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| 5,8 |
Event: GroundWorks
New York New York Premiere! GroundWorks
will be performing at the West End Theater (WET) inside the Church
of St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist. Take the "1"
train to 86th St and you will be right there. |
| 6-14 | TUMBLE
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH ALICE IN WONDERLAND Welcome Spring with the March Hare and this unique adventure Follow Alice down the rabbit hole in BalletMet Columbus’ Alice in Wonderland March 6-14 at the Capitol Theatre, 77 South High Street, Columbus. Choreographed by BalletMet Artistic Director Gerard Charles with a script by Phoenix Theatre for Children Artistic Director Steven Anderson, the production is as clever for adults as it is playful for children. This whimsical adventure features BalletMet’s professional Company dancers and Academy student dancers performing alongside local actors. Performances: Friday, March 6, 7:30pm, Saturday, March 7, 2pm & 8pm, Sunday, March 8, 1pm &5:30pm Thursday, March 12, 7:30pm, Friday, March 13, 8pm, Saturday, March 14, 2pm Tickets: $25-45 Available through Ticketmaster (800-982-2787, ticketmaster.com), CAPA Box Office (614.469.0939) or balletmet.org |
| 6-8 | Columbus
Dances IX
presented by Columbus Movement Movement (cm2) in partnership with
Columbus Dance Theatre (CDT). On March 6-8, six dance artists will
present their works to Columbus audiences at CDT’s Fisher
Theatre (592 E. Main Street): Friday and Saturday shows at 8:00p.m.
and Sunday show at 2:00p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for
students, seniors and cm2 members. Feturing work by: Betsy Miller, Karl Rogers, Kennet Oberly, Noelle Chun, Samar King(YaaSamar! Dance Theatre), Yu Xiao or reservations, call 614.849.0227 http://www.columbusmovementmovement.com/ |
| 7 | Nomel
Inspirational Dance Theater
presents "Colors of Inspiration- A Celebration of Life!" A multi-media production with dance and spoken word dedicated to survivors and those standing on God's Word in the fight against diseases such as breast cancer, heart disease, autism, and sickle cell anemia. Saturday, March 7, 2009 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. BalletMet Performance Space 336 North 6th Street Columbus, OH 43215 (Located behind the BalletMet DanceAcademy downtown @ 322 Mt. Vernon Avenue) Tickets: $10.00 per person in advance $15.00 per person at the door Lawrence T. Lemon, Founder and Artistic Director Please call 614-774-8411 for tickets and more information |
| 8 | Divine
Performing Arts (DPA),
a New York based world-class Chinese dance and music company,
is bringing its gloriously colorful and exhilarating show to Columbus's
prestigious Ohio Theatre on March 8, 2009, as part of their 2009
tour show in 20 countries around the world. |
| 12-14 | Wright
State University Dance Program, Dayton March 12, 13, 14 at 8:00pm at the Festival Playhouse March 15 at 3:00pm WSU invites you to experience the language of dance in a backdrop stretching from 19th-century classical ballet to contemporary and theatrical dance. This year's concert will feature six world premiere works from WSU faculty Gina Walther, Justin Gibbs and Teressa Wylie McWilliams and special guests, Dayton Ballet 2 and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2. The program will feature the dynamic world premiere of guest choreographer Kiesha Lalama-White created during her residency at WSU on the WSU Dance Ensemble. Our talented students share their versatility, passion and grace with you for a captivating evening filled with sheer energy and power. For tickets: Call Box Office at 937.775.2500 Tickets available starting Monday, March 9, Mon - Fri 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Festival Playhouse, Robert & Elaine Stein Auditorium 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy., Dayton, OH 45435 Students: $5 / Adults: $10 |
| 12-14 | OSU
Department of Dance Winter Concert March 12-14 Sullivant Theatre $10 gen admission, $5 senior citizens, students and anyone w/ Buck ID 1813 n. high street | columbus, oh 43210 | dance@osu.edu | p: 614.292.7977 | f: 614.292.0939 for more info Visit http://www.dance.ohio-state.edu/6_calendar/08-09events.html |
| 13 & 14 | CINCINNATI
CHOREOGRAPHERS' COLLECTIVE* |
| 13 | HIXON
