FEBRUARY 6 - 8. UNT DANCE & THEATRE PRESENT FACULTY DANCE CONCERT 2020. Choreography is presented by UNT dance professors, guest choreographers (Miguel Gutierrez, Vincent Hardy), and senior student choreographers. February 6, 7, 8 at 8PM | February 9 at 2PM | $10-$15 | University Theatre, 1179 Union Circle, Denton, TX, 76201 | 940-565-2428 | dat-boxoffice@unt.edu | anceandtheatre.unt.edu.


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FEBRUARY 22. MUSCLE MEMORY DANCE THEATRE M2DT PRESENTS NUANCES OUT LOUD: UNSEEN IN LIGHT, HEARD IN SILENCE. Come experience M2DT on February 22nd as they share a variety of modern danceworks that speak to the universality of humanity’s quest for acceptance and the rollercoaster journey that can unravel along the way. Both performances conclude with a brief Question and Answer discussion with the performers and choreographers. Choreography by Kiera Amison, Christie Bondade, Anna Kay Brooks, Lesley Snelson, Anna Wueller Diaz. 2PM & 8PM | Concludes with brief Q&A | Life in Deep Ellum, 2803 Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75226 | $20 General Admission, $15 Student/Senior | Tickets: nuances.bpt.me | Online sales end 24 hours before event.


registered private professional contemporary dance company, co- founded in 2005 by Willy TSAO and LI Han-zhong. LDTX, Lei Dong Tian Xia, translates into “thunder rumbles the universe.” Willy TSAO, an influential figure in China’s contemporary dance, has created a remarkable company of artists full of individuality and technique. With exquisitely trained dancers from across China, LDTX provides a platform for Chinese dance artists to experiment and present multi-dimensional works. LDTX makes its debut in Texas with a stunningly crafted evening- length work, ARC. We welcome them to the U.S. and to Dallas. Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201 | attpac.org.


Avant Chamber Ballet Malandain Ballet Biarritz


FEBRUARY 7 – 8. TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND PRESENTS MALANDAIN BALLET BIARRITZ. One of the most important companies on the world stage, Malandain Ballet Biarritz has forged an extraordinary reputation. A visionary if ever there was one, he has taken hold of a ballet monument, Cendrillon, score by Prokofiev, and provided us with a very fresh vision of an iconic story ballet. Ingenious, ethereal, sometimes gossamer-like and always inspirational,


the


remarkable dancers of Malandain Ballet Biarritz brilliantly capture his magical and inventive vision. Audiences leave astonished and thrilled! 8PM | Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201 | attpac.org.


FEBRUARY 8. FULL CIRCLE DANCE PRESENTS THE PREMIERE. Founded in 2018 by Tiffanee Arnold, Full Circle Dance presents its first full-length concert: The Premiere. This entertaining evening of contemporary modern dance includes The Ripple Effect, The Creation of Eve, and We are but in Drifting Circles. Become a part of the Full Circle


journey and


join us at The Premiere. 7PM | Bank of America Theatre at the Eisemann


Center |


Richardson | $25 | eisemanncenter.com | FullCircleDance.org


Photo by Nick Young of Full Circle Dancer, Delanie Bitler.


DBDT photo by Brian Guilliaux


FEBRUARY 14 - 15. AVANT CHAMBER BALLET PRESENTS ROMEO AND JULIET. Paul Mejia’s romantic and tragic one-act Romeo & Juliet is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The performance will feature live music and the famous Tchaikovsky score to bring this timeless


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FEBRUARY 14 - 16. DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE PRESENTS CULTURAL AWARENESS. Come celebrate with Dallas Black Dance Theatre as our phenomenal dancers move your spirit to the legendary music of Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Patti LaBelle, Duke Ellington, and more! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer and choreographer Hope Boykin creates a world premiere that weaves her spoken word and movements together. February 14-15 at 7:30PM | February 16 at 2:30PM | Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201 | $22-$58.


to life. Opening the performance is George Balanchine’s beloved Raymonda Variations (company premiere) which celebrates the beauty of classical ballet and the sparkling score by Glazunov with live orchestra. Finally is 19th Amendment - a world premiere collaboration between ACB director Katie Puder and local composer Quinn Mason marking the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote. Also featured will be a guest company appearance by Ballet Frontier from Fort Worth. 7:PM | Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX 7520.


Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo photo by Sascha Vaughan


FEBRUARY 25. LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO PRESENTED BY IRVING ARTS CENTER. Irving Arts Center presents the funniest night you will ever have at the ballet… The evening of February 25 will mark the return of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo to the Carpenter Hall stage. The famed ballet company commonly known as “The Trocks” blend incredible technique, impeccable comic timing and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe (in drag) without falling flat on their faces! Enjoy hilarious twists on classics like Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and Giselle from this all-male troupe performing the full range of the ballet and modern dance repertoire in stunning makeup and costumes. The talented dancers, playing both male and female roles, perform an impressive repertoire of both classical ballet and contemporary dance. They are poking fun, but they are doing so with excellent form and skill while managing to be quite funny. With a rich history that dates back to 1974, The Trocks are now a worldwide phenomenon, a delight


for dance aficionados and novices alike.


Audiences can’t get enough of the Trocks graceful movement, hilarious wit, frilly tutus and man-sized toe shoes! 7:30PM | Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX 75062 | $16.50-$41.50 | irvingartscenter.com.


The Tap Pack photo by Dan Boud


MARCH 13. THE TAP PACK PRESENTED BY IRVING ARTS CENTER. The Tap Pack is an elegant and entertaining nod to the Rat Pack era featuring high energy performances of mind-blowing tap dancing, smooth vocals, a swinging live jazz band and witty on-stage banter. The five-member male Australian cast wins the audience from the first downbeat and the pace of their amazing performances never slows. They joke, they compete, they croon and they cajole while performing cool classics with a fresh twist. 7:30PM | Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd, Irving, Tx 75062 | $16.50-$41.50 | irvingartscenter.com.


BeijingDance/LDTX


FEBRUARY 28 – 29. TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND PRESENTS BEIJING DANCE/LDTX. BeijingDance/LDTX (LDTX)


is China’s first officially


MARCH 27. CONTEMPORARY BALLET DALLAS PRESENTS YOUTH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM SPRING CONCERT. Youth Performing Companies Spring Concert showcasing the students of Youth Ballet, Tap Ensemble, and Hip hop Companies. 8PM | The Courtyard Theater Plano, 1509 H Ave, Plano, TX 75074 | $15 | contemporaryballetdallas.com.


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MARCH 11 - 15. SMU MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS DIVISION OF DANCE PRESENTS SMU MEADOWS DANCE ENSEMBLE SPRING DANCE CONCERT. The Spring Dance Concert will premiere a new work by SMU Jazz Artist-in-Residence Mark Burrell. Spatial architecture, seductive innuendo and character interplay are hallmarks of Burrell’s work, in which he blends classical jazz dance stylings with athletic, rhythmic and theatrical dance. San Francisco Bay Area artist Joe Goode will also create a new work on the Meadows Dance Ensemble. A Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, Goode is a choreographer, writer and director widely known as an innovator in the field of dance for his willingness to combine movement with spoken word, song and visual imagery. Nationally acclaimed choreographer Adam Hougland will close out the program with his haunting and disturbing Cripple and the Starfish. Set to a quintet of orchestral pop songs by the group Antony and the Johnsons, this enigmatic and powerfully visceral work is, in the words of Tulsa World dance critic Jim Watts, “One of the most emotionally shattering experiences I’ve had in a theater.” March 11-14 at 8PM | March 15 at 2PM | Bob Hope Theatre in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on the SMU campus, Dallas 75205 | $14 for adults, $11 for seniors, $8 for students, faculty & staff | Meadows box office at 214.768.2787 | calendar. smu.edu.


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