Fall preview and calendar: September 1-December 15, 2003.Who's the new guy at Oregon Ballet Theatre Oregon Ballet Theatre is the premiere ballet company for the state of Oregon. The company is the result of the 1992 merging of Ballet Oregon and Pacific Ballet Theater. James Canfield, formerly a dancer with Joffrey Ballet as well as a principal dancer for Pacific Ballet Theater, ? Which Italian fashion house has designs on Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has established itself as one of America's leading contemporary dance companies. Its eleven classically trained dancers, perform an eclectic repertoire by some of the world’s foremost choreographers. ? How many famous choreographers taught Dayton Contemporary Dance Company how to fly? Does Nashville Ballet have a snake fetish? And what's the story What's the Story was an American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from 1951 to 1955. It was a game show originally hosted by Walt Raney. with that massive tango festival in Argentina? DANCE MAGAZINE'S Fall Preview answers these questions and offers recommendations on what look to be some of this season's best bets (based on information available at press time), while our Calendar gives viewers information on buying tickets and seeing shows worldwide. This year we've also included a section on touring companies that will be stopping at multiple venues this fall. If you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. The Nutcracker, check back in December for our extensive holiday guide. And as always, check our online calendar for monthly event updates.--Heather Wisner, Special Section Editor Note: We list only professional performances. When a theater is listed more than once, see first listing for address and box-office number. In each category the U.S. is listed first, with other countries following alphabetically. PERFORMANCES UNITED STATES Arizona Phoenix Nov 6-9, Ballet Arizona, Symphony Hall, 225 E Adams, 602.381.1096 602.381.0189 Scottsdale Nov 1, Urban Bush Women, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 7380 E 2nd St, 480.994.2787, www.scottsdalearts.org Tucson Nov 22, Black Burlesque burlesque (bûrlĕsk`) [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy or farce in that it achieves its effects through caricature, ridicule, and distortion. It differs from satire in that it is devoid of any ethical element. (revisited), Centennial Hall Univ of Arizona, 1020 E Univ Bird, 520.621.3341, www.unpresents.arizano.edu Dec 6, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Centennial Hall, Univ of Arizona California Berkeley Sept 4-14, Mark Morris Dance Group, Zellerbach Hall, Univ of California, Bancroft Way & Telegraph Ave, 510.642.9888, www.calperfs.berkeley.edu Oct 7-12, Kirov Ballet, Zellerbach Univ of California Oct 31-Nov 1 Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (Traditional Chinese: 雲門舞集; Simplified Chinese: 云门舞集) is a modern dance group based in Taiwan. , Zellerbach Hall, Univ of California Nov 14-15, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Zellerbach Hall Univ of California Cerritos Oct 14-15, National Ballet of Cuba, Cerritos Center 12700 Center Court Dr, 562.916.8510, 562.916.8514 www.cerritoscenter.com Nov 28-30, National Dance Company of Ireland, Cerritos Center Costa Mesa Sept 16-21, Jesus Christ Superstar, Segertrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center The Orange County Performing Arts Center is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California. It is the home of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Opera Pacific, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Pacific Chorale. 600 Town Center Dr. 714.550.ARTS, 714.556.8984 www.ocpac.org Oct 21-26, Kirov Ballet, Orange County Performing Ads Center Nov 25-29, Lord of the Dance, Segerstrom Hall Davis Sept 16, Mark Morris Dance Group, Mondavi Center, Univ of California Davis, 222 Wright Hall, 530.752.1915 530.752.117, www.mondaviarts.org Oct 31, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Mondavi Center, Univ of California Davis Nov 25, Black Burleque (revisited), Mondavi Center, Univ. of California Davis Hollywood Sept 5, Francisco Martinez Dancetheatre, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 2580 Cahuenga Blvd E, 323.461.3673, 323.871.5904, www.fordamphiiheatre.org Oct 10, Praxis Project, Inc., John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Oct 14, Kirov Ballet, Kodak Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, 213.480.3232, www.kodak.com Irvine Oct 15-18, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Irvine Barclay Theatre Univ of California 4242 Campus Dr, 949.854.4646, 949.854.8490 www.thebarclay.org Los Angeles Through Oct 12, The Producers, Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd & Vine, 213.365.3500 Oct 3-4, George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz, Royce Hall, Univ of California Los Angeles, Sunset & Royce Dr, 310.825.2101, 310.206.7540, www.performingarts.ucla.edu Oct 8-9, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Freud Playhouse/ Macgowan Little Theater, Univ of California Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave, 310.825.2101, 310.206.7540, www.performingarts.ucla.edu Oct 18, Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra/The Gotan Project, Royce Hall, Univ of California Los Angeles Oct 18, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is an American contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in 1964 by University of Utah dance instructors Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe the company is dedicated to furthering contemporary dance by creating and performing , Luckman Fine Arts Complex California State Univ, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Dr, 323.343.6600 Oct 24-25, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Royce Hall, Univ of California Los Angeles Nov 7-8, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Royce Hall, Univ of California Los Angeles Nov 12-13, La La La Human Steps La La La Human Steps is a leading Québécois contemporary dance group known for its energetic, acrobatic style that often involves fast-paced and athletic physical contact. Its signature move is the barrel jump, which is like a horizontal pirouette in the air. , Royce Hall, Univ of California Los Angeles Dec 3-7, Deja Donne, Ray & Edna Disney CalArts Theater/REDCAT, Univ of California Los Angeles, Hope & 2nd St, 661.253.7800, www.calarts.edu/redcat/index.html Oakland Sept 12-14, Oct 10-12, Oakland Ballet, Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway 510.625.8497, www.oaklandballet.org Oct 17-18, Mikhail Baryshnikov Paramount Theatre Nov 6, K Kvarnstrom & Co, Paramount Theatre Nov 8-9, Oakland Ballet, Paramount Theatre Palo Alto Oct 10-11, Hubbard Steel Dance of Chicago, Memorial Auditorium Stanford Univ, Galvez & Serra Sts, 650.725.2787 http://tickets.stanford.edu/livelyarts Oct 24, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Memorial Auditorium Stanford Univ Riverside Oct 11, Twyla Tharp Dance, University Theater, Univ of California Riverside, 900 University Ave, 909.787.5424 Nov 7, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, University Theater, Univ of California Riverside San Diego Oct 19, Twyla Tharp Dance, Mandeville Auditorium, Univ of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, 858.534.4559 Nov 7, Urban Bush Women Mandeville Auditorium, Univ of California San Diego San Francisco Sept 4-7, Tere O'Connor Dance, Yerba Buena yerba buena (yĕr`bə bwā`nə), trailing evergreen perennial (Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatae (mint family). 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Center for the Arts, 300 Howard at Third St, 415.978.2787 www.yerbabuenaarts.org Sept 5-6 Company C Contemporary Ballet, Cowell Theater, Ft Mason Center, Buchanan & Marina Blvd, 415.345.7575, 415.292.4639 Sept 17, Quasar Dance Company, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Sept 18, Akram Khan Dance Company, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Sept 19, Salia ni Seydou, Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Oct 10-Nov 2, Smuin Ballet, Cowell Theater Oct 17-26, Alonzo King's LINES ballet, Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Oct 30, Nov 1-2, K Kvarnstrom & Co, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Nov 13-16, AXIS Dance Company, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Jose Oct 16-19, Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose in San Jose, California, USA, was originally founded in 1986 as the "San Jose Cleveland Ballet," a co-venture with the ten-year old Cleveland Ballet which offered to the dancers added performing exposure, and each city a ballet company for a moderate, shared Silicon Valley, San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, 408.288.2800 Santa Barbara Oct 10, Twyla Tharp Dance, Campbell Hall, Univ of California Santa Barbara, Univ Plaza 805.893.2461 Nov 12, K Kvarnstrom & Co, Campbell Hall, Univ of California Santa Barbara Colorado Beaver Creek Sept 30, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Vilar Center for the Arts, 68 Avondale Ln, 970.845.8497, 970.748.306, www.vilarcenter.org Denver Sept 27-28, Oct 3-5, 10-12, Colorado Ballet, Buell Theater, Denver Center, 950 13th St, 303.986.8742 Ft Collins Oct 2, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Lincoln Center, 417 W Magnolia St, 970.221.6730 Oct 28, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Lincoln Center Greeley Oct 29, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Union Colony Civic Center 651 Tenth Ave, 970.350.9450 Connecticut Fairfield Nov 14-15, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield Univ Barlow Rd, 203.254.4010, 203.254.4167 Middletown Sept 12-13, Doug Varone and Dancers, Center for the Arts Theater, Wesleyan Univ, 275 Washington Terrace, 860.685.3355 www.wesleyan.edu/cfa District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Washington Oct 15, Bowen McCauley