Tap Happenings @ The Shoebox
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm @ The Shoebox in the South Campus Gateway,Columbus

Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival
Hardesty Park
July 23 & 24, 2010
Akron, OH
8:45 p.m.
Verb Ballets returns to this annual summer tradition in Akron,Ohio, performing Poll’s Wings & Aires. Sponsored by the City of Akron, The Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival was established to honor the legacy of the legendary founding Artistic Director of Ohio Ballet, and continues the tradition of free public performances by respected dance companies, each presenting a unique dance experience, but all sharing the common thread of Poll's commitment to the highest artistic standards. The Festival is a tribute to Poll's legacy and a gift of the performing arts to the people of Greater Akron. In addition to Wings & Aires, Verb Ballets performs a summer repertory of company premieres by Sophie Maslow, Shapiro & Smith, Pamela Pribisco, and Tommie-Waheed Evans. Free admission.
http://www.verbballets.org/

Rub, Dredge, Fry (Repeat) examines our deep fried opinions, traditions and
relationships with comfort food. Layering dance, theatre, music and cooking
Pones Inc. creates a plethora of dishes (some more delectable than others)
while asking - Why fried? Come hungry and leave happy but don’t be afraid
to get your hands a little dirty in the process. Rub, Dredge, Fry (Repeat) wants
to know - are you better than fried food?

Saturday July 24th 8 p.m.

Part of the Deep Fried Freedom Festival in collaboration with
Museum Gallery / Gallery Museum
1218 Sycamore St
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Galleries open 7-11pm
Performance at 8pm
www.ponesinc.com

“Vernacular Form” ~ Exhibit Opening of Print Arts by Ryan McCollough

Integration Yoga Studio, 4633 West Bancroft St, Toledo OH 43606

Saturday, July 24, 2010 – 7:30pm

ALMA is pleased to perform at the opening of "Vernacular Form", an exhibition of contemporary prints and drawings by Dayton artist, Ryan McCoullough, to be held at Integration Yoga Studio. The opening takes place Saturday, July 24, 6pm-10pm, light refreshments will be provided. Ryan's work is on display at Integration Yoga Studio from July 14 - August 31.

ALMA’s performance is from 7:30pm-8:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.
almadancetoledo.com

Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival
July 30 - 31 -- Glendale Cemetery - GroundWorks Dance Theater,
Performance at sundown
www.groundworksdance.org
http://www.akrondancefestival.org/
http://www.groundworksdance.org/

Verb Ballets Tribute to Jewish Choreographers - a lecture & demonstration
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
7:00 p.m.
$10/$8 Maltz Museum members
Dr. Margaret Carlson, Director of Verb Ballets, introduces the work of two outstanding Jewish choreographers—Sophie Maslow, one of America’s modern dance pioneers, who often turned to her Jewish heritage for inspiration; and Danial Shapiro, an inventive choreographer who built dances with clear emotional text. Dancers will perform excerpts from Maslow’s “The Village I Knew,” inspired by the stories of Sholem Aleichem and Shapiro’s “To Have and To Hold.” Maltz Museum members: show your membership card when purchasing tickets to the Verb Ballets concert at Cain Park and receive $2 off. Tickets for the Maltz Museum event: 216.593.0575

Tap Happenings @ The Shoebox
Wed, Aug 4, 2010 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm @ The Shoebox in the South Campus Gateway, Columbus

Cain Park
Friday, August 6, 2010
8:00 p.m.
The company returns to a favorite summer destination in Northeast Ohio. Taking on the season theme of “Imagination. Strength. Uniquely American. Verb Ballets,” the company performs an evening of company premieres. Returning to Cain Park for a summer evening under the stars, Verb Ballets' new company works celebrate the contributions of two Jewish-American choreographers: Sophie Maslow's “Dust Bowl Ballads,” set to the original score by Woody Guthrie, “The Village I Knew,” taken from the stories of Sholem Aleichem; and the athletic “To Have and To Hold” from Shapiro & Smith Dance. Other new works on the program will be Pamela Pribisco’s classic pas de deux “Tarantella” and a world premiere by Philadanco's Tommie-Waheed Evans. And, back by popular demand, the program rounds out with a revival of Ohio Ballet founder Heinz Poll’s “Wings and Aires,”danced to the colorful music of Bach. Tickets: $20/$18 advance; $23/$21 day-of-show. 216.371.3000, 1.800.745.3000 or ticketmaster.com

Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival
Aug 6-7 -- Goodyear Metropolitan Park - Neos Dance Theatre
Performance at sundown
http://www.akrondancefestival.org/

August 6-8, 2010
Xclaim
The Premiere Performance:
Red Light Red Letter
Columbus Dance Theatre
592 E. Main Columbus 43215
Adults $15 Student/Seniors $10
Friday August 6th
GALA Dinner 6:30pm
Performance 8:00pm
Saturday August 7th
Performances 3:00pm and 8:00pm
Choreography Forum following 8:00pm Performance
Sunday August 8th
Performance 3:00pm

ballet tech cincinnati
soon to become arts innovation movement: AIM Cincinnati, will present the Gala of International Dance Stars, featuring the best dancers, from the best companies and the best choreography in the world for one show only 8PM on Saturday, August 14, 2010. The Gala Global Fare pre show international buffet reception offers a wonderful opportunity to "meet, greet and eat" and enjoy live jazz at 7PM. Aronoff Center Cincinnati OH In conjuction with the Gala, a Creative Outlet Artistic Director Jamel Gaines will teach a contemporary modern master class on Saturday, August 14 from noon to 1:30PM and International Tap Sensation Marshall Davis, Jr. will teach a Tap master class on
Sunday, August 15 from 2-3:30PM.

This year, the Ninth annual Gala of International Dance Stars features a brand new cast of 16 International Stars from 9 World Renowned Dance Companies who debut to create a once in a lifetime experience offering beloved classical works and “on the edge” new choreography, including 5 World Premieres by:

· Hot choreographers

o Darrell Grand Moultrie, from Broadway’s Billy Elliot and recently commissioned by Cincinnati Ballet and Ballet Met for the world premiere of The Sammy Project

o Abdur-Rahim Jackson of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

o Jamel Gaines, Artistic Director of Creative Outlet Dance Theater and guest choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance

o Corey Baker, Co-Artistic Director of Ballet Noir

· Performers include

o Olivia Bowman Jackson and Akua Parker from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

o Hee Seo and Cory Stearns from American Ballet Theater

o Principal couple from Ballet Noir

o Broadway star Bahiyah Sayeed Gaines and Quartet from Creative Outlet Dance Theater

o Ashley Bouder from New York City Ballet and partner Matthew Dibble, Broadway Star in Twyla Tharp’s “Come Fly Away” and formerly of Royal Ballet

o Brooklyn Mack from Washington Ballet and Diana Catalina Gomez from Tulsa Ballet

o Tapper Marshall Davis, Jr.

o Darius Crenshaw, Broadway star formerly of New York City Ballet

Tickets are on sale now. $26-$62; to purchase, call 513.621.ARTS (2787) or go to www.ballettechcincinnati.org, www.aimcincinnati.org or www.cincinnatiarts.org . Enjoy the Arts, Senior, and Group Discounts available. For more information call 513.841.2822 or email info@ballettechcincinnati.org or visit www.ballettechcincinnati.org

Ohio Statehouse Announces 2010 'Summer Fridays at the Statehouse' Season
Free Lunch-Time Performing Arts Series Summer Fridays at the Statehouse to Take Place Each Friday Between
May 28 and August 27
Noon - 1 p.m. on the West Plaza
August 20: Ohio Dance, SwingColumbus & Dublin Dance Centre
Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Up to the minute performance information about Summer Fridays at the Statehouse will be posted on the front page of the Ohio Statehouse Web site at www.ohiostatehouse.org.