DANCE VALENTINE'S SWING DANCE FUND-RAISER Now there's a way you can support the local dance community and also do something fun for Valentine's Day! Columbus's own Hixon Dance will be holding a Valentine's Day Swing Dance Fund-Raiser on Friday, February 13, 2009 at the Meeting Haus in German Village. Don't worry about swing dance experience -- the evening will first feature a one-hour lesson beginning at 7:00pm, followed by open dancing with a live jazz band from 8:00-10:00pm. (And if you don't feel like dancing at all, just come hang out with all the fun people!) Dance company members will be on hand should you need a partner. To help fuel your fun, there will also be appetizers, desserts, and drinks! There will be silent auction items from LOOT Style, an original photograph from artist Cynthia Westcott, and work by artist Elyse Sheppard. The evening will offer something for everyone! Singles and couples are welcome. All ticket sales and proceeds go to support Hixon Dance and its upcoming performance "Airs and Dances" premiering April 17th through April 25th at Columbus Dance Theatre in the Market Exchange District. All monies will assist with production costs, and allows Hixon Dance to put on a concert featuring a collaboration of ALL NEW DANCE AND LIVE MUSIC! Tickets for the fund-raiser are $20 each, or $30 for a couple. Group rates available. Tickets are available in advance or at the door. The German Village Meeting Haus is located at 588 South 3rd Street, Columbus, OH 43215 (the NE corner of S 3rd and Willow). For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the company website at www.hixondance.org. Whether you're looking to start off a romantic weekend or just looking to dance to some live music with cool people at a beautiful venue, you won't be disappointed! Please join us and support Hixon Dance on February 13! |
| 13-15 | Kent
State University, DANCE DIVISION Student Dance Festival: No Explanation Needed Joan Meggit, Faculty Director, Nicole O'Malley, Student Director March 13 at 8:00 PM, March 14 at 2:00 and 8:00 PM, March 15 at 2:00 PM Wright-Curtis Theatre, Music and Speech Center Theatre Drive, off Horning Road, Kent, OH Information: 330-672-2497, www.Tix.com, Reservations recommended |
| 14 | Exhale
Dance Tribe
is a contemporary jazz troupe comprised of Cincinnati-based performing
artists and dance educators. Founded in 2001 by Andrew Hubbard
and Missy Lay Zimmer, Exhale celebrates the full range of modern
and rhythm-based dance and features diverse and versatile performers.
Their programs, performances, and original choreographies speak
to the region’s need for expressionistic and multi-lingual
dance rooted in rhythmic language and storytelling.
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| 18 | Wittenberg
University
will proudly present Ron K. Brown’s Evidence as part of The
Wittenberg Series on March 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Kuss Auditorium
in the Clark State Performing Arts Center at 300 S. Fountain Ave.
in Springfield, OH. Tickets are FREE and may be reserved by calling
the Clark State Performing Arts Center Box Office at 937-328-3874. |
| 18 | Youth
Excellence Performing Arts Workshop presents “A Passion for Excellence” DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM ENSEMBLE to perform at Akron Civic Theatre Tickets on Sale Now! Arthur Mitchell, Artistic Director Tickets are on sale now for the world renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, which is coming to the Akron Civic Theatre on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, thanks to the generous support of the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. This dance troupe gained such recognition based on its commitment to excellence and performance. Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble enchants and enthralls with a new family friendly production called the Interactive Performance. This singular theatrical experience reveals and demystifies the world of the dance artist and the audience is invited to be actively involved in the event…not just as passive observers. They have the chance to ask questions, and, at one point, they are even invited to join the dancers on stage. Tickets can be purchased for $35.00 from at the Akron Civic Theatre box office and through TicketMaster. For further information, please call 330-786-9601 or visit www.yepaw.org. |
| 20-21 | CONTEMPORARY DANCE
THEATER PRESENTS GESEL MASON |
| 21 | March
21, 2009 |
| 26-27 | Firestone
High School
,Campus for the Visual & Performing Arts Presents the 12th annual
Spring Dance Concert, Featuring new works by The Dance/Theatre Collective and Dianne McIntyre As well as the class of 2009 With support from the GAR Foundation,, Akron Community Foundation, and The Friends of Firestone Visual & Performing Arts March 26 and 27 at 7:30 pm FHS Auditorium, 333 Rampart Avenue,Akron, OH 44313 Tickets: $5 in advance, $8 at the door Contact: Kelly H. Berick, 330.873.3315 x 272, kberick@akron.k12.oh.us |
| 27-28 | "Chocolate
and Vanilla with Strawberries on Top: Celebrating Life that Connects
