the performance calendar for Aug-Oct 2016 DallasBlackDanceTheatre presents its 10th
October 7-8 DanceAfrica
annualDanceAfrica
Festival and
Performances.Galvanized by the vision
ofDr.Chuck(Baba) Davis, Founder/ArtisticDirectorDanceAfrica,Davis returns toDallas to lead aweekend packedwith dance,music, art and food celebrating the history and spirit ofAfrica.DanceAfrica celebrates the rich heritage and ancestry ofAfricawithmaster-classes, educational outreach activities, two evening concert performances of dance, and a free festival and marketplace.DanceAfrica is presented byAT&T and supported byDallas ArtsDistrict andCity ofDallasOffice ofCulturalAffairs.October 7-8, 2016 at 7:30 pmatDallasCity PerformanceHall, 2520 Flora St.,Dallas, TX75201. Season subscriptions available now. $32.50. 214-880-022.
www.attpac.org/
October 7-9 Carmen&Danse àGrande Vitesse
TexasBalletTheater, in co-productionwithTheRoyalBallet and QueenslandBallet, presents aU.S. premiere ofCarlosAcosta’s Carmenwithmusic byGeorgeBizet, adapted byMartinYates. “With its Latin flair, Carmen is the ultimate tale of passion, seduction, and deceit!”—CarlosAcosta.Danse àGrandeVitesse, a TBT premiere, is choreographed by TonyAward-winner of AnAmerican in Paris— ChristopherWheeldon. Themusic forWheeldon’swork, composed by MichaelNyman,was commissioned to celebrate the inauguration of the Train àGrandeVitesse high-speed train line in France.Miguel Harth-Bedoya directs the FortWorthSymphonyOrchestra for these performances.October 7-8, 2016 at 8:00 pmandOctober 8-9 at 2:00 pmatBass PerformanceHall, 525Commerce St., FortWorth, TX 76102. Season subscriptions available now. 877-828-9200.
www.tickets.texasballettheater.org/
Pictured:DanceAfrica. Photo:
RichardW.Rodriguez
Pictured:Alexandra Farber. Photo: StevenVisneau
October 8 LesArts Florissants
TheDallasBachSociety presentsMarc-AntoineCharpentier’s renowned chamber opera in collaborationwith theNewYork BaroqueDanceCompany.Written to celebrate the return of peace toEurope (probably referring to the defeat of the Turks at theGates of Vienna in 1683) this charming and profoundwork celebrates the return of theArts ofMusic, Poetry, Painting, andArchitecture, flourish- ing under the reign of Peace,who has triumphed overDiscord, through the glory of the SunKing, LouisXIV.October 8, 2016 at 7:30 pmat SouthernMethodistUniversity,CaruthAuditorium, 6101BishopBlvd., Dallas, TX75205.
682-325-2224.www.dallasbach.org/
page 8 August-October 2016
www.thedancecouncil.org DANCE!NORTHTEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas vol. 19 • no. 3
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36