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June 14-16 Elledanceworks 15


Please join us for the season 15 culmination ofElledanceworks DanceCompany. Featuredworks include AShot in theDark by German choreographersBirgitBodenbouer and SimoneGrindle— a challenging look at the table as a commonmeeting place.Ronelle Eddings presentsWill YouKnowMe—a tender look at loss and hope in seeing loved ones again.MicheleHanlonpresents InMyWay—a com- plicated look atmaking yourway through life and itsweb of pathways and choices, searching for balance.Choreographywill also be presented by companymembersTiffaneeArnold,DelanieBitler andMelissa Bjork.Eddings andHanlonalso feature choreography inspired by the Youth&Beauty:Art of theAmerican Twenties exhibit running at the DallasMuseumofArt fromMarch-May 2012. You don’twant to miss this! June 14-16, 2012 at 8:00 pmat the TheBathHouseCultural Center, 521East Lawther,Dallas, TX. $15GeneralAdmission; $12 Students, Seniors,DanceCouncilMembers;Children 12 and under free. 214-366-0630 or elledanceworks@att.net, www.elledanceworks.org


June 17 Next Step Performing Arts Center 2012 Recital


June 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm&6:30 pmatEisemannCenter, 2351 PerformanceDrive,Richardson, TX75082. www.eisemanncenter.com


June 21-24 2012 SummerDance Concert


Passion in the park permeatesBalletConcerto’s 30th annual Summer Dance Concert featuring noted Spanish/Flamenco exponent/dancer/ choreographerLuisMontero in his 25th anniversarywithBallet Concerto.Montero returns to stage his sizzling Carmen, a sexy thriller about a soldier’s ill-fated obsessionwith the ultimate femme-fatale. MicheleGifford(Carmen), Shea Johnson(Don Jose), and BrandonNyugen(Escamillo) are cast in this torrid love triangle. While visiting the FortWorth Stockyards,British choreographer, MichaelVernon,was inspired to createWestern Sweet, a tribute to Fort Worth’s “Cowtown” roots. Local favorite dancersCaradeeCline and RubenGerding are featured in this unique combination ofCountry Westernmusic and ballet.Otherworks to be announced. June 21-24, 2012 at 8:30 pmat Trinity Park Pavillion, 2300W. 7th Street, FortWorth, TX76102. Free lawn seating. Reserved seating available, call before June 7, 2012 for discount. 817-738-7915. www.balletconcerto.com


Pictured:MicheleGifford andBrandonNguyen inBallet Concerto’s “Carmen” Pictured:Elledanceworks. Photo:BrianGuilliaux


June 15-24 Oklahoma!


Lyric Stage presentsOklahoma! June 15-24, 2012 atmultiple times at IrvingArtsCenter’sCarpenter PerformanceHall, 3333N.MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX75062. 972-252-2787;www.lyricstage.org/


June 16-July 1 BlueManGroup


PerformingArts FortWorthpresentsBlueManGroup. June 16-July 1, 2012 atmultiple times atBassHall, 4th and Calhoun Streets, FortWorth, TX76102. 817-212-4280. www.basshall.com DANCE!NORTHTEXAS


a publication of the dance council of north texas vol. 15 • no. 2 www.thedancecouncil.org May 2012


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