the performance calendar forMay-July 15


May 1-2 Malandain’sBalletBiarritz


MalandainBalletBiarritz is one of themost important companies on the French choreographic landscape and has forged a solid reputa- tion around theworld.Avisionary if there everwas one,Malandain has taken hold of this balletmonument, Cinderella, score byProkofiev, to provide uswith a very fresh personal vision of the story ballet. Flowing, brilliant, ethereal, sometimes gossamery, often inventive and always spiritual choreography, the remarkable dancers ofBallet Biarritz brilliantly interpretMalandain’smagical and inventive vision of this ballet classic.TITASPresents is thrilled to present this full length ballet in the beautifulDallasCity PerformanceHall.May 1-2, 2015 at 8:00 pmat theDallasCity PerformanceHall, 2520 Flora Street, Dallas, TX75201. $25-$75. 214-880-0202.www.attpac.org/titas/


May 9-10 AMidsummerNight’sDream


Ballet Frontier ofTexas, under the artistic direction ofChung-Lin Tseng, presents AMidsummerNight’sDream—a beautiful tale told to sweepingmusic and dancing.May 9, 2015 at 7:30 pmandMay 10 at 2:00 pmat theW.E.Scott Theatre, 1300Gendy Street, FortWorth, TX76107. 817-852-6887.www.balletfrontier.org/


Pictured:Ballet Frontier of Texas. Photo:Chung-Lin Tseng


May 15-17 Spring Celebration


Pictured:Malandain’sBalletBiarritz. Photo:OlivierHoueix


May 5 AvantChamberBallet


SOLUNA: InternationalArt andMusic Festival presentsAvantChamber Ballet in an evening of tradition and innovationwith livemusic from theDallas SymphonyOrchestramusicians. Featuredwill beGeorge Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie,ChristopherWheeldon’s pas de deuxs from TheAmerican and ThereWhere She Loved, PaulMejia’s Serenade inA and the premiere ofKatie Puder’s EndlessArc.May 5, 2015 at 7:30 pmat the DallasCity PerformanceHall, 2520 Flora St,Dallas, TX75201. $20-30. www.ticketdfw.com/


Pictured:DallasBlackDance Theatre. Photo: SharenBradford/TheDancing Image


DallasBlackDanceTheatre closes the seasonwith imaginative and innovativeworks that push boundaries. Premiering in this series is a newly commissionedwork bymaster choreographer, Jamal Story and the return ofMonologues by SeanJ. Smith.May 15, 2015 at 7:30 pm; May 16 at 2:30&7:30 pm,May 17 at 2:30 pmat theWyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St,Dallas, TX75201. $27.50-$57.50. 214-871-2390. www.dbdt.com/


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Pictured:Avant ChamberBallet. Photo:BrianGuilliaux May-July 2015


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DANCE!NORTHTEXAS


a publication of the dance council of north texas


vol 18 • no 2


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