Dance, Terrace Theater, John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Huge cultural complex (opened 1971) in Washington, D.C., with a total of six stages, designed by Edward Durell Stone. The complex, surfaced in marble, makes use of the ornamental facade screens for which the architect was known. , 2700 F St NW, 202.416.8500, www.kennedy-center.org Oct 21, George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz, Lisner Auditorium, George Washington Univ, 21st & H Sts NW, 202.833.9800 Nov 13-16, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Terrace Theater, John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Dec 2-7, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Eisenhower Theater, John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Florida Ft Lauderdale Oct 4-5, Maximum Dance Company, Bailey Concert Hall, Broward Community College This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , 3501 SW Davie Rd, 954.475.6884 Oct 24-26, Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet was created in 1986 with former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella helming the company. The Miami City Ballet flourishes as one of America's most respected Balanchine-style based ballet companies. , Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave, 954.462.0222 Miami Oct 3-5, Oct 31-Nov 2, Miami City Ballet, Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave, 305.673.7300 Oct 17-18, Maximum Dance Company, Gusman Center for Performing Arts, 174 E Flagler St, 305.374.2444, www.gusmancenter.org Niceville Nov 11, Paul Taylor Dance Company Paul Taylor Dance Company, is a contemporary dance company, formed by Paul Taylor, an American choreographers of the 20th century. One of the early touring companies of American modern dance, the Company has "performed in more than 500 cities in 62 countries"[1] , Arts Center, Oakaloosa-Walton Community College, 100 College Blvd, 850.729.6000, 850.664.7787 Orlando Oct 3-5, Orlando Ballet, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , Orlando Centroplex, 401 W Livingston St, 407.426.1739, www.orlandoballet.org Palm Beach Oct 10-12, Ballet Florida, Eissey Theater, Palm Beach Community College Locations Palm Beach Community College's main campus is located in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition to the Lake Worth campus, the largest (114-acre/51 building complex) and longest established campus (1956), PBCC also serves students at full-service locations in Belle Glade , 3160 PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. Blvd, 561.625.2345 West Palm Beach Nov 14-16, Miami City Ballet, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, 561.832.7469 Georgia Atlanta Oct 30-Nov 2, Atlanta Ballet, Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St NE, 404.249.6400 Hawaii Kahului Oct 23, Mark Morris Dance Group, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, One Cameron Way, 808.242.7469, www.mauiarts.org Illinois Carbondale Nov 15, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Shryock Auditorium, Southern Illinois Univ, 618.453.2787 Chicago Sept 6, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Beverly Arts Center Chicago, 2407 W 111th St, 773.445.3838, www.beverlyartcenter.org Sept 6, Dance for Life--Chicago, Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Ave, 312.559.1212 Oct 2-4, Susan Marshall & Company, Dance Center, Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States[1] Founded in 1890, the school is located in the South Loop of Chicago. , 1306 S Michigan Ave, 312.344.8300, www.dancecenter.org Oct 8-19, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Congress Pkwy, 312.922.2110, 312.902.1500, www.auditoriumtheatre.org Oct 23-25, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Dance Center, Columbia College Chicago Nov 14-15, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Dance Center Columbia College Chicago Nov 14, Black Burlesque (revisited) Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, 312.397.4010, www.mcachicago.org Glen Ellyn Oct 11, Trinity Irish Dance Company, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. 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The College of DuPage, or , 425 Fawell at Park Blvd, 630.942.4000 Rockford Oct. 17, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Coronado Theatre, 314 N Main St, 815.968.5222 Urbana Oct 23, Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia, Krannert Center, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 500 S Goodwin Ave, 800.527.2849, www.krannertcenter.com Nov 18-20, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Krannert Center, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Indiana Bloomington Oct 2, Twyla Tharp Dance, Indiana Univ Auditorium, 1211 E Seventh St, 812.855.1103 Indianapolis Sept 26-27, Ballet Internationale, Murat Centre, 510 New Jersey, 317.231.0000 Sept 28, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Pike Performing Arts Center 6701 Zionsville Rd, 317.940.6555, 317.216.5460 Oct 26, Alley II, Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler Univ, 4600 Sunset Ave, 317.940.6444 West Lafayette Sept 22-27, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Purdue Convocations, Purdue University, 1821 EAND, 765.494.9712, 765.444.0540 www.convos.purdue.edu Iowa Davenport Nov 1, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Galvin Fine Arts Center, St Ambrose Univ, 518 W Locust St, 563.333.6251, www.sau.edu Kansas Hays Sept 21, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center, Ft Hays State Univ, 600 Park St, 785.628.5306 Lawrence Oct 4, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lied Center, Univ of Kansas, W Campus, 1600 Stewart Dr, 785-8642787 www.ukans.edu/~lied Oct 8, Miami City Ballet, Lied Center, Univ of Kansas Nov 21-22, Cohan/Suzeau & University Dance Company, Lied Center, Univ of Kansas Overland Park Sept 19-20, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College Johnson County Community College (often referred to as JCCC) is located in Overland Park, Kansas. It was founded in 1972 due to great demand in the area for a community college, and to accommodate the rapidy growing population of Johnson County, Kansas. , 12345 College Blvd, 913.469.4445 Wichita Oct 19, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W Douglas, 316.267.7658 Kentucky Louisville Sept 19-20, Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Center for the Arts, 501 W Main St, 502.562.0152, www.kca.org Oct 4, Twyla Tharp Dance, Brown Theatre, Kentucky Center, 315 W Broadway 800.775.7777 Oct 24-25, Louisville Ballet, Brown Theatre, Kentucky Center Nov 1, Capacitor, Brown Theatre, Kentucky Center Louisiana New Orleans Oct 18, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts, 801 N Rampart St, Armstrong Park, 504.522.0996, www.nobadance.com Dec 4, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico Ballet Folklorico de Mexico is a folkloric ballet ensemble in Mexico City. For five decades it has presented dances in costumes that reflect the traditional culture of Mexico. The ensemble has appeared under the name, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez. , Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts Maryland Collage Park Nov 9, Black Burlesque (revisited), Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Univ of Maryland Rt 193 & Stadium Dr, 301.405.7847 www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Massachusetts Boston Oct 2-4, Noche Flamenca, Cutler Majestic Theater, Emerson College 219 Tremont St, 617.482.2595 Oct 16-19, Oct 23-26, Oct 30-Nov 2, Boston Ballet, Wang Theatre, Wang Center for the Performing Arts, 270 Tremont St, 617.482.6661, www.wangcenter.org Nov 13-16, Kirov Ballet Wang Theatre Lowell Nov 5, Pilobolus Dance Theatre Concert Hall Theater, Univ of Massachusetts, 978.934.4449 Michigan Ann Arbor Oct 18-19, Miami City Ballet, Betty Pease Studio Theater, Univ of Michigan Dance Bldg, 1310 N Univ Ct, 734.763.5460, 734.763.5962 Oct 31, Zuzanne Farrell Ballet, Betty Pease Studio Theater, Univ of Michigan Clinton Township Dec 14, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Armstrong Performing Arts Center, 24600 Pankow Blvd, 586.783.6520 Detroit Oct 29-Nov 2, Kirov Ballet, Detroit Opera House The Detroit Opera House is an opera house located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and other events. The Opera House was designed by C. , Michigan Opera Theatre, 1526 Broadway, 313.237.7464 Dec 4-7, Eisenhowee Dance Ensemble, Music hill Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison Ave, 313.963.2366 East Lansing Oct 30, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Wharton Center for Performing Arts The Wharton Center for Performing Arts is located in East Lansing, Michigan, USA, on the campus of Michigan State University. It is the home of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra which performs 17 concerts a year there. , Michigan State Univ, Wilson Rd & Bogue St, 517.432.2000, www.whartoncenter.com Farmington Hills Dec 12, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Smith Theatre, Oakland Community College Oakland Community College (OCC) is a community college established June 8 1964 in Oakland County, Michigan. It opened September 1965 with two campuses - Highland Lakes, a renovated hospital in Union Lake, and Auburn Hills, a former Army Nike missile site in Auburn Hills. , Orchard Lake Rd, 248.471.7667 Grand Rapids Oct 24-26, Grand Rapids Ballet Company, DeVos Performance Hall, 245 Monroe NW, 616.742.6600 Rochester Nov 1, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Varner Recital Hall, Oakland Univ, 248.370.3013, www.oakland.edu Minnesota Minneapolis Sept 4-7, Ragamala Music & Dance Theater, Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave S, 612.340.1725 Sept 11-14, Mississippi/Volga Dance Exchange Project, Southern Theater Dec 5-6, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, 612.624.2345 Missouri Kansas City Sept 2, Kansas City Ballet, Loose Park