Tremont Arts in August Series
Friday, August 20 & 21, 2010
8:30 p.m.
This family-friendly, free admission event takes place once again in Lincoln Park on W. 14th. Verb Ballets performs many of the favorites from its summer programming, and will revive Terence Greene’s The Gathering for these performances. Free admission

“Healthy Fair” sponsored by Mercy Health Partners
St Vincent’s Hospital Parking Lot, 2213 Cherry St, Toledo OH 43608.
Saturday, August 21st, 2010 – 2:45pm

ALMA will provide a 1 hour performance at this community event which is free and open to the public. More details tba.

DANCECleveland launches its 55th season with a stellar line-up of some of the best in contemporary dance.
Opening the season will be the return of The Joffrey Ballet with The Cleveland Orchestra to Blossom Music Center on Labor Day weekend for two performances: Sat., Sept. 4 and Sun., Sept. 5, 2010, featuring a repertory program, to be announced.

Season subscriptions go on sale for renewing subscribers at www.dancecleveland.org on May 10. Subscriptions open to new subscribers on June 15. Call 216-991-9000 or visit www.dancecleveland.org to purchase subscriptions or request a season brochure. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 16.

Sept. 13-17, 2010
Dublin Arts Council & OhioDance In collaboration with The Ohio State University Department of Dance & Ohio Department of Education Division of the Arts
will present "Gravity's Ripple II"

Choreographed by Julie Fox

Sept. 16, 2010 Open dress rehearsal, 11am
Sept. 16, 2010 “Gravity’s Ripple II” public performance, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 17, 2010 “Gravity’s Ripple II” private performance for DAC wine tasting event guests, 6:30 p.m.
All activities will take place at Dublin Arts Council, 7125 Riverside Drive in Dublin, Ohio.

IngenuityFest September 24 - 26, 2010.
Performance times to be announced. Verb Ballets returns to this unique Northeast Ohio festival, located on the Detroit-Superior Bridge. IngenuityFest combines art and technology, utilizing the many resources and organizations in the area the fall under these disciplines. Verb Ballets will present a Sneak Preview of the Cleveland Flats Symphony, in collaboration with Pearlwinds. Energy produced by a wind turbine, which will be coordinated and managed by Pearlwinds, will support the lighting needs for this production. Cleveland Flats Symphony will have its World Premiere on October 1st and 2nd, 2010, at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts, St. Ignatius High School. Information: 216.589.9444. Free admission.

BalletMet Columbus Requiem!!, a provocative contemporary masterpiece by Birgit Scherzer that had its U.S. debut at BalletMet in 1997. Discover what lies beyond the mysterious open door, as Death and Man connect in a rhythmic dance of life. Winner of a Greater Columbus Arts Council Artistic Excellence Award, this dramatic production transports audiences with Mozart’s Mass for the Dead, the power of which is unrelenting.
REQUIEM!!
October 1-9, 2010 | Capitol Theatre, 77 S. High St. | Tickets $26 - $48; on sale Aug. 2
Oct. 1, 8p.m.; Oct. 2, 8p.m.; Oct. 3, 2p.m.; Oct. 7, 7:30p.m.; Oct. 8, 8p.m.; Oct. 9, 8p.m.
Single tickets available through balletmet.org, CAPA (614.469.0939) or Ticketmaster (800.982.2787, ticketmaster.com). Group and student discounts available.