Us" presented by SELAH Friday, March 27 Brentnell Recreation Center, 1280 Brentnell Avenue, Columbus, OH 43219 6-7:30 p.m. "Community Building" - an interactive workshop fo youth ages 6-13 covering areas such as respect, self-esteem and responsibility. FREE. Facilitated by Kathryn Mihelick, Director, and Andrea T. Shearer, Leaven Dance Company, Stow, OH. 8:00-9:30 p.m. "Choreography Connects Community" - an interactive choreography workshop led by Sacred Dance instructors Mihelick and Shearer. Cost: $25.00 per person. For high school - adult ages. Previous dance experience required. Advance registration for both workshops required from February 7 - March 14. March 28 Christ United Methodist Church, 1480 Zettler Road, Columbus, OH 43227 9:30-11:00 a.m. "Choreography Connects Community" workshop continues 1:30-3:00 p.m. Closing program featuring special guests Christ United Methodist Church Dance Ministry, Erich Barnes, Jr., Fair Alternative Elementary School Dancers, Nomel Inspirational Dance Theater, Lucita Ferris, Church of Jesus Christ Mime Ministry, "Community Building" workshop participants and the Choreography Collaborative. For further information, please call 614-722-7701 or email selah_solstice7798@sbcglobal.net |
| April,
2009 |
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| 3-4 | OhioDance
Festival This year’s
Showcase was adjudicated by Larry A. Attaway, Director, Artistic
Director of the Jordan School of Dance at Butler University; Devon
Carney Associate Artistic Director of Cincinnati Ballet; The Showcase Choreographers are: Susan Brooker, Rodney A. Brown, Nicole Cafera, Bill Evans, Andrew Hubbard, Jesse Keller, William B. McClellan, Jr., Amy Miller, Rebecca and Megan Nicklos, Megan Pitcher, Kora Radella, Savithri Jaganatha Rao, DeShona Pepper Robertson, Missy Lay Zimmer. The Showcase
performers are: BalletMet Senior Perfomance Ensemble, Joe Booth,
Lynn Deering, Exhale Dance Tribe, The Hathaway Brown School Dance
Program, Molly Hogan, Kenyon College Students, Pooja Kumar, MegLouise
Dance Co., Stivers School for the Arts. |
| Thursday, April 2–Sunday, July 26, 2009 | Thursday,
April 2–Sunday, July 26, 2009 Wexner Center Residency Award William Forsythe: Transfigurations “To reduce choreography to a single definition is not to understand the most crucial of its mechanisms: to resist and reform previous conceptions of its definition.” William Forsythe, “Choreographic Objects” Vanguard American choreographer—and 2002 Wexner Prize recipient—William Forsythe has revolutionized classical ballet for our time with his bold, contemporary works. In recent years, with the establishment of The Forsythe Company as an independent platform for his work, he’s extended his choreographic thinking into new forms such as installations for gallery and public spaces, video, digital media, and publications. For Forsythe, these projects are part of a larger sphere of interest he terms “choreographic objects.” Transfigurations is the first presentation of a significant body of Forsythe’s installation projects in this country. In it, you’ll see how the dance maker and performer, developing his concepts through working from the body, is now projecting his ideas into new mediums and new ways of presentation. A highlight of the show is Monster Partitur, a hybrid performance/installation piece that you can experience during multiple free performances in the gallery itself and as an installation of sculptural elements and text throughout the run of the exhibition. You’ll also see four of Forsythe’s key video installations plus his new web project, Synchronous Objects for One Flat Thing, reproduced, which Forsythe developed at Ohio State in collaboration with the university’s top-rated Department of Dance and Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design. Wexner Center Residency Award Symposium |
| 3-4 | MamLuft&Co.
Dance presents BLACK BOX FRIDAY-SATURDAY APRIL 3-4, 2009 ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS, FIFTH THIRD BANK THEATER Show Dates & Times Friday, April 3, 2009 @ 8:00pm Saturday, April 4, 2009 @ 2:00pm Saturday, April 4, 2009 @ 8:00pm Ticket prices $20 General Admission $17 Students $15 Seniors Special Discounts 25% off for Families and Groups, Four or more General Admission tickets For tickets and general information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org, call (513) 621-ARTS (2787), or visit the Aronoff or Music Hall box offices MamLuft&Co. Dance entered into the Cincinnati scene last season and has since grown as an emerging presence in area modern dance, moving forward with beautiful dancers of wide-ranging backgrounds brought together by a distinctive choreographic vision. Last season, the Company gave featured performances in The Living Dance Project LIVESTRONG Fundraiser, Contemporary Dance Theater's 35th Anniversary Choreographers' Festival, and the Cincy Fringe Festival, in addition to two self-produced concerts, MamLuft&Co. Dance in Concert (2008) and dance (AVANT) GARDEn. Don't miss the main event of MamLuft&Co. Dance's
season, where it will premiere the Company's latest evening length
piece, BLACK BOX, in the intimate setting of the Aronoff Center
for the Arts' Fifth Third Bank Theater. BLACK BOX was created
by choreographer, designer, and photographer Jeanne S. Mam-Luft,
who was born in a Cambodian refugee camp and grew up as an immigrant
in Texas, questioning class, race, normalcy, and cultural customs.
