2026 Arts Preview: Our top San Diego dance picks for the coming year

There’s a saying that dance is the hidden language of the soul. The spirited offerings next year are inspired by themes of love, culture, live music and visual arts. Female choreographers bring their unique perspectives to concerts by three companies and exciting “sole” productions include performances on tap shoes, pointe shoes and bare feet. La Jolla Music Society: Compagnie Hervé Koubi ‘Sol Invictus’ Hervé Koubi is a French-Algerian choreographer who blends contemporary, hip-hop, capoeira and martial arts movement into this gravity-defying performance. “Sol Invictus” was inspired by the “invincible sun” deity and it reflects the ways that love and communion serve as humanity’s...