Rose Garden, 5200 Pennsylvania St, www.kcballet.org Oct 9-12, Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central, 816.471.4933 St Louis Nov 21-23, Ronald K Brown/Evidence, Edison Theatre, Washington Univ St Louis, One Brookings Dr, 314.935.6543 www.edisontheatre.wustl.edu Unity Village Sept 13, Michelle Diane Brown Activities Center Theatre, Unity School of Christianity, 1901 NW Blue Pkwy, 816.525.2161 Nebraska Lincoln Oct 4, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lied Center for the Performing Arts, 301 N 12th St, 402.472.4747 Oct 6-10, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Lied Center for the Performing Arts Nevada Las Vegas Oct 3-5, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Judy Bayley Theatre, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, Maryland Prkwy & Cottage Grove Rd, 702.895.2787, 702.895.1940, pac.nevada.edu New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). Keene Oct 26, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond, Keene State College Keene State College is liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges as well as of the University System of New Hampshire along with the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, and the Granite State , 603.358.2168, 603.358.2145, www.keene.edu/racbp Portsmouth Oct 24, Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St, 603.436.2400 New Jersey New Brunswick Oct 17-18, Music Man, State Theatre of New Jersey, 15 Livingston Ave, 732.246.7469 www.StateTheatreNJ.org Oct 30, Ronald K Brown/Evidence, State Theatre of New Jersey Nov 16, Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia, State Theatre of New Jersey Newark Sept 25, Twyla Tharp Dance, Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is a complex in downtown Newark, New Jersey, United States of musical and theater facilities that opened in 1997. It is one of the major parts of Newark's revitalization plan in the center near the Passaic River waterfront, east , One Center St, 888.466.5722, www.njpac.org Oct 11, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Nov 7-9, Mark Morris Dance Group, Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Princeton Sept 25, Twyla Tharp Dance, McCarter Theater, 91 Univ Pl, 609.258.2787, www.mccarter.org New Mexico Santa Fe Sept 11-13, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 225 W San Francisco St, 505.988.1234 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Albany Sept 12, Martha Graham Dance Company, The Egg-Empire State Performing Arts Center, Empire State Plaza The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (commonly known as simply the Empire State Plaza and less formally as The South Mall) is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York. , 518.473.1845, 518.473.1848, www.theegg.org Sept 26, Savion Glover & TiDii, The Egg Oct 17-18, Black Burlesque (revisited), The Egg Oct 30, George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz, The Egg Nov 15, Carlota Santa, The Egg Nov 20, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, The Egg Brooklyn Sept 30-Oct 4, Ballett Frankfurt, Brooklyn Academy o f Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, 718.636.4100, 718.857.2021, www.bam.org Oct 7-11, U Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing arts center located in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and popularly known as BAM. Founded in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is the oldest such institution still in operation in the United States. Oct 14, 16-18, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music Nov 12-15, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas, Brooklyn Academy of Music Dec 9-13, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music New York Sept 1, Mark Morris Dance Group, Battery Park, State St, 212.219.3910 Sept 3, Felix Ruckert, Dance Theater Workshop Dance Theater Workshop is a New York City performance space and service organization for dance companies. Located on West 19th Street in the Chelsea section of Manhattan, DTW was founded in 1965 by Jeff Duncan, Art Bauman and Jack Moore as a choreographers' collective. , Bessie Schonberg Theater, 219 W 19th St, 212.924.0077, www.dtw.org Sept 9, Twyla Tharp dance, Lower Manhattan Cultural Center, One Wall St Ct, 2nd Fl, 212.219.9401, www.lmcc.net Sept 9-20, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, The Kitchen, 512 W 19th St, 212.255.5793 www.thekitchen.org Sept 17-20, Headlong Dance Theater, Dance Theater Workshop Sept 23-Oct 12, MOMIX, Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave, 212.242.0800, www.joyce.org Sept 30-oct 12, nicholasleichterdance, Flea Theater, 41 White St, 212.226.0051 Oct 1-18, Tere O'Connor dance, dance Theater Workshop Oct 14-19, Akram Khan Dance Company, Joyce Theater Oct 20-Nov 2, Black Burlesque (revisited), Dance Theater Workshop Oct 21-Nov 30, Tabool, Plymouth Theatre, 236 W 45th St, between Broadway & 8th Ave, 212.239.6200 Oct 21-26, Ronald K Brown/Evidence, Joyce Theater Oct 27, Career Transition for Dancers 9th Annual Gala, City Center, 130 W 55th St, 212.581.1212, 877.581.1212, www.citycenter.org Oct 27-Nov 2, Riries-Woodbury Dance Company, Joyce Theater Nov 4-9, George Piper Dances/Dance Boyz, Joyce Theater Nov 11-23, Garth Faga, Joyce Theater Nov 14-15, Saba dance Theatre, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E 59th St, 212.355.6160 Nov 25-30, Maria Benitez/Teatro Flamenco, Joyce Theater Dec 2-7, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Joyce Theater De 3-6, "Central Station", Dance Theater Workshop De 3-Jan 4, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in New York, New York. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey. It is made up of 30 dancers as well as artistic director Judith Jamison and associate artistic director Masazumi Chaya. , City Center Purchase Nov 7, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Performing Arts Center, State Univ of New York Purchase, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, 914.251.6200, www.purchase.edu Dec 26-27 Moscow Ballet, Performing Arts Center, State Univ of New York Queens Oct 25, National Ballet of Cuba, Staller Arts Center, State Univ New York at Stony Brook Nov 2, Barrage, Staller Arts Center, State Univ New York at Stony Brook Nov 8, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Staller Arts Center, State New York at Stony Brook Nov 15, Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia, Staller Arts Center, State Univ New York at Stony Brook North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Boone Nov 20-21, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Farthing Auditorium, Applachian State Univ, 733 Rivers St, 800.841.2787, www.oca.appstate.edu Charlotte Sept 18-20, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Belk Theater, Blumenthal Center for the Performing Arts, 130 N Tyron, 704.372.1000 Sept 23-28, Thoroughly Modern Millie, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened in November 1992 after three years of construction. The center was designed by renowned architect César Pelli. , 130 N Tryon St, 704.372.1000 www.performingartsctr.org Oct 12, Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Nov 13-15, "Innovative Work: Spotlight Pieces by Emerging Choreographers," Booth Playhouse, Blumenthal PAC, 130 N Tyron St, 704.372.1000 Durham Nov 18-19, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Fletcher Hall, Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W Morgan St, 919.560.3030, www.carolinatheatre.org Ohio Cincinnati Oct 10-12, Cincinnati Ballet & BalletMet, Proctor & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St, 513.621.2787, www.cincinnatiarts.org Nov 7-8, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Proctor & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts Cleveland Oct 2-5, Cincinnati Ballet & BalletMet, Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square Center The Playhouse Square Center, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is the second-largest theater complex in the United States (second only to New York City's Lincoln Center).[2] , 1511 Euclid Ave, 216.241.6000, www.playhousesquare.com Oct 18, Urban Bush Women, Cuyahoga Community College, 2900 Community College Ave, Woodland & E 30th Lot #6, 216.397.3757 Nov 15, K Kvarnstrom & Co, Cuyahoga Community College Columbus Oct 24-31, BalletMet, Capitol Theater, Riffe Center, 77 S High St, 614.469.0939, www.capa.com/Capitol_Theatre.html Nov 13-16, Deja Doone, Wexner Center, Ohio State Univ, 1871 N High St, 614.292.3535, www.wexarts.org Springfield Sept 30, Twyla Tharp Dance, Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center, 300 S Fountain Ave, 937.327.7443, www.wittneberg.edu Toledo Dec 18-21, Eisenhowe Dance Ensemble, Valentine Theatre, 400 N Superior St, 419.255.7464 Oklahoma Tulsa Sept 19-21, Nov 7-9, Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Performing Arts Center The Tulsa Performing Arts Center is a performing arts venue in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It houses six performance halls and four theaters, including the 2,365-seat Chapman Music Hall. The building occupies half a city block in downtown Tulsa. , 110 E 2nd St, 918.749.6006, 918.749.0532 Oregon Portland Oct 8, Twyla Tharp Dance, Arlene Schnitzer Concert hall The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, United States. Part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, it is home to the Oregon Symphony, White Bird Dance Company, and Portland Arts & Lectures. , 1037 SW Broadway, 503.224.4400, 503.244.2111, www.whitebird.of Oct 11-18, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Keller Auditorium, Portland Center for Performing Arts, 222 SW Clay St, 503.248.4335, www.pcpa.com Oct 23-25, Minh Tran & Company, Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State Univ, 1620 SW Harrison St, 503.224.4400, 503.244.2111, www.whitebird.org Oct 29, Diavolo Dance Theater, Keller Auditorium, Portland Center for Performing Arts