Additional choreographic contributions also came from the company
members and guest artist, Elisa De La Rosa (Dallas, Texas). RELATED
EVENTS: |
| 3 and 5 | Kent
State University Kent Dance Ensemble Concert: Ardent Spirits, Kimberly Karpanty, Artistic Director Rachael Fox, Student , Director Choreography by KSU Faculty Alicia Diaz, Kimberly Karpanty, Joan Meggitt, and Barbara Allegra Verlezza and Guest Artists Lisa K. Lock and Darwin Prioleau April 3 at 8:00 PM,April 5 at 8:00 PM, April 5 at 2:00 PM E. Turner Stump Theatre, Music and Speech Center Theatre Drive, off Horning Road, Kent, OH Information: 330-672-2497, www.Tix.com |
| 3-4 | Canton
Ballet Offers
Japanese Dances in celebration of the Canton Museum of Art's Kimono
As Art with performances on Friday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. and
Saturday, April 4, at 2:00 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, 605 Market
Ave. N., Canton OH 44702
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| 3 | 44th
Annual Musicians Ball
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| 16-18 | The
Ohio State University , Department of Dance Grad MFA Concert, Sara Mitchell, Danielle Wancier and Kate Enright Thursday,-Saturday, April 16-18, 2009; 8pm Sullivant Theatre, Columbus, OH $10 gen admission, $5 senior citizens, students and anyone w/ Buck ID phone: 614-292-7977, website: http://www.dance.osu.edu |
| 16-17 | UADC, The University of Akron Dance Company, presents its Spring Concert in E, J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on April 16 and 17, at 8 p.m. The program includes works in a variety of genres-from classical ballet to jazz-choreographed by UA faculty, Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 senior citizens, and $6 for all students, and may be purchased by calling the E.J. Thomas Ticket Office at (330) 972-7570. |
| April 16 - May 24 | April
16 - May 24 DanceWorks 09 Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland, OH is proud to present DanceWorks 09, onstage in the Gordon Square Theatre from April 16 - May 24. Over the course of six weekends, the Gordon Square Theatre is taken over by amazing dance performances from talented local artists. Tammy Metz Starr with Open Window Dance Company will take the stage on the final weekend. |
| 16-19 | Verb
Ballets,
April 16 - 19, 2009 Cleveland All Stars, Northeast Ohio choreographers will set new pieces on VB's dancers. This show kicks off CPT's annual Danceworks series. Four performances only! Cleveland Public Theatre Gordon Square Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 8:00 PM, 3:00 PM Sunday 216.631.2727, www.cptonline.org |
| 18 | April
18, 2009 Toledo Ballet celebrates its 70th anniversary season with a once-in-a-lifetime tribute to Toledo Ballet founder and Artistic Director Emerita Marie Bollinger Vogt on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at The Valentine Theater. The evening will begin with a loving toast to Madame Vogt, followed by RÉVÉRENCE: A Tribute to Marie Bollinger Vogt. This performance will celebrate some of Madame Vogt's best loved choreography over the past seven decades as well as present new, original pieces that catapult Toledo Ballet towards its next seventy years. The performance includes numerous classical pieces, including Handel's WATER MUSIC, SALTERELLO, and DIVERTIMENTO, as well as original dances that reflect the tone of each of the past seven decades by incorporating Broadway pieces as well as contemporary ballet pieces. RÉVÉRENCE Artistic Director Michael Lang uses his nearly twenty years of Broadway performing to create a production that whimsically reflects the history of Toledo Ballet, including voice-overs of Toledo Ballet alumnae and others with a close connection to the Toledo Ballet founder. Several of the pieces performed in the past will be staged by Toledo Ballet School Director Lisa Mayer, also a veteran of Broadway and Toledo Ballet alumna. The performance will conclude with ballet legend Soili Arvola leading cast members and Toledo Ballet alumnae in a beautifully choreographed révérence from the stage to Madame Vogt. For ticket information, please call 419.471.0049. |
| 19 | The
Ohio State University, Department of Dance Grad MFA Video Premiere, Jenai Cutcher Sunday, April 19, 2009; 4pm Wexner Center Film/Video theatre,Columbus, OH $10 gen admission, $5 senior citizens, students and anyone w/ Buck ID phone: 614-292-7977, website: http://www.dance.osu.edu |
| 23-25 | The
Ohio State University, Department of Dance Undergrad Research Projects Jeff Marras, Yolanda Royster and Jamie Murzynowski Thursday-Saturday, April 23-25, 2009; 8pm EMMA Free admission phone: 614-292-7977, website: http://www.dance.osu.edu |
| April 24-May 2, 2009 | BalletMet
Columbus presents The Great Gatsby |
| 25-26 | Miami
University Dance Theatre
will present its Spring Concert on Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 PM
and Sunday, April 26 at 2 PM in Hall Auditorium on the Oxford campus.
