the performance calendar for February-April 12/DFW Metroplex
March 31-April 1 Fable and Fantasy, a Ballet Enchantment Chamberlain Performing Arts rounds out its 2011–2012 season with Fable and Fantasy, a Ballet Enchantment. This unique production blends the drama of the children’s ballet, Peter and the Wolf, with the beauty of the wedding celebration from The Sleeping Beauty – Act III. Philip Broomhead, former ballet master with Houston Ballet, will stage the excerpt from The Sleeping Beauty; Michele Gifford, former principal dancer with New York City Ballet, will dance the role of Princess Aurora. March 31, 2012 at 7:30 pm and April 1 at 2:00 pm at Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, TX 75082. $10-$35. 972-744-4650.
www.eisemanncenter.com
April 1 Coppélia
Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, directed by Ann Etgenand Bill Atkinson, presents Coppélia, the funniest of the Romantic Ballets. First performed at the Paris Opera in 1870, this humorous classic has delighted young and old ever since. April 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm at McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, 6400 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75275. $10-$40. 214-631-ARTS.
Pictured: BTWHSPVA dancer Summer Myatt. Photo: Brian Guilliaux
April 6-7 Coppélia
Pictured: Dallas Metropoliran Ballet in “Coppélia.” Photo: Sharen Bradford April 3
Best of Senior Choreography Celebrate the accomplishments of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts’ most talented senior choreographers. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the work of these promising young artists before they leave “The Cradle of the Arts District” to make their mark in the world of dance. April 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Montgomery Arts Theater, BTWHSPVA, 2501 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201. $5 students, reserved seating $10-$15 available at the door. 972-925-1200.
www.dallasisd.org/bookert
April 4-6
On Stage at the MAT Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts presents Repertory Dance Companies I & II and the World Dance Ensemble. Area premieres of Dwight Rhoden’s Mercy and Orion Duckstein’s Desirium are sure to have audiences buzzing and coming back to see multiple casts perform. BTWHSPVA Dance Faculty will create new works for these performances. Repertoire will vary with each performance. Return to “The Cradle of the Arts District” each of the three evenings to see it all! April 4-6, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Montgomery Arts Theater, BTWHSPVA, 2501 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201. $5 students, reserved seating $10-$15 available at the door. 972-925-1200.
www.dallasisd.org/bookert
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Ballet Ensemble of Texas, under the artistic direction of Lisa Slagle, presents Coppélia with choreography by former Dallas Ballet director George Skibine, staged by Thom Clower, classic full-length comedy ballet for the whole family. April 6, 2012 at 7:30 pm and April 7 at 2:30pm &7:30 pm at the Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX 75062. $26 adults/$21 students & seniors. 972-252-2787.
www.irvingartscenter.com
DANCE! NORTH TEXAS
Pictured: Brittney Dito of Ballet Ensemble of Texas in “Coppélia.” a publication of the dance council of north texas
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