Dec 11-13, Urban Bush Women, Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University Pennyslvania Bryn Mawr Sept 19, Jane Comfort and Company, Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College, at Bryn Mawr, Pa; undergraduate for women, graduate coeducational; opened 1885 by the Society of Friends, with a bequest from Joseph W. Taylor of Burlington, N.J. Modeled on a group curriculum plan at Johns Hopkins Univ. , 101 N Merion Ave, 610.526.5210 Easton Nov 18, Black Burlesque (revisited), Williams Art Center, Lafayette College, Hamilton & High Sts. 610.250.5000 Lancaster Nov 13-14, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Roschel Performing Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall College, 717.291.4017, www.fandm.edu Philadelphia Oct 8-12, Pennsylvania Ballet, Merriam Theatre, Univ of the Arts, 250 S Broad St, 215.336.2000 Oct 23-25, George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz, Annenberg Center for the Arts, Univ of Pennsylvania, 3680 Walnut St, 215.898.3900, www.pennpresents.org Oct 30-Nov 2, Nov 6-8, Pennsylvania Ballet, Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts, 215.893.1999, www.academyofmusic.org Nov 15-16, Complexions, Annenberg Center for the Arts, Univ of Pennsylvania Dec 4-6, David Parsons Dance Company Parsons Dance is a contemporary dance company founded by choreographer David Parsons. The company tours nationally and internationally, and includes an annual season in New York, where they are based. The company consists of ten full-time dancers. , Annenberg Center for the Arts, Univ of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Oct 10-11, Noche Flamenca, Byham Theater, Ft Duquesne & 6th, 412.456.6666 Oct 11-12, Srishti Dances of India, Kelly-Strayhorn Community Performing Arts Center, 5941 Penn Ave, 412.394.3353, www.kelly-strayhorn.org Nov 1, George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz, Byham Theater Nov 14-15, dumb type, Byham Theater Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Providence Oct 3-5, Festival Ballet, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St, 401.421.456.8194 www.ppacri.org Oct 22, Paul Taylor Dance Company, John Nazarian Center for the Arts, Roberts Auditorium, Rhode Island College
South Dakota Sioux Falls Nov 13-15, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science The Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opened in 1999 and houses an art gallery, concert hall, large-format theater, and science museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The Pavilion was a result of a renovation of Washington High School. , 301 S Main Ave, 605.367.6000 www.washington.org/performinghartscenter Tennessee Memphis Sept 5-7, Memphis, Gibson Guitar Factory, Rooftop, 145 Lt George W Lee, 901.737.7322 Nashville Oct 17-19, Nashville Ballet, James K Polk Theater, Tennessee Performing Arts Center The Tennessee Performing Arts Center, or TPAC, is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, occupying an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues North and Deaderick and Union Streets. , 505 Deaderick St, 615.782.4000, 615.782.4001, www.tnrep.org Texas Austin Sept 6-8, Ballet Austin, Bass Concert Hall, Univ of Texas, Corner of 23rd St & Robert Deman Dr, 512.471.1444, www.utpac.org Oct 10-12, Ballet Austin, Bass Concert hall, Univ of Texas Oct 14, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Bass Concert Hall, Univ of Texas Houston Sept 4-14, 18-27, HoustonBallet, Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center in Houston, Texas, United States. The Center was designed by Eugene Aubrey of Morris Architects and built entirely with $66 million in private funds. , 500 Texas & Smith Sts, 713.227.2787, www.ci.houston.tx.us/cef/wortham/ Oct 17, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana St, 713.227.3974 Nacogdoches Oct 24, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Turner Auditorium, Austin Univ, Alumni Dr, 409.468.6407 Utah Ogden Oct 25, Jane Comfort and Company, Val A Browning Center, Weber State Univ Campus, 3750 Harrison Blvd, 801.399.9214 Salt Lake City Sept 24-27, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W Broadway, 801.297.4241, 801.297.4235 Sept 26-27, Oct 1-4, Oct 31-Nov 1, Nov 5-8, Ballet West, Capitol Theatre, 50 W 200 S, 801.355.ARTS Oct 7, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Kingsbury Hall, Univ of Utah, 1395 E Presidents Circle, 801.581.7100 Virginia Fairfax Oct 10-11, Mark Morris Dance Group, George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. Center for the Arts, 4400 Univ Dr, 703.993.8877 Hampton Oct 4-5, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, American Theatre, 125 E Mellen St, 757.722.2787 Richmond Oct 23-26, 29-Nov 2, Richmond Ballet, Richmond Ballet Studio, 407 E Canal St, 804.344.0906, 804.344.0901, www.richmondballet.com Vienna Sept 6, Face of America 2003: A Celebration of Flight, Wolftrap Farm Park, 1624 Trap Rd, 703.255.1920, 703.255.1905, www.wolftrap.org Washington Olympia Sept 20, Mark Morris Dance Group, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St SE, 360.753.8586 Seattle Sept 25-Oct 5, Nov 6-9, Pacific Northwest Ballet The Pacific Northwest Ballet is a ballet company and based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Founded in 1972 as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. , Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 305 Harrison St, 206.441.2424, www.seattlecenter.org Oct 2-5, Felix Ruckert, Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance, On the Boards, 100 W Roy St, 206.217.9888, www.ontheboards.org Nov 6, K Kvarnstrom & Co, Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave, 206.812.3284 Nov 20-23, Deja Donne, Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance West Virginia Charleston Oct 24-25, Charlestone Ballet with guests Olivier Wecxteen & Miguel Campaneria, Charlston Civic Center Theater, 200 Civic Center Dr, 304.342.6541 Nov 18, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences, 300 Leon Sullivan Wy, 304.342.0151 www.theyclaycenter.org Wisconsin Fish Creek Sept 27, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Door Community Auditorium, 3924 State Hwy 42, 920.868.2728 Milwaukee Sept 25-28, Milwaukee Ballet, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N Water St, 414.273.7206, www.milwaukee ballet.org Brazil Sao Paulo Sept 1-6, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Theatro Municipal de Sao Paulo, +55 11 222 8698 CANADA British Columbia Vancouver Sept 25-27, National Ballet of Canada National Ballet of Canada, the leading Canadian ballet company. Based in Toronto, it was founded (1951) by Celia Franca (1921–2007) and modeled on Sadler's Wells (now the Royal Ballet). , Queen Elizabeth Theatre The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the Orpheum and the Vancouver Playhouse, it is one of three facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres Department. , 649 Cambie St, 604 665.3050 Nov 6-8, Ballet British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Nov 11-15, Crystal Pite, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables St, 514 876.1313 Manitoba Winnipeg Oct 22-26, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally. , Centennial Concert Hall The Centennial Concert Hall, as part of the Manitoba Centennial Centre, was built as a Canadian Centennial project. It is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at 555 Main Street. The 253,014 square foot concert hall cost $8 million to build in 1968. , 666 Main St, 204 956.2792 Ontario Ottawa Nov 6-8, Deja Donne, National Arts Centre The National Arts Centre (NAC) (in French: Le Centre national des arts (CNA , 53 Elgin St, 613 755.1111, www.nac-cna.ca Toronto Nov 13-19, 22-30 National Ballet of Canada, Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, One Front St E, 416 393.7429, 416 393.7525, www.hummingbirdcentre.com Quebec Montreal Oct 16-18, 22-23, 25 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Les Grands Ballets Canadiens is a Canadian ballet company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1957 by Ludmilla Chiriaeff. In 2000, Gradimir Pankov became Artistic Director. 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Located in the eastern part of the city's downtown ( de Montreal, 175 St Catherine St W, 514 842.2112, www.pda.qc.ca Oct 23-25, Deja Donne, Centre Pierre-Peladeau, Salle Pierre-Mercure, 3000 de Maisonneuve Blvd E, 514 987.6919 Nov 20-22, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, with guests Royal Winnipeg, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Societe de la Place des Arts de Montreal, 175 St Catherine St W, 514 842.2112, www.pda.qc.ca DENMARK Copenhagen Sept 2, New York City Ballet New York City Ballet, one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. , Tivoli Concert Hall, 3 Vesterbrogade, +45 33 15 10 01, www.tivoli.dk Sept 4-30, Oct 2-31, Nov 4-25, Royal Danish Ballet Royal Danish Ballet, one of the oldest major ballet companies, established at the opening of Denmark's Royal Theater in Copenhagen in 1748. The company was developed over the centuries by three great masters. , The Royal Theatre, Tordenskjoldsgade 7, DK-1055 FRANCE France (frăns, Fr. fräNs), officially French Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 60,656,000), 211,207 sq mi (547,026 sq km), W Europe. Biarritz Sept 19-20, Dutch National Ballet Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdams Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company has been directed by Sonia Gaskell (1961-1969), Rudi van Dantzig (1969-1991), Wayne Eagling (1991-2003) and is currently directed by Ted Brandsen. , Gare du Midi, 23 Avenue du Marchel-Foch, +5 59 22 19 19 Lyon Sept 13-23, Compagnie Kafig, Maison de la Danse, 8 Ave Jean Mermoz, 33 0472 7818 18, 33 0478 7555 66, www.maisondeladanse.com Sept 27-Oct 4, Bocca Tango, Maison de la Danse Oct 8-12, Chinese National Ballet, Maison de la Danse Oct 15-18, Europa Danse, Maison de la Danse Oct 21-23, Stephen Petronio