the performance calendar for August-October 12/DFWMetroplex
September 30 The 2012Dance CouncilHonors
Each year outstanding Texan artists, educators, dance business and leaders are selected by theDanceCouncil ofNorthTexas (DCNT) to be recognized at the annualDance CouncilHonors.Celebrating the excel- lence of the careers and contributions by the recipients,DCNT spot- lights the diverse roles these individuals play to enhance and advance the art of dance.DCNT is proud to announce thatTracy Jordan receives theMaryMcLarryBywatersAward forLifetime ContributiontoDance.TeresaEspinosa is awarded theNatalie SkeltonAward forArtisticExcellence.KayDalziel is bestowed theMaryWarnerAward for Service toDance. TheLarryWhite DanceEducatorAwardis presented toGladysKeetonand
YvonneLovell.And,LauraPrice is named aTexasTapLegend. The event includes a gala showcase of selected 2012DCNT Scholarship recipients,GuyerHighSchool production of Chicago (Denton, TX) and the
excitingDallasBlackDanceTheatre.Attendees enjoy a spectacular silent auction and a complimentary reception. Proceeds benefitDCNT and its celebrated Scholarship Program. Seating is limit- ed; reservations are strongly urged. September 30, 2012 at 2:30 pmat DallasBlackDance Theatre, 2700 Flora Street,Dallas, TX75201. $35 for adults, $25 forDCNTmembers, and $20 for students under the age of 15. Prices rise on September 24 to $40 adults; $30DCNTmembers; $20 students under the age of 15. Ticket price includes complimentary reception. Purchase tickets by phone at (214)
219-2290.Beginning September 1 ticketsmay be purchased online at theDCNTwebsite (
www.thedancecouncil.org). Free parking.
October 2-21 The Addams Family Theweird andwonderful Addams Family comes to delightful life in this magnificentlymacabre newmusical comedy fresh fromBroadway. Created by JerseyBoys authorsMarshallBrickmanandRickElice, DramaDeskwinner composer/lyricistAndrewLippa, choreographer SergioTrujillo, director/designersPhelimMcDermott and Julian Crouch,with creative consultation by Tonywinner Jerry Zaks. It's every parent's nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, andwhat'sworse, has fallen deliriously in lovewith a sweet, smart youngman froma respectable family. Yes,WednesdayAddams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a "normal" boyfriend, and for parentsGomez andMorticia, this shocking developmentwill turn the Addams house downside up. Presented byDallas Summer Musicals.Appropriate for ages 7 and up.October 2-21, 2012 at multiple times atMusicHall at Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas, 909 1stAvenue,Dallas, TX75210. To purchase tickets, visit ormail order formto TheBoxOffice, 542 PrestonRoyal ShoppingCenter, Dallas, TX75230, or any Ticketmaster outlet. $15-$75. (214) 346-3300.
www.dallassummermusicals.org
Pictured: “TheAddams Family”
October 4-6 TexasDance Improvisation Festival
Pictured:MaryMcLarryBywaters
October 1-5 SMUBrown BagDance Series
TheSouthernMethodistUniversityBrownBagDance Series features free lunchtime performances of 10-15 short ballet,modernand jazz
works.Nowinits 30thseason, theBrownBag Series offers student chore- ographers intheSMUDivisionofDance a chance to showcase their ownoriginal and inventiveworks, some ofwhichhave evolved into national award-winning productions.October 1-5, 2012 (12:00 pm Mon.,Wed. and Fri.; 12:30 pmTues. and Thurs.) intheBobHope Lobby of theOwenArtsCenter, SouthernMethodistUniversity, 6101Bishop Boulevard,Dallas,
TX75205.Free. (214) 768-2718. page 8
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www.thedancecouncil.org
TexasChristianUniversity’s School forClassical& ContemporaryDancehosts the 4thAnnual TexasDance Improvisation Festival (TDIF). TDIF celebrates improvisational dance inTexas and beyond by coming together as dance/music artists to share, inspire and challenge our improvising arts community. This year’s featured guest artist isRayChung, a performer, teacher, engineer, and artist,whose dancemaking is focused
inimprovisationalmethods.Chung is amaster teacher ofContact Improvisationwithaninternational reputation. Saturdaynightwill feature performances byChung and festival faculty. Coordinating the festival are TCUAssistant ProfessorNinaMartinand LecturerSarahNewton. The festival openswitha Thursdaynight jam October 4, 2012 from6:00-10:00
pm.Classes, performances, and jams withwell-knownteachers fromTexas and beyond areheldOctober 5-6. Chung and festival faculty performOctober 6 at 7:00 pmfollowed by a jamfrom9:00-12:00 pm. The festivalwill beheld atErma LoweHall, 3000 SouthUniversityDrive, FortWorth, TX76129. Registrationfor the festival is $10 and provides participants access to all the classes and performances, $5 for those only attending the performance or a jam.
www.tdif.tcu.edu
DANCE!NORTHTEXAS a publicationof the dance council ofnorthtexas vol. 15 • no. 3
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