Dance Theatre's eclectic style will feature works from guest artist
Joanna Kotze, NYC based choreographer and dancer with the Wally
Cardona Quartet. Joining her is Gregory Robinson, former Associate
Artistic Director of the Dayton Ballet, Margaret Donohue, who will
bring her tap expertise onto the stage, and Dance Theatre director Lana Kay Rosenberg. After the Saturday concert, there will be a TalkBack session where audience members will have the opportunity to meet the choreographers and dancers, discuss the performance, ask questions, and offer feedback. Tickets are $6 in advance at the Miami University box office in the Shriver Center and $8 at the door for students/seniors-$10 in advance and $12 at the door for general admission. For ticket information, contact 513-529-3200. |
| 26 | Kent
State University BFA Senior Concert: [ART]ikoUoléoshun Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 and 7:00 PM Kent State University Kiva Auditorium Kent Student Center Parking in the Visitors' Lot on Summit St. Kent, OH Information: 330-330-672-2069 Ticket Reservations: 724-462-3293 Optional: Choreography by Kelly Baun, Nicole Cutone, Rachael Fox, Karol Jackson-Bostick, Heather Jacobs, Emily Jeffries, Holly Logan, Heather Metcalf, Ashely Race, Jessica Sparrow |
| April 30 – May 2 | Youngstown
State University YSU Dance Ensemble in Concert April 30, May 1 and 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Bliss Hall, Ford Auditorium For ticket information call (330) 941-3105 |
| April 30 – May 2 | April
30-May 2, 2009 Ohio University, Athens OH Mother Africa "African Women and the Arts" Symposium and Aza Concert 2009 April 30, 9:00AM - 9:00PM Ohio University Baker Center Theater Keynote Speakers: 9AM - 5PM Kariamu Welsh -- Dance, Omofalabo Ajayi-Soyinka -- Theatre, Daniel Avorgbedor -- Music, and Madou Dieng -- Visual Arts Film and Panel Discussion: 7PM - 9PM May 1, Aza Concert 2009: Guests from US & Canada Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, 7:30PM May 1 & 2 Workshops May 1, African Kente Weaving Grover Atrium May 2, African Drumming and Dance Shirley Wimmer Theatre, School of Dance |
| April 30 – May 3 | Antaeus
Dance MOLT |
| May,
2009 |
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| 2-3 | Ballet
Theatre of Ohio’s company premiere of The Wizard of Oz at
the Akron Civic Theatre.
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| 9 | BALLETMET
COLUMBUS AND MINISTRY IN MOTION-THE
OHIO WORSHIP ARTS ASSOCIATION ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A CALL FOR
DANCES for a liturgical dance concert - From Creation to our Revelations
- in the BalletMet Performance Space to showcase our diverse, talented
liturgical dance community. The concert will be open to the public at the BalletMet Performance Space on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at 6:00pm. Tickets for audience members are $10 Tickets available through the BalletMet Box Office by calling 614.229.4848 or through Ministry in Motion by calling 614.882.0587. The BalletMet Box Office and Performance Space are located at 322 Mount Vernon Avenue, downtown Columbus. Visit www.balletmet.org for a participation form. For more information, please contact BalletMet Columbus at 614.586.8635 |
| 15-17 | Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater |
| 21-24 | DanceWorks
09 Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland, OH, CPT is proud to present DanceWorks 09, onstage in the Gordon Square Theatre from April 16 - May 24. Over the course of six weekends, the Gordon Square Theatre is taken over by amazing dance performances from talented local artists. Tammy Metz Starr with Open Window Dance Company will take the stage on the final weekend. May 21-24, 2009, Open Window Dance Company will premiere Coloring Pages, a work in four sections featuring a distinct solo character in each movement,a signature aspect of Starr's work. Allowing the idea of "saturation" to drive her creative choices, Coloring Pages also features several collaborative elements: an original gamelan score by David Harnish, sculptures by Greg Mueller, texts by Sean T.C. O'Malley, video by Jason Libel, and puppets by Alexa Rittichier. Info: openwindowdance@gmail.com. http://www.cptonline.org/theater-show.php?id=68 Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, 44102 p: (216)631.2727 f: (216)631.2575 |