Company, Maison de la Danse Nov 4-16, Gumboots, Maison de la Danse Nov 6-13, Lyon Opera Ballet, Opera National de Lyon, 1 Place de la Comedie, 33 0472 0045 45, +33 0472 0045 43, www.opera-lyon.org Nov 19-22, Josef Nadj, Maison de la Danse Nov 29-30, Dec 2-3, 5-7, Companhia de Danca Deborah Colker, Maison de la Danse Dec 10-14, Victor Ullate Ballet, Maison de la Danse Dec 16-22, MOMIX, Maison de la Danse Paris Oct 2-16, Oct 23-Nov 6, Dec 1-31, Paris Opera Ballet The Paris Opéra Ballet is the official ballet company of the Opéra national de Paris, otherwise known as the Palais Garnier, though known more popularly simply as the Paris Opéra. , Palais Garnier, place Vendome, 33 836 6978 68, www.opera-de-paris.fr Oct 21-24, Theatre Zingaro, Theatre du Chatelet, 2 rue Edmond Colonne, 01 4028 2800, www.chatelet-theatre.com Nov 14-15, Julia Migenes, Theatre du Chatelet Nov 21-25, National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China (NBC), or the Central Ballet Troupe as known in China, headquartered in Beijing, was founded on December 31, 1959, and is the only national ballet troupe of the country. , Theatre du Chatelet Dec 2-7, Merce Cunnignham Dance Company, Theatre de la Ville, 2 place du Chatelet, +33 1 4274 2277, +33 1 4887 8115 GERMANY Neuss Nov 4, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Stadhalle Neuss, Kultramt 41456, 021 319 041 10, 021 319 041 08, www.neuss.de/kultur/highlights/ta ITALY Milan Nov 6-8, La Scala Ballet, Teatro degli Arcimboldi The Teatro degli Arcimboldi is a theatre and opera house in Milan which was built over a twenty-seven month period in anticipation of the closure and subsequent nearly three-year long renovation of Milan's La Scala opera house in December 2001. It is located 4. , via Dell'Innovazione, +39 2 72003744 Nov 11-14, La Schala Ballet, Teatro degili Arcimboldi, Rome Oct 23-25, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Teatro Argentian, 52 Largo de Torre Argentian, +39 6 6880 4601 Dec 10-14, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Teatro Olimpico, +39 06 32 65 991 NETHERLANDS Amsterdam Oct 15-Nov 2, Dutch National Ballet, Het Muziektheater Amsterdam, Amstel 3, 312 062 554 55, 312 055 180 70 Nov 13-15, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Het Muziektheater Amsterdam Nov 25-27, Dutch National Ballet, Grote Operastudio, Het Muziektheater Amsterdam Den Bosch Nov 7, Dutch National Ballet, Theater aan de Parade, 73 612 5125 Eindhoven Sept 30-Oct 1, Nov 20-21, Dutch National Ballet, Stadsschouwburg Eindhove, 31 402 111 122 Enschede Sept 25, Dutch National Ballet, Twentse Schouwburg, 310 534 858 500 Groningen Nov 15, Dutch National Ballet, Stadsschouwburg, 310 534 125 645 Maastricht Sept 23, Dutch National Ballet, Theater aan het Vrijthof, 47 Vrijthof, 43 350 5555, www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl Rotterdam Nov 4-5, Dutch National Ballet, Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Schouwburgplein 25, 310 104 044 111, www.schouwburg.rotterdom.nl The Hague Sept 12-13, Dutch National Ballet, Lucent Danstheater, Schedeldoekshaven 60, +31 70 360 49 30 Nov 11-12, Dutch National Ballet, Lucent Dansteater NEW ZELAND Auckland Dec 3-7, Royal New Zealand ballet The Royal New Zealand Ballet is based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was originally known as The New Zealand Ballet Company. History New Zealand Ballet was established in 1953 as an independent charitable trust by Royal Danish Ballet Principal Poul Gnatt, Beryl Nettleton, , ASB ASB Asbestos ASB Arbeiter Samariter Bund (German medical help organisation) ASB Anti-Social Behaviour ASB Accounting Standards Board (UK FRC) ASB Aarhus School of Business Theatre, Aotea Centre, Aotea Sw, www.nzballet.org.nz Christchurch Nov 11-16, Theatre Royal, 145 Gloucester St, www.nzballet.org.nz Dunedin Nov 11-12, Regent Theatre, www.nzballet.org.nz Hamilton Dec 10-11, Founders Theatre, www.nzballet.org.nz Napier Nov 20-22, Municipal Theatre, www.nzballet.org.nz New Plymouth Nov 28-29, TSB TSB TPS (Thermal Protection System) Sample Box TSB Technical Service Bulletin TSB Transportation Safety Board of Canada TSB Telecommunication Standardization Bureau TSB Trustee Savings Bank TSB Telecommunications Systems Bulletin Showplace, www.nzballet.org.nz Palmerston North Nov 25-26, Regent on Broadway The Regent on Broadway is a large theatre in Palmerston North, New Zealand, named so because it is the Regent Theatre on Broadway Avenue. History Designed in 1929 by Charles Holingshed of Melbourne, the theatre complex was officially opened to the public on 4 July, 1930. , www.nzballet.org.nz PUERTO RICO San Juan Oct 4-5, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Fine Arts Center San Juan, 22 Ave Ponce de Leon Ponce de Le·ón , Juan 1460-1521. Spanish explorer who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage (1493-1494) and discovered Florida (1513) while looking for the legendary Fountain of Youth. Noun 1. , 787.722.3366, www.proartemusical.com SWEDEN Gouda Sept 16, Dutch National ballet, Goudse Schouwburg, 67 Boelekade, 0182 513750 UNITED KINGDOM England London Sept 28, Dance Umbrella Birthday celebration, Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sept 30-Oct 4, Michael Clark Company: Dance Umbrella 2003, Sadler's Wells Theatre Oct 6-8, Trisha Brown Dance Company: Dance Umbrella 2003, Sadler's Wells Theatre Oct 6-8, Josef Nadj: Dance Umbrella 2003, The Place, 17 Duke's Rd, +44 20 7383 01516, +44 20 7388 8999, www.theplace.org.uk Oct 9-10, Deja Donne: Dance Umbrella 2003, The Place Oct 11-12, Teshigawara/Karas: Dance Umbrella 2003, Sadler's Wells Theatre Oct 13-14, Charles Lineham Company: dance Umbrella 2003, The Place Oct 15-17, Rosas: Dance Umbrella 2003, Sadler's Wells Theatre Oct 15-17, Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion: Dance Umbrella 2003, The Place Oct 18-19, Rosas: Dance Umberlla 2003, The Place Oct 18-19, Stephen Petronio Company: Dance Umbrella 2003, Queen Elizabeth Hall The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England which hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. , Belvedere Rd, +44 20 7960 4242 Oct 21-25, Ballet Frankfurt: Dance Umbrella 2003, Sadler's Wells Theatre Oct 22-23, John Jasperse Company: Dance Umbrella 2003, The Place Oct 22-23, Silver Celebration: Dance Umbrella 2003, Queen Elizabeth Hall Oct 26-27, Vincent Mantsoe: Dance Umbrella 203, The Place Oct 28-30, Laurie Booth: Dance Umbrella 2003, Greenwich Dance Agency, Greenwich Borough Hall, Royal Hill Greenwich, +44 20 8293 9741 Oct 29-30, Sara Pearson/Patrik Widrig & Company: Dance Umbrella 2003, The Place Oct 31-Nov 1, Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Barbican BARBICAN. An ancient word to signify a watch-tower. Barbicanage was money given for the support of a barbican. Centre, Silk St, +44 20 7638 4141, www.barbican.org.uk Nov 4-8, Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Dance Umbrella 2003, Tate Modern, Bankside, +44 20 7887 8000, www.tate.org.uk Nottingham Nov 13, ZAJI, Royal Concert Hall The Royal Concert Hall may refer to
Dec 8, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, Royal Concert Hall Plymouth Oct 16-18, Birmingham Royal Ballet The Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the UK's foremost ballet companies, based at the Birmingham Hippodrome in Birmingham, where it enjoys custom-built facilities such as the Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries and the , Plymouth, Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, Plymouth, +44 17 5226 7222 Sunderland Oct 23-25, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Empire Theatre, High St W, 019 1514 2517 Scotland Dundee Oct 17-18, Scottish Ballet, The Space, Dundee College, Old Glamis Rd, +44 1382 834934, www.dundeecollege.ac.uk Edinburgh Sept 25-27, Scottish Ballet, Edinburgh Festival Theatre The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915. , 13/29 Nicolson St, 440131 131 529 60000, www.eft.co.uk Glasgow Oct 2-4, Scottish Ballet, Tramway Glasgow, 25 Albert Dr +44 131 845 330 3501, www.tramway.org Stirling Oct 10-11, Scottish Ballet, Macrobert-Stirling, Univ of Stirling, +44 131 1786 46666, www.macrobert.org FESTIVALS UNITED STATES Florida Miami Sept 3-8, 9th International Ballet Festival of Miami 2003, International Ballet Festival of Miami, Various venues, 305.358.5885, www.mimihispanicballet.com/html/the_festival North Carolina Boone Oct 16-18, North Carolina Dance Festival, Valbourg Theater, Appalachian State Univ, 704.262.3063 Greensboro Sept 10-13, North Carolina Dance Festival, UNC (Universal Naming Convention) A standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community. A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. Greensboro Dance Theatre, Univ of North Carolina Greensboro, Walker Ave at Kenilworth, 336.334.4849 Wilimington Nov 21-23, North Carolina Dance Festival, City Stage Theatre, 21 N Front St, 910.342.0272 ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Oct 5-12, Second World Tango Festival, World Tango Festival, various veues, Lavalle 1567 Piso 9, 54 11 43 73 55 62, 54 11 43 72 15 87, www.worldtangofestival.ar GERMANY Hanover/Braunschweig Sept 4-13, TANZtheater International 2003, various venues, +49 511 1684 1222 +49 511 1684 4717, www.tanztheater-interntional.de GREECE Athens Through Sept 29, Athens Festival, Odeon of Herodes Atticus The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. Athens, D Areopagitou St, 301 032 327 71, 301 092 829 33 NETHERLANDS Amsterdam Oct 3-5, Nedelandse Dansdagen 2003, Nederlandse Dansdagen-Maastricht, Korte Leidsedwarsstaat 12, +31 20 62 620 62, +31 20 62 622 20, www.nederlandsedansdagen.nl Den Haag Oct 18-Nov 8, Holland Dance Festival, Nobelstraat 21, +31 70 3616142, +31 70 3650509, www.hollanddancefestival.com UNITED KINGDOM England London Sept 28-Nov 8, Dance Umbrella Festival 2003: various venues, 20 Chancellors St, +44 20 7288 0266, www.danceumbrella.co.uk WORKSHOPS/ CONFERENCES UNITED STATES Michigan Ann Arbor Oct 31-Nov 1, "From Mariinsky to Manhattan: George Balanchine