Charlotte Ballet’s Black Box Series: A Guide to the Final Performances
Final-week guide · October 16, 2026
There is still time to catch Charlotte Ballet’s Black Box Series: the company’s current calendar lists performances through October 24. Following QCB’s opening preview, this guide looks at the remaining dates and offers a few ways to approach the program.
A small-scale dance evening asks for a different kind of attention. A change in balance, a pause between gestures or the sound of a foot landing can become the thing you remember. For Charlotte audiences looking beyond a familiar story ballet, the Black Box Series offers a program built around three distinct choreographic voices.
Three works, one evening
Charlotte Ballet’s published program pairs Mthuthuzeli November’s From Africa With Love with Alejandro Cerrudo’s Dos y Dos y Dos and Phoenix, a world premiere by FLOCK, the duo Alice Klock and Florian Lochner. The company describes the new work as drawing on the phoenix and the persistence of storytelling.
Rather than arriving with a plot to memorize, try choosing one detail to follow: how dancers share space, how a musical change alters a phrase, or when stillness takes over. Comparing those choices across an evening can be an accessible way into contemporary dance.
Plan your visit
The series runs through October 24 at the Center for Dance, 701 N. Tryon Street. As of publication, the company lists October 16, 17 and 24 performances at 7:30 p.m. Check the official calendar for current seats and any schedule changes.
Official program, dates and tickets →
This is a preview based on Charlotte Ballet’s published program, not a review of an attended performance. Details checked October 16, 2026. Cover artwork: AI-generated illustration of ballet shoes, not a production photograph.
