the performance calendar forMay-Jul 2017


May 4-6 DanceUpClose Concert Series This concert series showcases the adjudicated choreography of stu-


dents, faculty, and guest artists atTexasWoman’sUniversity Department ofDance. Theirwork explores original statements from today’s students,who are tomorrow’s emerging choreographers.May 4 at 4 pmandMay 5-6 at 7 pm.Dance StudioBlackBox Theatre in the DanceBuilding onBellAvenue|$10General, $5 Students/Staff/Seniors, Under 12 free| 940.898.2086|www.twu.edu/dance/events-and-per- formances/concerts|www.twu.edu/dance


May 5-7 Spring Series –Bleachers


DarkCirclesContemporaryDance’s 2016/17 Season comes to a closeMay 5-7with a Spring Series atErma LoweHall, Studio Theatre. The programwill featureBleachers, aworld premiere by award-winning Dallas-based choreographer andDarkCircles founder JoshuaL. Peugh. The programalso includes twomoreworld premieres:Halt! by Peugh and one byNewYork-based, guest choreographerGregory Dolbashian.May 5-6 at 8pmandMay 7 at 2pm|$15-$25|darkcircle- scontemporarydance.com


May 6 Stimuli


OutOnaLimbDanceCompany,Waco’s premieremodern dance company, is celebrating ten years of dance advocacy and education in Waco, Texaswith awild andwhimsical celebration of dance, food, music, visual art, and human connection inSTIMULI:AnEvening to Indulge Your Senses. Performances byOut onaLimbwill be punctuated by a three-coursemeal prepared byCoreyMcEntire ofMiloBiscuitCo. withwine specialistDavidMayfield, and accompanied by a diverse ensemble of live and localmusicians.May 6 from6-9 pm.Downtown 301, 301 S. 2nd St,Waco, TX76701| Individual tickets, $150; Table of eight, $1200| 254.755.7888


May 6 TexasBalletTheater School SpringPerformance


TexasBalletTheater School FortWorthpresents their annual Spring Performance, featuring choreography by the upper level stu- dents and ProfessionalDivision.Choreographers include,Artistic DirectorBenStevenson,AssociateArtisticDirectorTimothy O’Keefe,CompanyDancersLeticiaOliveira, JiyanDai andAndre Silva, and TBT School Faculty.May 6 at 7 pm.W.E. Scott Theatre, 3505W. LancasterAve, FortWorth, TX76107|$15-25| 877.828.9200, choose option 1 to purchase tickets|texasballettheater.org


Pictured: TexasBallet Theater School FortWorth


May 13 Command Performance –TITAS


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 and SonyaTayeh.Anot-to-be-missed event!May 13 at 7 pm.WinspearOperaHouse, 2403 Flora St,Dallas, TX75201| $12-$100| 214.880.0202| http://www.attpac.org/your-visit/venues/winspear-opera-house/


page 6


Pictured:Out on a LimbDance Company May-July 2017


www.thedancecouncil.org


DANCE!NORTHTEXAS


a publication of the dance council of north texas


vol. 20 • no. 2


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