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the performance calendar forMay-July 2016


May 7 Command Performance


Year after year, Command Performance delivers one of themost exciting and jaw-dropping performances of the year.Dynamic and unforget- table, this truly isworld-class dance! Twelve artists fromleading com- panies light up the stagewith spectacular and surprising performances. It is the pyrotechnics of dance—themost exciting, innovative and beautifulworks being performed today. Command Performance also showcases newly commissionedworks created specifically for this gala performance.Works by some of theworld’s leading choreographers such asTwylaTharp,DwightRhoden, JessicaLang,Mia Michaels andAdamHougland.Anot-to-be-missed event! May 7, 2016 at 7:00 pmat theWinspearOperaHouse, 2403 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201. $12-$200. 214-880-0202.www.attpac.org/titas/


May 13 Broadway Showtime


BookerT.WashingtonHighSchool for thePerforming and VisualArts students present their annualmusical theater revue— Broadway Showtime. Join the SROthrongs attending this one-night-only performance by these talented theater,music and dance students. See themnowbefore they become themusical theater professionals of tomorrow!May 13 at 7:00 pmin theBlackBox Theater,BTWHSPVA, 2501 Flora St.,Dallas, TX75201. $5 students, $15 general admission. 972-925-1200. http://dallasisd.org/Page/1599


May 17 Rules of theGame Collaborators JonahBokaer (choreography) andDanielArsham (scenography) partnerwithPharrellWilliams (score), and the Dallas SymphonyOrchestra to create the opening event for Soluna. www.mydso.com/soluna/events/dance-and-theatre/


May 19 Fete designBeauxArts AllenCivicBallet andAllenPhilharmonicOrchestra present a concert featuring classical and contemporarymusic and dancewith guest artistsLaminPereiraDos Santos and SarahChunfrom KansasCityBallet performing theBallroompas de deux from Cinderella.May 19, 2016 at 7:30 pmin the PerformingArtsCenter, AllenHigh School, 300RiverCrestBlvd.,Allen, TX75002. $15-$25. www.allencivicballet.org/


Pictured:DominqueHarris andMasonManning inDwightRhoden’s “Growth.” Photo: SharenBradford/TheDancing Image


May 7-8 Women’s Choreography Project AvantChamberBallet, under the artistic direction ofKatieCooper, presents the second year of theWomen’s Choreography Project—aweek- end of commissions andworld premieres.Don’tmiss newworks by ShaunaDavis ofNewYork and JanieRichards ofQuebec aswell as KatieCooper’s staging ofHarliquinade, all featuring livemusic. May 7, 2016 at 8:00 pmandMay 8 at 3:00 pmat theEisemannCenter, 2351 PerformanceDr.,Richardson, TX75082. $15-30. 972-744-4600. www.eisemanncenter.com/


May 20 RepertoryDance Company II Showcase The acclaimedRep II fromBookerT.WashingtonHighSchool for thePerforming andVisualArts showcases the students’ outstand- ing talents inmodern, ballet, tap and hip hopworks. Soarwith the sweeping phrases ofEmilyHunter’s newest ballet and feel the beat of MalanaMurphy’s rousing choreography featuring the school’s top tap dancers.Keepin’ itKrunk; one-night-only. May 20 at 7:00 pmin the Dance Studio Theater,BTWHSPVA, 2501 Flora St.,Dallas, TX75201. $5 students, $15 general admission. 972-925-1200. http://dallasisd.org/Page/1599


May 20-22 Spring Celebration DallasBlackDanceTheatre closes its 39th seasonwith the company premiere of the lateBruceWood’s®


RED. Set to themusic


ofPhilipGlass,Mr.Wood’s iconicwork exploresAmerican identity and perspective through explosive choreography. FormerDBDT dancer and currentDBDT IIDirectorNycoleRay creates aworld premiere for this performance.Be dazzled by our special guest dancers from SungkyunkwanUniversity ofKorea as they performchoreography by BridgetL.Moore.May 20-21, 2016 at 7:30 pmandMay 22 at 2:30 pmat theWyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St,Dallas, TX75201. $27.50-$52.50. 214.880.0202. www.attpac.org/on-sale/2016/spring-celebration/


Pictured:Avant ChamberBallet DANCE!NORTHTEXAS


a publication of the dance council of north texas


vol. 19 • no. 2


www.thedancecouncil.org


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