Founded by John Schmitz and Fred Solari in 1995, this five-week annual festival features more than 250 individual acts and over 2,500 artists. Held in November at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. Applications, due June 1, are available online.

An annual fall concert series presenting 16 of Chicago's finest modern dance artists and companies. Curated by invitation-only.

The oldest outdoor music festival in North America. Lauded for presenting world-class music, it also hosts noted dance companies.

The Live Arts Festival features cutting-edge, boundary-breaking performances created by renowned contemporary artists from around the world.

Six-week summer season of modern dance performances and dance education program held at Duke University in Durham, N.C.

Annual 12-day non-juried arts event packed with live theater, dance, circus art, media art, cinema, visual art, spoken word, puppetry, workshops and storytelling.

The world's largest arts festival, based in Scotland.

One of Europe's biggest contemporary dance festivals, drawing thousands of professional dancers, choreographers and teachers from all over the world.

Curated summer festival featuring classes, workshops and performances. Held in the Ted Shawn Theatre, established in 1942 as the first U.S. theater designed specifically for dance.