Breen Center for the Performing Arts, St. Ignatius High School
October 1 & 2, 2010. Two works anchor the fall programming at this venue in Ohio City. In conjunction with internationally renowned choreographer Diane Gray, Verb Ballets will offer the World Premiere performance of the Cleveland Flats Symphony, composed by Cleveland composer Richard Rinehart.
Rinehart crafted his Cleveland Flats Symphony as a tribute to his hometown. The symphony starts where the Cuyahoga River meets Lake Erie and transverses up through the various sections of the Cleveland Flats to the industrial steel-making district. The piece then performs an abrupt turn and travels ever more quickly back to Lake Erie, where the journey began. The other anchor work on the program is Myth and the Madness of Edgar Allen Poe, an abstract re-telling of the life of Edgar Allen Poe in a company premiere by choreographer Christopher Fleming. This look at Poe’s decent into madness is a contemporary ballet perfect for the dancers of Verb Ballets. Tickets: 216.961.2560, or ignatius.edu/breencenter

Keigwin+Company
EJ Thomas Hall
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:00 PM
This hot, young newcomer to the New York modern dance scene, led by Larry Keigwin, is sweeping the country with a fresh, unique point of view and movement style. The Company, only seven-years-old, is a dance sensation that lives to create provocative, witty and engaging dances with a highly theatrical flair. The premiere of Bolero: Akron will follow in the footsteps of Kegwin's praised Bolero: NYC, using local residents in choreographed moves to depict the diversity and personality of Akron itself.

Season subscriptions go on sale for renewing subscribers at www.dancecleveland.org on May 10. Subscriptions open to new subscribers on June 15. Call 216-991-9000 or visit www.dancecleveland.org to purchase subscriptions or request a season brochure. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 16.

BalletMet Columbus Dangerous Liaisons
Innocence is compromised with an illicit game of power and seduction in David Nixon’s dance work, inspired by the risqué 18th century French novel and 1988 film. Parisian aristocrats flirt with lust, love and revenge, with musical selections from The Four Seasons and other spirited concertos by Antonio Vivaldi.
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
November 5-13, 2010 | Capitol Theatre, 77 S. High St. | Tickets $26 - $48; on sale Aug. 2
Nov. 5, 8p.m.; Nov. 6, 8p.m.; Nov. 7, 2p.m.; Nov. 11, 7:30p.m.; Nov. 12, 8p.m.; Nov. 13, 8p.m.
Single tickets available through balletmet.org, CAPA (614.469.0939) or Ticketmaster (800.982.2787, ticketmaster.com). Group and student discounts available.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
PlayhouseSquare - Ohio Theatre
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:00 PM

Hubbard Street is consistently called one of the best modern dance repertory companies in America. They have it all: virtuosity, athleticism, artistry and sophisticated works by some of the best choreographers past and present. In Cleveland, the company will dance Deep Down Dos, a breathless new ballet praised as "another winner" for the gifted choreographer Allejandro Cerrudo, plus Walking Mad to Ravel's Bolero, that critics call "screwball fun requiring split-second timing".

Season subscriptions go on sale for renewing subscribers at www.dancecleveland.org on May 10. Subscriptions open to new subscribers on June 15. Call 216-991-9000 or visit www.dancecleveland.org to purchase subscriptions or request a season brochure. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 16.

FLY: Five First Ladies of Dance
Hall Auditorium
Friday, December 3, 2010 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 4, 2010 8:00 PM

Welcome a rare opportunity to see five, forever-young first ladies of dance when Germaine Acogny, Carmen de Lavallade, Dianne McIntyre, Bebe Miller and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar each take the stage to perform a solo work. These ground-breaking dancer/choreographers have shaped the history of contemporary dance as they have continued to raise the artistic bar and inspire the dance world. Their span of work can be measured in decades but their influence can be measured one dancer at a time

Season subscriptions go on sale for renewing subscribers at www.dancecleveland.org on May 10. Subscriptions open to new subscribers on June 15. Call 216-991-9000 or visit www.dancecleveland.org to purchase subscriptions or request a season brochure. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 16.

“Winter Legacies” @ The Toledo Museum of Art, The Great Gallery

Monroe St, Toledo OH 43624

This is ALMA's 8th appearance in the museum's Winter Legacies annual series! This year ALMA will be showcasing more new costumes, as well as, new dances & rhythms, including a piece from Artistic Director Yaya Kabo’s native Senegal. This performance is free and open to the public ~ ALMA thanks Judy Weinberg & the Toledo Museum of Art for their continued support!