the performance calendar for Nov-Jan 15


January 17 RonaldK.Brown/Evidence


Profound, soulful and absolutelymoving,RonBrown’s choreography is to be experienced notwatched.His stories andmovement express traditional themes of community, ritual and collective experience. In Brown’swords, hewants hiswork to represent “all the information that has gone into us – the stories, the history. It is really the human experience.”RonBrown’s brilliant choreography,Grace,was recently seen inDallaswith theAlvinAileyAmericanDanceCompany. RonaldKBrown/Evidence returns toDallaswith an evening of dance celebrating themusic of StevieWonder. January 17, 2015 at 8:00 pmat theWinspearOperaHouse, 2403 Flora Street, Dallas, TX75201. $12-$135. 214-880-0202.www.attpac.org/titas/


Pictured:Dark Circles ContemporaryDance. Photo: SergioGarcia


February 6-8 TheMerryWindow


TexasBalletTheaterwill be joined by theFortWorthSymphony Orchestra for TheMerryWidow.When awealthywidowattends a ball where she is to be courted by a suitor, she becomesmixed up in a whirlwind of romantic confusion.Adapted fromthe operetta of the same name, this is a production that youwill notwant tomiss. February 6, 2015 at 8:00 pm, February 7 at 2:00 pm&8:00 pmand February 8 at 8:00 pmatBass PerformanceHall, 525Commerce Street, FortWorth, TX76102. $15-$100. 877-828-9200. www.texasballettheater.org/


Pictured:RonaldK.Brown/Evidence. Photo:Ayodele Casel


January 29-31 Winter Series at the SandersTheatre


For itsWinter Series at the Sanders Theatre,DarkCirclesContemporary Dancewill unveil aworld premiere by Founder andArtisticDirector JoshuaL.Peugh.Described by TheNewYork Times as “an important discovery, “Peugh takes a unique perspective on Igor Stravinsky’s masterwork TheRite of Spring. Set in a gymnasiumin the 1950’s, this originalworkwill use the senior promas amediumthroughwhich to re-imagine Stravinsky’s score. The company has also commissioned a world premiere by internationally renowned choreographer James Gregg.Quickly emerging as a choreographer in high demand,Gregg has dancedwithRiverNorthDanceChicago,LesBallets Jazz de Montreal,RUBBERBANDance, andAzureBartonandArtists. Hiswork, described as “hard-hitting” and “compelling” (Portland Monthly), has been set onBalletX,NorthwestDanceProject, and SpringboardDanseProject, among others. January 29-31, 2015 at 8:00 pmat FortWorthCommunityArtsCenterHardy andBetty Sanders Theatre, 1300Gendy Street, FortWorth, TX76107. $12-$20. www.darkcirclescontemporarydance.com/


DANCE!NORTHTEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas vol 17 • no 4 www.thedancecouncil.org Nov-Jan 2015 page 15


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