the performance calendar forMay-July 2018


May 5 Command Performance


Jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring, Command Performance always delivers one of themost exciting performances of the year. Twelve artists from leading companies light up the stagewith spectacular and unexpected performances. Command Performance also featuresTITASPresents commissionedworks created specifically for this gala performance; works by some of theworld’s leading choreographers such asTwyla Tharp,DwightRhoden, JessicaLang,MiaMichaels, Sonya Tayeh andBridgetL.Moore. |May 5 at 7 pm|WinspearOpera House, 2403 Flora St.Dallas, TX75201 | $100 | titas.org


May 18-20 Spring Celebration Dallas Black Dance Theatre 41st


Mercer, straight fromhis 14th season finale featuresRay season onBroadway inDisney’s Tony


Award-winning The LionKing as he choreographs aworld premiere for DBDTwhere art imitates life.VeteranDBDT dancerClaude Alexander III creates a contemporarymodern dance for the full com- pany exploring howchallengesmake us victorious.Guest artist,Dark CirclesContemporaryDance transports you to small-townWest Texas in itsDallas premiere of Rattletrap, byArtisticDirector JoshuaL. Peugh. |May 18 at 7:30 pmandMay 20 at 2:30 pm|Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora StreetDallas, TX75201 | $22-$58 |www.DBDT.com


Pictured: Students fromTexasBallet TheaterDallas School


May 25-26 TWUMayDance Series


In the third year of theMayDance Series, theTWUDepartment of Dance presents an evening of danceworks for stage and screen chore- ographed byAssociate Professor ofDance, JordanFuchs, and per- formed by the JordanFuchsCompany. Ticket sales fromthe evening of dance raisemoney to support theDepartment ofDance stu- dent groupCommunityMovers. TheMayDance Series concert is pre- sented annually during the Summer I semester. Seating is limited, so be sure to arrive early to get your tickets! |May 25- 26 at 7:00 pm| Dance Studio Theatre, 1200 Frame StreetDenton, TX76209 | $5, $10 | https://twu.edu/dance/events-and-performances/


May 25-27 TexasBalletTheater’s Swan Lake


Amesmerizing tale of romance upended by an evil spell that continues to thrill every audience. Swan Lakewill be accompanied by theFort WorthSymphonyOrchestra |Bass PerformanceHall, 525 Commerce St. FortWorth, TX76102 |May 25-27, various times | $20- $125 | texasballettheater.org/performances/swan-lake | 817.763.02017


Pictured: TexasBallet Theater in “Swan Lake”


Pictured:DBDT “Spring Celebration” Photo: TheDallasDance Project


May 25 Dallas Spring Performance TexasBalletTheater SchoolDallas presents their annual Spring Performance. The performancewill feature classical,modern, contempo- rary, jazz and tap pieces bymiddle and upper school students and the Ensemble. |May 25 |EisemannCenter, 2351 PerformanceDr, Richardson TX, 75082 | For tickets visit http://www.eisemanncenter.com/ or call 972.744.4650.


page 6 May-July 2018 www.thedancecouncil.org DANCE!NORTHTEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas vol. 21 • no. 2


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