The Dark, a new annual festival from PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, will celebrate and elevate the depths of winter from February 16 to 22, 2026.
The festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County, including theatres, restaurants, libraries, saunas, and outdoor public spaces, featuring more than 60 international artists and 80 performances overall. The Dark offers a packed week of world-class contemporary performance, installation, music, dance, and theater, all exploring winter as a time of community and solitude, fire and ice cold, darkness and light.
A major new attraction for the region, the festival positions Columbia County as a year-round cultural destination—not just a summer one.
Venues taking part in The Dark include:
PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance “The Dark”…