArt continues a Los Angeles-area model that mixes formal theater dates with performances in libraries, parks and other community sites. L.A. Dance Chronicle wrote in October 2024 that the troupe’s local touring aimed to “demystify” dance and dance-making for audiences beyond regular concertgoers. (ladancechronicle.com) The company is still working on a chamber scale. Current promotional material describes Benita Bike’s DanceArt as a five-dancer modern company, and The Dance Enthusiast used the same count in its April 2026 event listing. (danceart.org) (dance-enthusiast.com) Recent reviews suggest at least one returning work arrives with momentum. Reviewing the company’s April 2025 Lineage program, L.A. Dance Chronicle singled out *From Where I Sit* as a standout, praising its character-based structure and the cast’s sharply differentiated performances. (ladancechronicle.com) Lineage is presenting the weekend concert as a community event and calls DanceArt “a fixture on the Los Angeles dance scene.” The venue lists ticket prices from $25 to $45 and directs audiences to the company’s ticket page. (lineagepac.org) For a company built around small-scale modern dance, the weekend works as both a season marker and a snapshot: pieces from the late 2010s, pieces from the mid-2020s, and a brand-new work on the same bill. (eventbrite.com)