CHINA, STAGE RIGHT The National Ballet of China performs “Raise the Red Lantern,” a production based on a novella about a young concubine in 1920s China. Film director Zhang Yimou (“Hero,” “House of Flying Daggers”) directs. The show, which is part of the Next Wave Festival, is choreographed by Wang Xinpeng and Wang Yuanyuan. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $20-$70.

LANDING IN GEAR A trip to Eritrea in North Africa inspired choreographer Bebe Miller’s latest program, “Landing/Place.” The piece merges live movement with Vita Berezina-Blackburn’s animation and Maya Ciarrocchi’s video projected on two large scrims. Composer Albert Mathias performs his original score as live accompaniment. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $15 and $25.

CUTTING-EDGE DANCE The fifth annual d.u.m.b.o. dance festival celebrates with performances by more than 90 choreographers and companies, curated by Young Soon Kim. Highlights include works by Amos Pinhasi, Augusto Soledade, Brendan McCall, and Freespace Dance. Friday through Sunday, times vary, John Ryan Theater, 25 Jay St., between Plymouth and John streets, Brooklyn, 718-855-8822, free. For a full schedule, go to www.whitewavedance.com.

SENSEDANCE SENSIBILITY Artistic director and choreographer Henning Rubsam leads his dance company, Sensedance, in a series of performances titled “Dinner Is West.” Guest performers include Melissa Morrissey, Ramon Thielen, and Andrea Long from the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave. at 25th Street, 646-312-4085, $22 and $30.

IMPROV AFTERNOON Sachiyo Ito’s Salon Series No. 23 is titled “Renku and Dance: An Afternoon of Improvisation.” Ms. Ito performs improvisational dances; poets Terry Ann Carter, Penny Harter, William Hig ginson, and John Stevenson improvise verses, and Yumi Kurosawa and James Nyoraku Schlefer offer musical improvisations. Sunday, 3-4 p.m., Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-627-0265, $10 general, $7 students and seniors.

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