the performance calendar for Nov-Jan 15
October 31-November 2 DanceTCUin Concert
DanceTCUpresents choreography by dance facultymembersLi- ChouCheng, SusanDouglasRoberts andLily Sloan. The concert also features performances of Valse Fantaisie byGeorgeBalanchine, staged byRepetiteurMicheleGifford(Balanchine®
Ballet) and an
originalwork by guest choreographerKihyoungChoi. The concert features lighting design by SCCDance facultymemberRoma Flowers. October 31&November 1, 2014 at 8:00 pmandNovember 1-2 at 2:00 pmatEd LandrethAuditorium, TexasChristianUniversity, 2800UniversityDrive (Corner ofCantey Street andUniversityDrive S), FortWorth,
TX76129.General admission $10; TCUID&Student ID fromother institutions $5; children under 6 enter free. Tickets at door. Cash or checks.
817-257-7615.www.dance.tcu.edu/ www.facebook.com/tcusccd/
November 1 ElisaMonteDanceCompany
www.dallasculture.org/
November 5 SMUFallDance Concert
The SMUMeadows School of theArtsDivisionofDance Fall DanceConcert features four innovative
contemporaryworks.Asuite of two delightful pieces byVisitingArtist-in-ResidenceAdam Hougland—To the Fore (2009) and Cigarettes (2012)—playfully explore the human struggle to “shed light on things” and to survive the repeti- tion of our pastmistakes. FacultymemberChristopherDolder’s ingenious newworkHandle is amulti-media exploration that uses video projections,motion sensing and permeablewalls to create a topsy-turvy spatialworld inwhich the very existence of the physical presencemay be an
illusion.Rounding out the programis the premiere of a homage toBob Fosse created byNewYork-based choreogra- pher/dancerAlex Sanchez,who appeared in theBroadwaymusical Fosse andwasmentored during his career by Fosse’s twomost influen- tialmuses,AnnReinking and the lateGwenVerdon. November 5-8, 2014 at 8:00 pm andNovember 9 at 2:00 pmat the BobHope Theatre,OwenArtsCenter, SouthernMethodistUniversity, 6101BishopBoulevard,Dallas, TX75205. $13 adults/$10 seniors/$7 students, SMUfaculty&staff.
214-768-2787.www.meadows.smu.edu/
November 6-9 SouthDallasDance Festival 2014: Leeward
Pictured:DanceTCU. Photo: TheDancing Image/SharenBradford
October 31-November 2 Director’s Choice
DallasBlackDanceTheatre celebrates the choreography of contem- porary dancemastersAlvinAiley,GeneHill Sagan, andElisa Monte.DBDT premieres awork by formerDBDT dancer and current professor of dance at Point ParkUniversity,GarfieldLemonius. October 31, 2014 at 7:30 pm,November 1 at 2:30 pm&7:30 pmand November 2 at 2:30 pmat theWyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St,Dallas, TX 75201. $25/$40/$55.
214-880-0202.www.attpac.org/series/dallas-black- dance-theatre-2014-2015-season/
The SouthDallasDance Festival includes performances featuring artists of color, SDDF 2014 ScholarshipRecipientWilliamSheriff, PraiseDance and YouthDance showcases, a roundtable discussion, amaster class, and amovie screening. The goal of the SDDF is to encourage collabora- tions between area artists and companies and to support each other’s growth and impact on the local community. SDDF seeks towork alongside the larger community to develop the audiences and financial resources necessary tomake SouthDallas a nationally recognized com- munity for the creation, preservation and presentation of danceworks. November 7, 2014 at 8:00 pm;November 8 at 3:00&8:00 pm; and November 9 at 3:00 pmat the SouthDallasCulturalCenter, 3400 S. FitzhughAvenue,Dallas, TX75210. $10 adults, $5 for students/seniors/ DCNTmembers/Star
Systemmembers.November 6 from7-8:30 pm MichelleGibsonspeaks about her Takin’ it to theRoots Creation Fund project, her experience inHaiti and at theDunhamCertification Institute. JamieThompsonmaster class onNovember 8 at 6:00 pm. FilmshowingNovember 9 at 5:00 pm. Purchase tickets at the door.
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DallasBlackDance Theatre in “Polarity.” Photo: SharenBradford/TheDancing Image Nov-Jan 2015
www.thedancecouncil.org
DANCE!NORTHTEXAS
Pictured: LaylaBrent/BecklesDancing Company. Photo: SupremeDreamPhotography a publication of the dance council of north texas
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