the performance calendar forMay-July 15


May 16 Command Performance


Remarkable and breath-taking, Command Performance is the definitive DanceEvent of the Year. Fromclassic pas de deux to amazing contem- poraryworks, TITAS Presents’ annual gala is simply not to be missed.Dancers includeYuanYuanTan(San FranciscoBallet), CliffordWilliams, MOMIX, and special guestLilBuck, remaining cast yet to be announced. Command Performance has also become a plat- formfor newly commissionedworks by some of the danceworld’s brightest stars such asDwightRhoden,MiaMichaels, Jessica Lang andTwylaTharp. Year after year, Command Performance brings thrilled audiences to their feetwith one of themost dynamic and unforgettable evenings of truly “world-class” dance.May 16, 2015 at 7:00 pmat theWinspearOperaHouse, 2403 Flora Street,Dallas, TX 75201. $12-$100. 214-880-0202.www.attpac.org/titas/


May 16 AMidsummerNight’sDream


TexasBalletTheater School presents their annual Spring Performance, featuring AMidsummerNight’sDreamchoreographed by CarrieCheng, original contemporary choreography byTexasBallet Theater PrincipalDancer JiyanDai and Jazz Swing by Fernando Bujones. Performanceswill include students of the intermediate and advanced levels and ProfessionalDivisions aswell as guest appearances byTexasBalletTheaterCompany dancers.May 16, 2015 at 7:30 pmat theW.E.Scott Theatre, 3505West LancasterAve, FortWorth, TX 76107. $10-$20. 877-828-9200, option 1. www.texasballettheater.org/


May 16 Fete desBeauxArts 2015


TheAllenCivicBallet and theAllenPhilharmonicOrchestra present Fete desBeauxArts 2015, an evening ofmixed repertoire of dance andmusic, includingAct III of Swan Lake,with guest artists Sasha de Sola, Soloist at SanFranciscoBallet, andTiitHelimets, Principal Dancer at SanFranciscoBallet.May 16, 2015 at 7:30 pmat the AllenHigh School PerformingArtsCenter, 300RivercrestBoulevard, Allen, TX75013. $20-$30. $15 students.www.allencivicballet.org/


May 16 Peter Pan:TheBallet


TheYouthBallet ofTexas, under the direction of JenniferDulin, brings to life J.M.Barrie’s story of Peter Pan and the adventures of Wendy, John andMichaelDarling on themagical island ofNeverland. Full of pixies, pirates,mermaids, natives, and a hungry crocodile, Peter Pan: TheBallet overflowswith themagic of Tinkerbell’s pixie dust.May 16, 2015 at 2:00 pmand 7:30 pmatNorthHigh School, 2550Wilmeth Road,McKinney, TX75071. $15 adults/$12 children under 12 and seniors 65 and up.www.youthballetoftexas.org/


May 22 Boundless


GaudiumDanceMovement premieres Boundless, a contemporary ballet in the literary genre of an allegory based on four characters that experience their chains of bondage come to life. This full-length ballet highlights such human conditions as the loss of authenticity and human value, but is a celebration of freedomin being boundless! Boundless is created byGaudiumArtisticDirector andChoreographer GinaLee andworks by choreographers ShannonBeacham, Sky-MarieMcDonald, andHansNdam.May 22, 2015 at 8:00 pm at theCourtyard Theater, 1509AveH, Plano, TX75074. For tickets, choose fromtwo different donation price options. www.gaudiumdancemovement.com/


May 23-24 SpringRepertoire


Experience theMejiaBallet International in a classic programthis MemorialDayWeekend.MejiaBallet International features Paul Mejia’s acclaimed Romeo and Juliet,BrahmsWaltzes, SylviaVariations, and For Five. The performance featuresOlgaPavlova,MarinaGoshko, MicheleGifford,Yulia Ilina, SarahMarr,YevgeniAnfinogenov, AndreyPrikhodko and introducingRomanMejia in his solo debut. Pianist JoseCubela accompanies the performance.May 23, 2015 at 8:00 pmandMay 24 at 2:30 pmat TexasHall,University of Texas at Arlington, 701 WestNeddermanDr.,Arlington, TX76019. www.mejiaballet.com/www.UTATickets.com/


May 29 TBTSDallas Spring Performance


TexasBalletTheater SchoolDallas, under the artistic direction of PrincipalLyndetteGalen, presents its year end showcase for students Level 3 thru Pre ProfessionalDivision.May 29, 2015 at 8:00 pmat the Hill PerformanceHall,EisemannCenter, 2351 PerformanceDrive, Richardson, TX75082. $10, $12 and $15. 972-744-4650. www.eisemanncenter.com/


March 29-30 BalletWest


AlastairMacaulay, of TheNewYork Times stated thatBalletWest First Soloist,RexTilton“maywell be one of themost versatile youngmale dancers inAmerica.” FromBalanchine toBournonville and Petipa to Tharp,BalletWest boasts a rich and varied repertoire, elegant and versatile artists and anAmerican style and legacy that is as dynamic, expansive and unexpected as theRockyMountain region it represents. Acompany of gifted dancers, the company gained instant fame as the focus of the reality TVseries Breaking Pointe.BalletWest’s dancers have become household names across the country.TITASPresents is thrilled to debut this remarkable company of stunning dancers in our 2014/2015 Season.May 29-30, 2015 at 8:00 pmat theWinspearOpera House, 2403 Flora Street,Dallas, TX75201. $12-$80. 214-880-0202. www.attpac.org/titas/


Pictured: YouthBallet of Texas’ “Peter Pan” DANCE!NORTHTEXAS


SATURDAYS INJUNE&JULY 2015 Performance Calendar continued on page 8.


a publication of the dance council of north texas vol 18 • no 2 www.thedancecouncil.org May-July 2015 page 7


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