and the Transformation of American Dance," Rackham Auditorium, Rackham Graduate School, 915 E Washington, 734.764.8129 New Mexico Albuquerque Oct 15-19, N.D.E.O.'s" Culture, Language, and Dance," Carlisle Gym Dance Center, Univ of New Mexico Center for the Arts, 505.286.0195 Santa Fe Sept 1-12, Teaching Excellence Introductory Workshop, National Dance Institute of New Mexico, 1140 Alto Street, 505.983.7646 GREECE Athens Oct 29-Nov 2, 17th World Congress on Dance Research: Dance in Education, National Dance Theater, 8 Scholiou St, Plaka, +30 210 324.6188, +30 210 324.6921 Oct 29-Nov 3, International Dance Council 2003, International Dance Council, Scholiou 8, Plaka, +30 210 324 4395, www.unesco.org/ngo/cid UNITED KINGDOM England London Oct 23-26, International Conference on Dance Medicine & Science Teachers Day, Laban Centre, Deptford, +44 20 8883 2266, +44 20 8691 8400, www.laban.org SOUTHWEST Drama, romance, and Prada are big this season in the Southwest, where, beyond international touring groups and periodic sightings of Forsythe work, traditional ballet asserts itself. Ballet Arizona stages Swan Lake, accompanied by the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra November 6-9 at Phoenix's Symphony Hall, while Nevada Ballet Theatre offers Cinderella October 3-5 at the Judy Bayley Theatre in Las Vegas. In Utah, Ballet West opens its fall season with another distressed damsel, in Jonas Kage's version of Giselle September 26-27 and October 1-4. The mixed bill "A 40-Year Fascination," with the Utah premiere of Richard Tanner's Ancient Airs and Dances, Balanchine's Theme and Variations, and William Forsythe's Artifact II, follows October 31-November 1, 5-8 at the Capitol Theatre. Tulsa Ballet comes to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center with swords drawn in The Three Musketeers September 19-21, followed by the mixed bill "Playing Favorites," with the American premiere of Nacho Duato's Arenal, a world premiere from Val Caniparoli, and Lila York's Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
New work by Trey McIntyre, based on Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales including "The Dead Child" and "The Naughty Boy," and set to Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, shares Houston Ballet's season-opening bill with William Forsythe's In the middle, somewhat elevated September 4-14. Outgoing Artistic Director Ben Stevenson's Sleeping Beauty follows September 18-27 at the Brown Theater in the Wortham Theater Center. Over in Dallas, TITAS TITAS Thermal Imaging Tracking Aid System hosts the contemporary Afro-Brazilian-style Grupo Corpo in a premiere October 24-25, and the Spanish flamenco dance and music troupe De Lunares in a premiere November 14-15. Finally, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo guest choreographer Jacopo Godani will stage his first U.S. commission for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in New Mexico, and the Italian design house Prada will supply the costumes. Performances are held September 11-13 at Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center. NORTHEAST East Coast dance presenters will have a busy autumn, what with several touring shows (sue Tours), festivals, and local talent performing in series and festivals. The Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival opens with Ballet Frankfurt dancing "The Room As It Was, Duo, (N.N.N.N.), and One Flat Thing reproduced September 30 and October 2-5, followed by Taiwan's U Theatre, making its American debut with the musically propelled performance piece The Sound of Ocean October7, 9-11. Susan Marshall & Company tweaks the traditional in Sleeping Beauty and Other Stories October" 21-25; Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/ Rosas stages Rain, set to Steve Reich's 1976 work Music for 18 Musicians Music for 18 Musicians is a seminal work of musical minimalism composed by Steve Reich during 1974-1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976 at Town Hall, New York. Following this, a recording of the piece was released by ECM Recordings. November 12-15, and Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs Moon Water November 18, 20-22. Over at Dance Theater Workshop, members of Black Umfolosi, Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group, and Noble Douglas Dance Company combine song and dance, ritual, and entertainment in Black Burlesque (revisited) October 22-November 1. The Joyce Theater, meanwhile, hosts Akram Khan October 14-19, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence October 21-26, and Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal December 2-7. And in a serious for fabulousness, the Charles Busch/Boy George musical Taboo revisits the New Romantic era of London clubbing. Previews begin October 21 at Broadway's Plymouth Theatre. As Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates its forty-fifth this year, the company will revive Judith Jamison's 1993 tribute to Ailey, Hymm and perform repertory pieces and four new works by choreographers Dwigh Rhoden, Jennifer Muller, Robert Battle, and Alonzo King December 3-January q, 2004, at City Center. The company is also receiving the Capezio Award, and there will be a special opening night gala on December 3. Outside New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , the State University of New York-Stony Brook's Staller Center for the Arts hosts Ballet Nacional de Cuba National Ballet of Cuba (Ballet Nacional de Cuba), is managed by Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and is one of the top ballet companies in the world. The artistic standards and technical severity of the dancers and the wide diversity in the aesthetic performing Don Quizote October 25. Albany's Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center (The Egg) hosts the Martha Graham Dance Company dancing Maple Leaf Rag The "Maple Leaf Rag" (1897) is an early Ragtime composition for piano by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, and is one of the most famous of all Ragtime pieces. , Errand Into the Maze, Diversion of Angels, and Sketches From "Chronicle" September 12 and Savion Glover and TiDii premiering new work September 26. In Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Ballet's anniversary program "A Fancy Fortieth!" Mahishasura Mardini: Odissi Dance Drama and Mayurbanj Chhau Marital Arts" October 11-12 at the Kelly-Strayhorn Community Arts Center. Boston Ballet opens its fortieth-anniversary season with Don Quizxote October 16-19 and October 30-November 2, bracketing a Balanchine centennial with Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes nickname for the U.S. flag. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 8567] See : America and Mozartiana October 23-26. All shows will be held at Boston's Wang Theatre. And in Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage hosts Chuna McIntryre and the Nunumpta dancers, a group of Nunmpta Yup'ik (Eskimo) singers and dancers in a free program of Alaskan stories, songs, and dances. SOUTHEAST In Tennessee, Nashville Ballet is staging two world premieres inspired by local lore: Ann Marie DeAngelo's one-act story ballet The Bell Witch is based on the legend of a vision that appeared at the Bell household in Robertson County in the 1800s. Artistic Directory Paul Vasterling's With Signs Following tackles serpent mythology, including scripture form the biblical Book of Mark and the snake-handling practices of some Tennessean churches. The program is held October 17-19 at Nashville's Polk Theater. North Carolina Dance Theatre's "Red Hot 'n' Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. " features Alvin Ailey's The River, set to Duke Ellington's first symphonic score written specifically for dance; Nicolo Fonte's new work, Brave!; and another new work by the Royal Winnipeg Ballets Mark Godden, Double Blind, with bluegrass music by Greasy Beans, September 18-20 at Charlotte's Bluenthal Peforming Arts Center, (It also hosts Company Thoroughly Modern Millie September 23-28 and the Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia October 12.) Miami City Ballet's Edward Villella taps into his new York city Ballet experience and pays homage of his former boss. Program I offers a new Villella work plus George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, Symphony in three Movements (a company premiere), and the Villella version of Sylvia Pas de Deux pas de deux (French; “step for two”) Dance for two performers. A characteristic part of classical ballet, it includes an adagio, or slow dance, by the ballerina and her partner; solo variations by the male dancer and then the ballerina; and a coda, or October 3-5 at the Jackie Gleason Theater, October 24-26 at the Broward Center, and November 14-16 at the Kravis Regina, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Stars and Stripes, October 31-November 2. The Gleason Theater and other Miami venues also host the International Ballet Festival of Miami September 3-8. TOURS The Kirov Ballet offers a Fokine program with Chopiniana, Firebird, Shceherazade, and Jewels October 7-12 at Berkeley, California's Zellerbach hall; La Bayadere ba·ya·dere n. A fabric with contrasting horizontal stripes. [French bayadère, from Portuguese bailadeira, dancer, from bailar, to dance, from Late Latin October 15-19 at Los Angeles's Kodak Theater; Chopiniana, Shceherazade, and Firebird October 21-23 and Jewels October 24-26 at California's Orange County Center for the Performing Arts; La Bayadere October 29-November 2 at the Detroit Opera House; La Bayadere November 6-9 at Playhouse Square Center's State Theater in Cleveland; the Fokine program November 13-16 with Scheherazade, Chopiniana, and Firebird, plus opening night performances of Le Spectre de la rose Le Spectre de la Rose is a ballet of the Ballets Russes based on a choreographic poem by Théophile Gautier. The music, by Carl Maria von Weber, was taken from his short piece Invitation to the Dance. and The Dying Swan at Boston's Wang Center for the Performing Arts. