the performance calendar for Aug-Oct 15


October 2-3 DanceAfrica Festival


Directed by the legendaryBabaChuckDavis, theDanceAfrica Festival returns for the 10th year of exhilarating celebrations of dance and cul- ture fromAfrica. Join the excitement asDallasBlackDance Theatrewelcomes guest artist,GiwayenMata, award-winning, dynamic, soul-stirring, all female dance and drumming company from Atlanta,Georgia.October 2-3, 2015 at 7:30 pmat theDallasCity PerformanceHall, 2520 Flora St.,Dallas, TX75201. $27. 214-880-0202.www.dbdt.com/


October 9-11 The Fall Series


Highlighting the beginning of the 2015/16 dance seasonisDark CirclesContemporaryDance’s—TheFall Series. Founder andArtistic Director JoshuaL.Peughfeatures theworld premiere ofAimless Young Man, the FortWorthpremiere of It’s aBoy!, aswell as Joshua’s critically acclaimedwork Slump.October 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm,October 10 at 2:00 &8:00 pmandOctober 11 at 2:00 pmat theErma LoweHall, Studio Theatre TexasChristianUniversity, 3000 S.UniversityDr., FortWorth, TX76129.www.DarkCirclesContemporaryDance.com/


Pictured:GiwayenMata


October 3 Sunset atAllen’s Landing (Port/1836)


www.karenstokesdance.org/


October 5-9 SMUBrownBagDance Series


Division ofDance at SMUMeadows School of theArts presents lunchtime performances of 10-15 original, student-choreographed ballet,modern and jazzworks.October 5-9, 2015 at noonMWF& 12:30 pmTTh in theBobHope Lobby of theOwenArtsCenter, 6101BishopBlvd. on SMUcampus,Dallas, TX75205. Free. www.meadows.smu.edu/


October 8-10 TexasDance Improvisation Festival 2015


TDIFcelebrates improvisational dance in Texas and beyond by coming together to share, inspire and challenge our improvising arts communi- ty.Darrell Jones is the 2015 guest artist. TWUAssociate Professors, JordanFuchs and SarahGamblinhost the festival.October 8-10, 2015 at TexasWoman’sUniversity,DentonCampus, 304AdministrationDr.,Denton, TX76204. 940-898-2086. $10minimumregistration fee.www.twu.edu/dance/TDIF-2015.asp/


Pictured:DCCDperforms “Aimless YoungMan”


October 16-17 LeBallet deDracula


Dracula and his crypt of undead brideswill haunt you, asLakeCities BalletTheatre brings you the 10th annual production of their Halloween favorite, LeBallet deDracula.Eerie special effects, beautifully hauntingmusic, striking sets and amazing costumesmake this favorite annual holiday production a performance that you just shouldn’t miss. Artistic director/choreographerKellyKilburnLanninbrings this original spell binding ballet,written byEmmyAwardwinning TomRutherford, to the stage. October 16, 2015 at 7:30 pmand October 17, 2015 at 2:00 pm&7:30 pmat theMedicalCenter of LewisvilleGrand Theater, 100N.Charles St., Lewisville, TX75057. www.lakecitiesballet.org/


Pictured: Jordan Fuchs,Nestor Perez, TiffanyBierly and TalasiaRashidi. Photo: Yeajean Choi


DANCE!NORTHTEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas


Pictured: LakeCitiesBallet Theatre. Photo: Scott Young Photography Performance Calendar continued on page 10.


vol 18 • no 3 www.thedancecouncil.org Aug-Oct 2015 page 9


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