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Ballet West Choreographic Fest goes global
Utah’s Ballet West welcomes the renowned Scottish Ballet to the line-up of the third annual Choreographic Festival at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center on May 9-11. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Scottish Ballet, under the leadership of CEO and Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, will present Artist-in-Residence Sophie Laplane’s new work Sibilo.
Dance Salad Festival hits Houston soon
Now celebrating its 24th anniversary in Houston and its 27th season since its inception in Brussels, Belgium, Dance Salad Festival promises another gathering of world-class performers in 2019. Famous in their own countries, classical and contemporary dancers will share the festival stage to form a mix of movement and compelling choreography. Performances are scheduled for April 18, 19 and 20 at the Wortham Center.
M.A. school plans Dance Week festivities
National Dance Week will soon return on April 19-28. Many studios and dance programs across America are gearing up to celebrate. One of these is The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) in Massachusetts. To thank the public for its support for 47 years, MSB will offer special discounts from Friday, April 19 through Saturday, April 27. It will also present a preview performance of new works in progress.
People Movers reflect on 'Celine' creation
In 2018, The People Movers’ choreographer and artistic director Kate Ladenheim and performer–designer Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs devised a collaborative project titled OH, CELINE and its heroine, Celine (née De La Croix). This fictional Brooklyn-based avant-garde dancer was conceived as a hilarious yet sincere caricature of a downtown artist. Now, Ladenheim and Lynn-Jacobs present a look at their heroine’s journey in MAGNUM OPUS: A Retrospective, a multidisciplinary evening of solo performance, on April 11-13.
TITAS brings 10 troupes to Dallas next season
TITAS/Dance Unbound, in association with the nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, has announced its 2019-20 Season, featuring companies from six countries and presenting four Texas debuts.
All Ready returning to Gardner Museum
In their uniquely-styled fusion of Latin, street and hip-hop dance, All Ready, a spirited female dance duo from South Korea, has been performing in NBC’s World of Dance competition this season and will soon return to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston as Choreographers-in-Residence.
Texas Ballet Theater to wish upon a star
Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) will present the United States premiere of Pinocchio May 17-19 at Winspear Opera House on the AT&T Performing Arts Center Campus in Dallas and on May 24-26 at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. All performances will feature live accompaniment.
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