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company celebrates its twentieth anniversary with the premiers Chaconne cha·conne n. 1. A slow, stately dance of the 18th century or the music for it. 2. A form consisting of variations based on a reiterated harmonic pattern. , Mercy 10 x 8 on a Circle, and Reading, Mercy and the Artificial Nigger (based on a Flannery O'Connor short story), plus repertoire collected in "The Phantom Project." The tour begins at New York's Kitchen September 9-20, followed by performances October 11 at the Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City; October 14 at the University of Texas in Austin; October 23-26 at Chicago's Columbia College; November 7 at State University of New York at Purchase This article or section has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. ; and December 9-13 in Lille, France. The touring program "Central Station" highlights contemporary work from eastern and central European artists. Company Artyci--Zuzanna Bacova and Milan Kozanek (Slovakia), Cosmin Manolescu (Romania), Sergej Pristas Bad Company (Croatia), and Iska Sukarova (Macedonia)--performance and Visual Art, and Torrey Pines State Beach, the location for a site-specific work. Galina Borissova (Bulgaria), Zuzana Hajkova (Slovakia), Marta Ladjanszki (Hungary), Cosmin manolescu (Romania), Sasha Pepelyaev (Russia), Sergej Pristas Bad Company (Croatia), and United Dancers of Zuga (Estonia) congregate December 4-21 at New York's Dance of Zuga Workshop, Danspace Project, and P.S. 122. The brash George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz, formed by former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, boasts works by Williams Forsythe and Christopher Wheeldon in its repertoire--it performs October 3-4 at University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Los Angeles's Royce Hall; October 12 at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C.; October 23-25 at Philadelphia's Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a music venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It helped to popularize the works of composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass; the Center has also hosted shows by performers ranging from the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to Ladysmith ; November 1 at Pittsburgh's Byham Theater; and October 30 at The Eggin Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany. Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. . The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company continues its national tour of "The Flight Project"--six contemporary dances inspired by the concept of flight, created by Bill T. Jones, Bebe Miller, Doug Varone, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Dwight Rhoden, and Warren Spears. The flight path includes Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana West Lafayette (IPA: [wɛst ˈlɑ.fəˌjɛt]) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. The population was 28,778 at the 2000 census. , September 22-26; September 27 at Indianapolis's Pike Auditorium; October 6-10 at the Lied Center in Lincoln, Nebraska; October 13-14 at Chadron State College History Chadron State College was founded to provide a higher education institution in northwest Nebraska by the 1909 Nebraska Legislature. The Board of Education of State Normal Schools selected Chadron as the location of its fourth institution in January, 1910. in Chadron, Nebraska; November 7-8 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio; November 13-15 at Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls (IPA: [su fɑlz]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Minnehaha County.GR6 The 2007 city population is 148,000. ; November 18-19 in the Carolina Theatre, Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. ; November 20-21 at Appalachian State University History Appalachian State University began in the summer of 1899 when a group of citizens of Watauga County, NC, under the leadership of D.D. Dougherty and B.B. Dougherty, began a movement to establish a good school in Boone, NC. Land was donated by D.B. , Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Boone is the county seat of Watauga County. The population was 13,472 as of the 2000 census. ; December 5-6 at Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and December 9-13 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, whose repertoire includes Divertimento divertimento Eighteenth-century chamber music genre consisting of several movements, often of a light and entertaining nature, for strings, winds, or both. Though the name was applied (c. No. 15, Variations for Orchestra, Tzigane, and Chaconne, performs October 5 at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey is located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Princeton University has been sited in the town since 1756. ; October 30 at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. ; October 31 at the University Michigan's Power Center in Ann Arbor; November 14-15 at UC of California-Los Angeles's Royce Hall; November 7 at University Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall; and December 2-4 at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., as part of the Tchaikovsky Festival. Ririe-Woodbury's "Alwin Nikolais: A Celebration Tour" stops September 24-27 at Salt Lake City's Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center; September 30 at the Vilar Center for the Arts in Beaver Creek, Colorado Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Beaver Creek is located immediately south of the Town of Avon and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort and adjacent business, lodging, and residential areas. The U.S. ; October 2 at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. ; October 4-5 at the American Theater in Hampton, Virginia; October 18 at California State University's Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles; October 24 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. ; and October 27-November 2 at New York City's Joyce Theater. MIDWEST Classics make a strong showing in the Midwest this fall, some traditional, others with a twist, while contemporary and culturally specific pieces also get their due. In Chicago, the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago stages a revival of John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet--originally created for Stuttgart Ballet and enlivened by a masked ball and swordplay--October 8-19 at the Auditorium Theatre. Look for Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street 2 River North Chicago dance Company, and others at Dance Chicago 2003, held November 1-30 at the landmark Athenaeum ath·e·nae·um also ath·e·ne·um n. 1. An institution, such as a literary club or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning. 2. A place, such as a library, where printed materials are available for reading. Theatre. Susan Marshall & Company, meanwhile, dances a modernized version of Sleeping Beauty, along with Other Stories October 3-4 at Columbia College. In Highland Hills, Illinois, Urban Bush Women employs African dance and Culture. The center also hosts contemporary company Luna Negra October 30 in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Milwaukee Ballet's new artistic directory, Michael Pink, makes his local choreographic debut with a work he originally created for Atlanta Ballet-- Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet star-crossed lovers die as teenagers. [Br. Lit.: Romeo and Juliet] See : Death, Premature Romeo and Juliet archetypal star-crossed lovers. [Br. Lit. , with customes by Scheherazade designer Judanna Lynn and live accompaniment from the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, September 25-28 at Milwaukee's Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, while Kansas City Ballet performs an unadulterated un·a·dul·ter·at·ed adj. 1. Not mingled or diluted with extraneous matter; pure. See Synonyms at pure. 2. Out-and-out; utter: the unadulterated truth. Giselle October 9-12 at the Lyric Theatre. Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet have collaborated on a production of George Balanchine's three-part neoclassic ne·o·clas·si·cism also Ne·o·clas·si·cism n. A revival of classical aesthetics and forms, especially: a. A revival in literature in the late 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, gem Jewels, which runs October 2-5 at the Ohio Theater in Columbus, and October 10-12 at Cincinnati's Aronoff Center. BalletMet returns to Columbus, for a timely staging of Dracula October 24-November 1 at the Capitol Theatre at the Riffe Center. Louisville Ballet opens its 2003-04 season with the ghostly La Sylphide September 19-20 at the Kentucky Center, followed by the "Three Rebels" Program, with new work by emerging choreographers Delilah Smyth, Adam Hougland, and Mikelle Bruzina October 24-25 at the Brown Theatre. WEST COAST Change--in repertoire, residence, and leadership--marks autumn in the Pacific Northwest. In Seattle, Pacific Northwest Ballet is returning to its newly refurbished home, the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, with a new Swan Lake September 25-October 5. Contemporary dance presenter On the Boards, meanwhile, celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary with performances from Eiko & Koma, in a sunrise movement ritual September 11 in memory of 9/11 victims, and former Pina Bausch dancer Felix Ruckert in Deluxe joy pilot, an interactive show set in a techno soundscape sound·scape n. An atmosphere or environment created by or with sound: the raucous soundscape of a city street; a play with a haunting soundscape. October 2-5. The modern-minded also have national tours in their sights: Mikhail Baryshnikov dances excerpts from work by Lucinda Childs, Michael Clark, Eliot Feld, and Tere O'Connor in "Solos With Pianos" October 17-18 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, followed by Swedish contemporary dance group K. Kvarnstr6m & Co. performing Fragile November 6. The Martha Graham Dance Company performs at University of Washington's Meany Hall for the Performing Arts Meany Hall has been the name of two building on the University of Washington Campus. The current Meany Hall is considered one of the region’s premier performance facilities, highly acclaimed by artists and audience members a like for its outstanding acoustics and intimate October 23-25, followed by Grupo Corpo November 20-22. In Portland, Oregon Ballet Theatre opens its first season under floe artistic direction of former San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. principal dancer Christopher Stowell with its "New Beginnings" program. Stowell has programmed Duo Fantasy, a work by PNB PNB Produit National Brut (French) PNB Punjab National Bank (India) PNB Philippine National Bank PNB Producto Nacional Bruto (Spanish: Gross National Product) Co-Artistic Director (and Christopher's dad) Kent Stowell, plus Paul Taylor's wartime-era ballet Company B, the "Rubies" excerpt from Balanchine's Jewels, and a pas de deux by San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson October 11-18 at Keller Auditorium. The contemporary presenter White Bird offers Urban Bush Women December 11-13 at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall, and Diavolo Dance Theater's Dreamcatcher
In Ojibwa (Chippewa) culture, a dreamcatcher (or dream catcher; Ojibwe asabikeshiinh October 29 at Keller Auditorium. In the Bay Area, the big news is the San Francisco International Arts Festival, which features the Akram Khan Dance Company (London), Salia ni Seydou (Burkina Faso), and Quasar Companhia de Danca (Brazil) September 4-21 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and other local venues. Across the Bay Bridge, The Mark Morris Dance Group will perform its repertory work L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il moderato mod·e·ra·to adv. & adj. Music Abbr. mod. In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction. September 4-7; a world premiere set to Bart6k; two pieces honoring the late composer Lou Harrison--Grand Duo and Serenade, which Morris dances to Harrison's Serenade for Guitar; and Going Away Party, with music by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys September 12-14 at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. (MMDG MMDG Mark Morris Dance Group MMDG Market Management and Development Guide (State Farm Insurance) MMDG Mecoscale and Microscale Dynamics Group travels to Davis's Mondavi Center September 16.) Zellerbach also hosts Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan in Moon Water October 31-November 1, and the Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre performing three West Coast premieres set to Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, Duo Concertant, and Firebird Suite. And to the south, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley offers the company premiere of Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring. Baryshnikov brings "Solos With Pianos" south to the University of California-Los Angeles's Freud Hall October 8-10. Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs Moon Water October 24-25, in the campus's Royce Hall, followed by Montreal's postmodernist troupe La La La Human Steps in Artistic Director Eduoard Lock's new work, Amelia, playing November 12-13, also in Royce Hall. L.A. will also see San Francisco Ballet dancing a mixed bill and Don Quixote, October 7-12 at the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. . CANADA Canada will witness premieres, celebrate anniversaries, and revisit favorite repertory works this season. The Festival International de Nouvelle Danse returns September 30-October 12. now as an annual event, with twenty-two international companies, including Ballett Frankfurt, Batsheva Dance Company The Batsheva Dance Company is a highly respected dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel and founded by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild in 1964, after whom it was named. Ohad Naharin has been its in house choreographer since 1990. ; Damaged Goods. and Compagnie Marie Chouinard (dancing le Sacre du printemps, accompanied by l'Orchestra Symphonique de Montreal). The festival, held in several Montreal venues, features scores of installations and performances, many of them premiers. Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal has commissioned a Cinderella, set to prokofiev's music, form Belgian set designer/choreographer Stijn Celis. It plays October 16-25 at Theatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts. The National Ballet of Canada celebrates principal dancer Rex Harrington's twenty years with the company on opening night of John Cranko's Onegin, November 22-30 at Toronto's Hummingbird Centre. Ballet British Columbia's DanceAlive! Series presents National Ballet of Canada. dancing Kudelka's 2000 The Firebird and his 1997 The Four Seasons at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre September 25-27 (also in Edmonton September 16-17 and in Calgary September 19-20) The series also features a Vancouver premiere of Jean Grand-Maitre's 2003 Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. . created for his company, Alberta Ballet. but danced here by Ballet British Columbia November 6-8 on a mixed bill. Finally, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal resident choreographer Crystal Pite and her company, Kidd Pivot, will tour her new Uncollected Work all over Canada. October 1-2 at Montreal's Festival International de Nouvelle Dame; October 29-30 at Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company. Based in Toronto, Ontario and founded in 1978 by Matt Walsh, Jerry Ciccoritti, and Sky Gilbert, Buddies in Bad Times is dedicated to "the promotion of queer theatrical expression". Theatre; November 6-8 at Calgary's Dancers Studio West; and November 11-15 at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia. INTERNATIONAL Tango enthusiasts will have their eye on Buenos Aires this fall: The Second World Tango Festival, which features seven milonga nights, master classes, tournaments for couples and groups, performances with live music, and a tango fair, takes place October 5-12. Lovers of classical, modern, and expermental dance get Dance umbrella, now celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. London hosts the U.K. premiere of Stephen Petronio's City of Twist, set to a Laurie Anderson score, plus new work with music from Lou Reed; Josef Nadj's Le temps du repli, a duo with Cecile Thieblemont; the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's Events, and a recent creation, Boobies, from Israel's Inbal Pinto Dance Company. These and other performances run September through November. The Scottish Ballet offers a mixed bill, with Richard Alston's Dangerous Liaisons, Siobhan Davies's White Man Sleeps, Stephen Petronio's MiddleSex Gorge, and Ashley Page's Cheating, Lying, Stealing September 25-27 at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, October 2-4 at Glasgow's Tramway, October 10-11 at Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling The University of Stirling (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Sruighlea) is a campus university, founded in 1967, in Stirling, Scotland. It is a national centre for teaching and research, with an international reputation. , and October 17-18 at Dundee College. Paris Opera Ballet stages the "Spectacle de ballets George Balanchine" program, featuring Prodigal Son, The Four Temperaments, and The Crystal Palace October 2-16 and "Spectacle de ballets George Balanchine/Jerome Robbins," with Concerto Barocco, Afternoon of a Faum, Tschaikovsky pas de deux, and Serenade December 1-31. It also stages Roland Petit's Clavigo, a tale of love and ambition inspired by Goethe, October 23,-November 6. Lyon's Maison de la Danse features Compagnie Kafig September 13-23; Bocca Tango September 27-October 4; National Ballet of China dancing Raise the Red Lantern Raise the Red Lantern (Simplified Chinese: 大红灯笼高高挂; Traditional Chinese: 大紅燈籠高高掛; pinyin: Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà; literally October 8-12; Europa Dance and Les Ballets C. de la B. October 15-18; Stephen Petronio dancing Broken Man, City of Twist, and The Island el Misfit mis·fit n. 1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose. 2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others. Toys October 21-23; Gumboots November 4-16; Josef Nadj November 19-22; Companhia de Danca Deborah Colker in 4 by 4 November 29-December 7; Victor Ullate Ballet December 10-14, and MOMIX in Opus Cactus December 16-22. Dutch National Ballet tours Carmen, Paquita, Swan Lake, and Solitaire solitaire or patience, any card game that can be played by one person. Solitaire is the American name; in England it is known as patience. There are probably more kinds of solitaire than all other card games together. September 12-November 21 throughout the Netherlands, France, and Sweden; and offers a program of new work by company dancers November 25-27. In Switzerland, Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. offers the Gala des Etioiles du Prix de Lausanne The Prix de Lausanne is arguably the world's most famous international competition for young dancers and has launched the careers of some of the best known ballet dancers in the past 30 years. November 7 and Davide Bombana's Lolita November 28-December 9. La Scala Ballet revives Nureyev's Don Quixote with Diana Vishneva and Roberto Bolle at Milan's Teatro degli Arcimboldi; while the Athens Festival offers Fiddler on the Roof with the Wuppertal Opera Orchestra and Choir September 24, Pilobolus Dance Theatre September 6-7, Paris Op6ra Ballet performing Clavigo September 19-20, and "Choreographic Variations on Traditional Greek Dance Themes" September 22. |
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